One of our great clients, Glen Elliot, does a terrific job explaining the frustration most runners face when trying to improve their form. Here’s how he fixed the problem. . . . → Read More: Runner, Once Frustrated, Learns How to Refine His Form
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 A runner who is more stable through the lumbar spine/pelvic girdle, and whose entire body is more functionally strong, will have less energy leakage when the foot comes into contact with the ground, facilitating a faster stride rate. . . . → Read More: Training Run Cadence  When an injured runner comes into our Gait Lab, one of their first questions invariably is, “Am I going to have to stop running?” This video opens up a new level of understanding for you as to why running through injury is so incredibly counterproductive, but you CAN stop the cycle. . . . → Read More: Train Through the Pain? Do I Have To Stop Running?  Not everyone yearns to be on the podium, but there is something important that the 5-minute-milers and the 15-minute-milers have in common. Whether you compete or participate, train or exercise, race or run, you must move well. 5-K or marathon, sprint tri or Ironman, gardening or Bocce, it makes no difference. . . . → Read More: To Each His Own. Why Do You Train?  Dr. Kurt Strecker, DC, CCSP Dr. Kurt Strecker here. My blog post today has a direct, lay-it-on-the-line tone. The urgency comes from a deep caring and concern for the athletes we see every day in the lab and in the clinic. Serious injuries are often created when small aches and pains are ignored. . . . → Read More: PLEASE STOP THE MADNESS!!!! STOP RUNNING THROUGH PAIN!  In the end, brick runs help you address a MOVEMENT ISSUE crucial to your triathlon success. It is not a “training” issue. And it is a real mistake to view brick runs as unnecessary or expendable, . . . → Read More: Brick Runs in Triathlon Training: Critical to Success or a Waste of Time? Pursuit Athletic Performance (PAP) is bringing their clinical gait analysis and sports-movement expertise to Fleet Feet Sports, 1003 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT. Each Wednesday evening, Coach Al Lyman and Dr. Kurt Strecker will offer 90-minute personalized in-depth gait analysis and full-body functional muscle and joint examination for runners who register. Following the analysis, . . . → Read More: Gait Analysis Now Offered At Fleet Feet Sports in West Hartford, CT! Hello everyone! Coach Al here. I am very excited to announce that I have partnered with Ultra Running Champion Debbie Livingston to host a five-day trail running camp and retreat in beautiful Sedona, Arizona! The camp will be held Sunday, April 15 to Thursday, April 19, and we have no doubt it will be . . . → Read More: Sedona Trail Running Camp & Retreat, April 15-19, 2012 First post in a two-part series. Part Two can be read here. We have an interesting two-part case study involving one of our athletes, Tom. We chose him because we bet his story will resonate with many of you. Tom is a triathlete stuck in a performance plateau (on his best days), but . . . → Read More: Want to Run Faster? Here’s What It Takes–Part One |
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