Hi Everyone! You might be surprised to read that I think the front plank could be considered a sort of “dumb” exercise, IF YOUR goal is to improve your durability as a runner and reduce your risk of injury. As an endurance athlete, core stability is what you’re after. Certainly, the front plank can help […]
More...Hey everyone! Coach Al here. Today I am once again honored and pleased to welcome back onto the podcast, Dr. Omid Fotuhi, runner, triathlete, and project manager for the Stanford University Interventions Lab. It has been almost a year since we last had Omid on the podcast; I’ve personally been anxious to get […]
More...I’m honored to have two special guests on the podcast today: Jean Mellano, author of the memoir Slipped Away, and veteran, founding member, and executive director of the Airborne TriTeam, Ron Hurtado. Some background: I first met Steve Tarpinian in 1996 after deciding to attend his “Swim Power” clinic at the Nassau County Aquatic Center […]
More...Today I am really psyched to welcome onto the podcast, Dr. Omid Fotuhi, triathlete and project manager for the Stanford University Interventions Lab. I truly believe the topics we discuss on the podcast today will have a profound impact on anyone listening in. The group of researchers led by Dr. Fotuhi are doing […]
More...Today I am excited to welcome Ethan Veneklasen and Debbie Livingston to the podcast. Without a doubt, this was one of my favorite podcasts to date! I had the opportunity to connect with Ethan after this year’s Miwok 100k. All three of us were there to race. Miwok is one of those old classic races in the […]
More...Today I am pleased to welcome podiatrist Rebecca Rushton of Esperance Podiatry in Esperance, Australia, to the podcast. Without a doubt, Rebecca is one of the world’s foremost experts on blisters! Now if you’ve never struggled with a blister, then the information she has to share might not seem all that important. I believe however, that […]
More...Today I am pleased to welcome Troy M. Anderson of Anderson Training Systems as a guest on our podcast. Troy is an RKC Kettlebell Instructor, a DVRT Master Instructor, and most importantly perhaps, is a self described “farm kid driven to spread the good word of the ACCESSIBILITY of kettlebells, sandbags, bodyweight training, and UN-Apologetic Living.” Because […]
More...In today’s Episode 54, we are psyched to welcome race director and trail running junkie, James Varner of Rainshadow Running and The Trail Running Film Festival. Also joining us is our own ultra runner extraordinaire and coach, Debbie Livingston. The Trail Running Film Festival is coming to the east coast this spring, highlighted by a local […]
More...In today’s Episode 53, we are launching a brand NEW segment (recommended to us by many listeners) in which we will interview and feature different members of Team Pursuit Athletic Performance. We’ll call this segment: Meet The Team! We’re honored today to have Colleen Kelly Alexander and her husband, Sean Alexander, as […]
More...If you are like so many endurance athletes everywhere who enjoy toeing the line at a race (be it sprint or iron distance triathlon, running, cycling, or Spartan), it’s quite likely that you have either just completed your “A” priority race for the year or are about to in the next few […]
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