by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Mar 7, 2023 | Ask Coach Al
It’s always a little bit hard when an athlete I have been coaching makes a decision to move on. Whenever it happens (and it’s obviously happened plenty in my now almost 20-year career as a coach), I’ve learned not to take their decision personally, yet I’ve learned...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Mar 7, 2023 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury
In response to a recent survey I sent out to some athletes on our mailing list, many told me how frustrated they are with an on again-off again running injury cycle. Quite a few also said they have learned the hard way that when they're injured, they can't train, and...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Mar 7, 2023 | 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 | 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 when that happens. There’s...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 24, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Injury, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning
“You ain’t gonna learn what you don’t wanna know.” – Jerry Garcia “Should I ‘sta’ or should I ‘mo’? – The Clash Effective training is usually about hammering away at the basics. And that usually isn’t sexy. – Moses Bernard In this age of social media, it’s not...
