During any race season, there will always be an element of adversity that rolls into a racers’ path. It can crop up any number of ways, whether in their training, at an event, or life making either difficult. To perform well, racers benefit from being adaptable in how they deal with the unforeseen circumstances that can and inevitably will come their way.

In 2020, the world has been dealt a massive change that’s brought this adversity to the front of coaches’ and athlete’s minds. An entire off-season spent training has been altered thanks to COVID-19 arriving right when most racers were preparing to hit their first peak. How individuals deal with the fallout will differ, but one constant is that those who are more adaptable and resilient have an added opportunity to excel. When the races kick off again, the racers who do well will be those that took advantage of the extended off-season to continue bettering themselves.

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