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

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jan 3, 2021 | Core Stability and Strength, Injury, Ironman, Marathon Training, Mobility, Musings on Training, Running, Running Injury, Triathlon

Â 2020 was one heck of a difficult year on so many levels. For triathletes that like to race, itâ€™s been very challenging as most of the races that were supposed to happen, didnâ€™t. Those lost races are making 2021 an important year for so many â€“ the chance to get...

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

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 16, 2020 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury, Triathlon

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...

Would You Like To Improve Your Running Technique?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 24, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Injury, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning

“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...

The Coaching Advice I Give Most Often

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 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

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...

Are You Ready To Break The Cycle?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Oct 6, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury

In response to a recent survey I sent out to some athletes on our mailing list, many told me how frustrated they are with an on again-off again running injury cycle. Quite a few also said they have learned the hard way that when they're injured, they can't train, and...

Are You A Porsche Or A Cadillac?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Sep 4, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Elastic Return, Injury, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Run Form, Running, Running Injury

Anyone who knows me well, knows I’m a car nut. I’ve always loved classics and muscle cars, and I love to go fast. So when I have the chance to draw an analogy between cars and running, how could I not speed ahead with it? So here’s the deal for today: To run faster...