Four TIPS For The Aging Endurance Athlete (Hint: Yes, You Can Still Keep Playing!)

by | Sep 25, 2014 | Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Elastic Return, Functional Strength Training, Injury, Mobility, Mountain Biking, Musings from Coach Al, Recovery, Running, Running Injury, Stability

Today, more than ever, athletes are performing at a high level well into their 50s, 60s, and beyond! How are they doing it? How do I (a nearly 60 year-old endurance athlete/coach with 40+ years of training and racing in the legs) maintain the ability to keep...

Runners: Are You Injured? Here’s the Secret Solution You Need!

by | Aug 14, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Functional Strength Training, Gait Analysis, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Recovery, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, Triathlon, ultrarunning

And what IS that secret solution? (Drum Roll Please………) The “secret solution” is THE TRUTH…. …..which is something you probably don’t want to hear. I get it. Listen up: if you’re injured, you’ve got a real...

049: Coach Al visits with Triathlete Rachel Beckmann, Ironman Coeur d’Alene 30-34 Age Group Winner [Podcast]

by | Jul 24, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Ironman, Podcast, Running Injury, Triathlon

[powerpress]   Today I’m really pleased to welcome on to our podcast the winner of the women’s 30-34 Age-Group at Ironman Coeur d’Alene, Rachel Beckmann. Rachel is an active duty commisioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard presently stationed in...

048: Listener Questions: Becoming a Better Runner, Swim Training and More! [Podcast]

by | Jul 22, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Podcast, Run Form, Running, Running Injury

[powerpress]   Today we dig into some great questions sent in to us from listeners. The first has to do with becoming a BETTER runner, something nearly every triathlete and pure runner has thought about at one time or another (or a few thousand times!) 🙂 Whether...