Only you can make really make that decision. You know whether you feel you are getting your money’s worth out of the coach, regardless of whether the disconnect is on your end or his/hers.
I know what I would do.
From the other side, as a coach, hey, if you want to continue giving this person free money, I’m sure they won’t mind. But it isn’t hard to recognize when an athlete isn’t really fulfilling their side of the equation… For me, those become unfullfilling coach/athlete relationships…I can’t help but put a little less effort there when I can give it to athletes who are fullfilling their side…I wouldn’t hold it against the athlete, though…there are many reasons why they might be distracted from training…
The thing about a coach/athlete relationship is that it has to be based on honest, two-way communication. We can’t really help you if you don’t communicate the full scope of your side of the equation.
The best thing you can do is talk it over with your coach.
If you don’t feel like you have the money and you aren’t doing the workouts and he/she hasn’t held you to any contract then you probably need to go without. Seems logical to me.
Seems simple enough, but I am just worried about not tappering like I should. I did my first half in 4:16 and would like to be in 4:05 range so I can be competitive.
Did you do that with a your coach–I mean, do you feel that you couldn’t have done it without a coach. I used to have a coach but then I’d say, hmm cool, but I need to rearrange this and that and I have to work here, so I could do this then, etc. Plus there is soooo much info out there. My coach was cool, and he understood–
If you have exhausted all books/articles/training guides and are doing all your workouts and not getting faster, I would get a coach. Plus sounds like yo know a little given your time in the 1/2 iron.
I don’t have any triathlon training knowledge. This is my first year of really training for tri’s. I know that I would not be as fast now without my coach but I don’t feel I am getting as much value out of my coach as I was. I am worried that after I leave my coach I will realize just how much he was worth.
It is a tough decision to make, but often a great one. I made the decision to switch coaches in March, and it was the BEST decision I have made. One problem is that if you want a new coach this late, many of the top coaches are already full on the alotted number of athletes they will train for a season.