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...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jul 19, 2019 | Ask Coach Al, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Nutrition, Triathlon
I’ve seen it happen so often over the years – you’ve trained hard for weeks and months, doing everything you can to be ready to have a great race. And then your stomach goes south – at the worst possible time during the race. It sucks...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jul 15, 2019 | Ask Coach Al, Cycling, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Running, Triathlon
“K.I.S.S.” – Just about every experienced smart person ever Back in the late 90s, in my very early days as a triathlete, I worked with Coach Troy Jacobson. Troy taught me a lot about how to train. One of my earliest “lessons” came when I went...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Dec 1, 2017 | Ask Coach Al, Before and After Videos, Core Stability and Strength, Functional Strength Training, Gait Analysis, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Triathlon, Virtual Online Gait Analysis
“Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” – John 8:32 [divider style=”0″] Without a doubt, endurance athletes are finally coming around to understanding and believing in the importance of strength training....
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 11, 2016 | Ironman, Mindset, Podcast, Running, Triathlon, ultrarunning
[powerpress] 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...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 6, 2016 | Ironman, Podcast, Swimming, Triathlon
[powerpress] 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...
