📌 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• After the state meet, athletes are emotionally drained from 3–4 weeks of high-stakes racing — give them an easy first week before introducing hard workouts.
• The two biggest post-season training mistakes are (a) not giving athletes easy days the first week and (b) not practicing at the faster goal pace they’ll need for NXR/Footlocker courses.
• Use short progression runs (20–25 minutes) for fun aerobic stimulus, and ensure at le...