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049: Coach Al visits with Triathlete Rachel Beckmann, Ironman Coeur d’Alene...

    Rachel on the run in Kona 2013, sporting her signature trucker hat! Today I’m really pleased to welcome on to our podcast the winner of the women’s 30-34 Age-Group at Ironman Coeur d’Alene, Rachel...

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050: An Interview With Dr. Tamara Hew-Butler, D.P.M., Ph.D. [Podcast]

    Tamera Hew-Butler D.P.M., Ph.D. Hi Everyone! Today I am honored and pleased to welcome Dr. Tamara Hew-Butler as a guest on our podcast. Let me say this right up front: In my opinion, this is a...

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051: Talent, Training and Exploding Your Potential [Podcast]

  Where does talent, in all its many forms, come from? Are we born with our own unique talents or can we develop them over time? And if we can “grow” and develop talent, how does that happen? Thinking...

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052: After Your “A” Race: Euphoria, Letdown, or Somewhere In Between? With...

    Pursuit Athletic Performance Functional Wellbeing Coach, Olivia Syptak   If you are like so many endurance athletes everywhere who enjoy toeing the line at a race (be it sprint or iron distance...

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053: New Segment: Meet The Team! With Colleen Kelly Alexander and Sean...

      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....

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Four TIPS For The Aging Endurance Athlete (Hint: Yes, You Can Still Keep...

Coach Al (showing his back-side) at a Pisgah Mountain 50k trail race aid station. Keeping it young! Some of the readers of this blog know I raced this past weekend at the Pisgah Mountain 50k trail race...

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What’s A Trueform Runner? Watch and Find Out!

A bunch of athletes have asked us point blank: “Why did you choose the Trueform Runner as the official run trainer for Pursuit Athletic Performance? What ARE the real DIFFERENCES between it and any...

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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 Here at Pursuit Athletic Performance, we believe there is a RIGHT or optimal path to...

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Would You Benefit From More Hip Mobility?

“If your mobility is compromised enough to make you compensate, the sensory input that you have to your reflexive behavior is askew—you have an overload of information or an underload of information....

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Clear Your Mind Of Can’t!

Ultra-Runner Larisa Dannis (2nd Woman overall at the 2014 Western States 100) smiling widely as she rolled into the 100k aid station at Western States! Larisa carried this on her as she ran toward the...

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Be Careful WHO You Get Your Running Advice From…

“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...

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Minimum Standards: Can You Hit “X” Of Something To Ensure “Y” Result?

Team Pursuit triathletes reviewing some basic skills at our fall 2014 “Re-Set Camp.” Hi Everyone! Coach Al here. On the heels of our “Team Pursuit” Re-Set Camp this past weekend, a team member emailed...

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Have You Ever Wanted To Learn How To Deadlift Safely?

The basic barbell deadlift is arguably the single BEST exercise you can do to build total body strength. Back, legs, shoulders, hips, arms, and glutes – you hit them all with this powerhouse of an...

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The TrueForm Runner: Part 1 – Sherrington’s Law In Action

TrueForm Runners lining the front window at the Pursuit Training Center As many of you know, we are fortunate to have five TrueForm Runners (non-motorized treadmills made by Samsara Fitness) in our...

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From Coach Susan Ford: What DON’T You Want To Do?

Coach Susan Ford I’ve noticed a trend in some people who SAY they want to run or bike faster, and say they are willing to do “anything necessary” to get there. In their minds, “anything necessary”...

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From Olivia: How Will You Commit Yourself This Year?

Pursuit Athletic Performance Functional Well-Being coach, Olivia Syptak As the start of the new year draws ever closer bringing with it the promise of achieving the goals we’ve set and for living...

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From Coach Susan Ford: End Of Year Statistics

Coach Susan Ford If you have Facebook friends like mine, your newsfeed is filled with end of year stats on number of miles of swimming, biking and running done this year. It’s great! People are active...

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TIPS For The “Roadie” Who Wants To Hit The Trail More (And Not Get Hurt Doing...

Coach Al with elite ultra-runner (and trail runner extraordinaire), Debbie Livingston If you are one of the many runners or triathletes who routinely run on the roads because the trail isn’t...

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Are Running Drills A Waste of Time?

Hi Everyone. Coach Al here. I often get questions from our team members and others about which running drills are best for improving form as well as “fixing” running gait issues. Today I decided to...

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Stuck In Injury? Now Is The Time To Do Something About It!

It is now mid-February. Whether or not it feels like it (can you say 70+ inches of snow and counting, if you live in the northeast!), spring is right around the corner, and with it, the events you...

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