by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Dec 31, 2014 | and Life Balance, Ask Coach Al, Musings from Coach Al, Triathlon
2014 was a banner year for Team Pursuit Athletic Performance. It isn’t just that we have expanded into a new training space on the top of Inspiration lane in Chester, Connecticut (with a completely new offering of classes and clinics for kids and adults in many...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Nov 25, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Musings from Coach Al
“What a pity that so many people would rather believe their doubts and doubt their beliefts. Why don’t we just decide to have no doubts, and believe our beliefs! Fear and worry are just the misuse of the creative powers we originally got to dream.“ — Jannie Putter...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Nov 14, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Functional Strength Training, Gait Analysis, Injury, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Run Form, Running, Running Injury
Hi Everyone! Coach Al here. On the heels of our “Team Pursuit” Re-Set Camp this past weekend, a team member emailed me and asked about some proclamations I had apparently made with regard to minimum standards, that you, as an athlete, ought to be shooting for prior to...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Nov 3, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” – Albert Einstein “Caveat Emptor” – Latin for let the buyer beware Hi Everyone! Coach Al here. Today I’m jumping up onto my soapbox. I guess I’m a little tired of looking around me...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Oct 28, 2014 | and Life Balance, Musings from Coach Al, Running, ultrarunning
This past weekend, elite ultra-runner and friend Larisa Dannis WON the USATF 50-mile road championship, finishing 5th overall in a course record time of 5:59! You may remember our podcast with Larisa from a few months ago, after she shocked the ultra-running world...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | 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...
