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Thinking about racing Ironman or 70.3 in 2021? Don’t make THIS mistake!

by | January 3, 2021 | Core Stability and Strength, Injury, Ironman, Marathon Training, Mobility, Musings on Training, Running, Running Injury, Triathlon | 0 Comments

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Can an “old” injury literally haunt you for years?

by | June 16, 2020 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury, Triathlon | 0 Comments

Let’s say you’re walking down the sidewalk one day and you get a tiny little pebble inside of your shoe. You feel it instantly, and it hurts for a moment. You might even yell, “ouch!” So you stop. Take off your shoe and turn it upside down and shake. The pebble falls out. No big […]
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021: Why The Front Plank Is A Dumb Exercise (Podcast)

by | May 9, 2020 | Core Stability and Strength, Podcast | 0 Comments

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Is Fasting a “Fountain of Youth?”

by | April 26, 2020 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Goal Setting, Mindset, Musings on Training | 0 Comments

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Are you helping or hurting your chance for a great race with your pre-race meal?

by | July 19, 2019 | Ask Coach Al, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Nutrition, Triathlon | 0 Comments

I’ve seen it happen so often over the years – you’ve trained hard for weeks and months, doing everything you can to be ready to have a great race. And then your stomach goes south – at the worst possible time during the race.  It sucks when that happens. There’s nothing more frustrating. Gastrointestinal intestinal […]
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Would You Like To Improve Your Running Technique?

by | April 24, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Injury, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning | 0 Comments

“You ain’t gonna learn what you don’t wanna know.” – Jerry Garcia “Should I ‘sta’ or should I ‘mo’? – The Clash Effective training is usually about hammering away at the basics. And that usually isn’t sexy. – Moses Bernard In this age of social media, it’s not uncommon to see a post on twitter […]
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Rock Your Wall!

by | April 20, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Mindset, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Stability | 0 Comments

    I love the analogy of building a wall when it comes to how we should build our fitness, don’t you? In some important ways, our body is a lot like a house… If you’re going to age gracefully and remain durable as you prepare for your races this coming season, you’d be smart […]
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The Coaching Advice I Give Most Often

by | April 12, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury, Virtual Online Gait Analysis | 0 Comments

  Endurance athletes pride themselves on pushing through the most challenging, gut-busting workouts. Anyone who is on Facebook sees those “inspirational” memes where the message is always to push-push-push! We like to think of ourselves as tough and willing to push hard and do that little bit extra, even if that “extra” results in some […]
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Stuck In Injury? Now Is The Time To Do Something About It!

by | January 5, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Musings from Coach Al | 0 Comments

Believe it or not, we’re approaching mid-January. The sub-freezing temperatures have settled on the northeast and Midwest, and the snow is piling up. Whether or not it feels like it (can you say 15+ inches of snow and counting yesterday, if you live in the northeast!), spring is right around the corner, and with it, […]
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Motivation and Stress: An Inverse Relationship?

by | July 19, 2017 | and Life Balance, Mindset, Musings from Coach Al, Recovery | 0 Comments

So often we go through periods in our lives, where for one reason or another, stress and anxiety levels are higher than we want them to be. Seek balance as a path toward optimal training.
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Is STRAVA The Newest Coaching Tool?

by | Sep 30, 2015 | , , , , , ,

  I was chatting recently with an athlete I just started working with about an upcoming marathon she had planned to run. I am excited about the opportuity to be working with her; regardless of how talented she might be, she is eager to learn and understands that contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t take […]

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Which Is It: Strength Or Endurance?

by | Sep 28, 2015 | , , , , ,

  I received this email question the other day from a reader of the blog: “I keep having this argument with a friend of mine who is an ultra-runner and believes endurance is a lot more important than strength. Our goals are the same, to live an active life and also do some racing. I […]

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I Don’t Care How “Talented” You Are…

by | Sep 21, 2015 | , , , ,

  We know that each of us is born with our own natural talent and physiological gifts. When it comes to the sports we love like swimming, biking, and running, some are more naturally gifted, having either that huge aerobic “engine” or that powerful and graceful athleticism, or both. If you’re one of those with […]

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