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FIVE Years – 22 Minutes
Hi Everyone...Coach Al here. I hope you had a good Christmas holiday! I've got an important message for you today, one that is hopeful and empowering and will help you be happier and better in 2016!...
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There is NO Tomorrow.
Hi Everyone...Happy 2016! Ok, so in my humble opinion, today's post is important - I hope you can take a minute to read it. It's important for one simple reason - because as the subject line says,...
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What is Your Preference?
I've always found it fascinating how certain things end up developing a huge following, often becoming so popular they almost develop into cult status. In the fitness world there's a million...
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Is It Possible You’re Dehydrated?
I'm coming at you today with a short piece on all things hydration. (I know what you're thinking, not another article about water and how much I should drink!) In all seriousness, I decided to write...
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Triathletes and Runners: Strength Doesn’t Equal Stability
"Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." - John 8:32 Without a doubt, endurance athletes are finally coming around to understanding and believing in the importance of strength...
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Stuck In Injury? Now Is The Time To Do Something About It!
Believe it or not, we're approaching mid-January. The sub-freezing temperatures have settled on the northeast and Midwest, and the snow is piling up. Whether or not it feels like it (can you say 15+...
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There is NO Tomorrow.
Today's post is important - I hope you can take a minute to read it. It's important for one simple reason - because as the subject line says, there is no tomorrow. Now that might sound extreme or...
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Are You Wasting Your Time Doing This Dumb Exercise?
So here we are, it's already mid April. Did it seem to you that the first three months of the year have just flown by? Let me ask you two straight forward, honest questions: 1. Would you be...
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The Coaching Advice I Give Most Often
Endurance athletes pride themselves on pushing through the most challenging, gut-busting workouts. Anyone who is on Facebook sees those "inspirational" memes where the message is always to...
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Rock Your Wall!
I love the analogy of building a wall when it comes to how we should build our fitness, don't you? In some important ways, our body is a lot like a house... If you're going to age gracefully and...
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Would You Like To Improve Your Running Technique?
"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...
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A Long Arduous Journey Back To Running
Elise VonHousen will go for her first run this weekend. It's been a long time since the last one. She’s worked incredibly hard over the past few months to get to this point in time, where she’s ready...
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Want To Be More Injury Resistant? Don’t Waste Your Time With This Dumb Exercise.
So here we are, it's almost April 1st! Did it seem to you that the first three months of the year have just flown by? Let me ask you two straight forward, honest questions: 1. Would you be interested...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Race Week: Old Habits Die Hard!
"Mistakes are the portals for discovery." - James Joyce "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the...
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Triathletes: Have We Needlessly Overcomplicated Training Intensity?
"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....
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Are you helping or hurting your chance for a great race with your pre-race meal?
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...
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This exercise has SO many benefits. Check it out!
Happy Friday my friend! I hope your day has started off great. If you have any interest in getting stronger, perhaps progressing your pull up/chin up (or getting your first!) or... doing any overhead...
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Are You Doing THIS, and Self Sabotaging Your Success?
Today’s I'm sharing something that at times frustrates the coach in me, I won't lie. Perhaps more than almost anything. And I know it shouldn’t, because…well, it’s the humanity in all of us. But if...
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Three Mistakes Many Beginning Runners Make (and How To Avoid Them!)
So today's post is straight forward: I'm going to talk about some of the "mistakes" I typically see beginning runners make. If you're interested in learning what those are (and what to do to avoid...
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Does Your LowBack Ever Get a Little Cranky or Stiff?
Low back stiffness and pain is epedemic in this day and age. And the truth is, there are SO many potential causes for stiffness or pain in the low back. So, let's get this out of the way - it's not in...
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