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Licensing Pitfalls: Avoiding Illegal kmspico Office Use

by | December 1, 2025 | Gait Analysis | 0 Comments

Many people want free software. Some use tools like kmspico Office. They think it’s smart. But using kmspico Office can cause problems. This article looks at what kmspico Office is and its risks. What is kmspico Office? Kmspico Office claims to activate Microsoft products like Windows and Office. Many download it to avoid paying for […]
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Thinking about racing Ironman or 70.3 in 2021? Don’t make THIS mistake!

by | January 3, 2021 | Core Stability and Strength, Injury, Ironman, Marathon Training, Mobility, Musings on Training, Running, Running Injury, Triathlon | 0 Comments

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Can an “old” injury literally haunt you for years?

by | June 16, 2020 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury, Triathlon | 0 Comments

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 shake. The pebble falls out. No big […]
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021: Why The Front Plank Is A Dumb Exercise (Podcast)

by | May 9, 2020 | Core Stability and Strength, Podcast | 0 Comments

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Is Fasting a “Fountain of Youth?”

by | April 26, 2020 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Goal Setting, Mindset, Musings on Training | 0 Comments

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Are you helping or hurting your chance for a great race with your pre-race meal?

by | July 19, 2019 | Ask Coach Al, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Nutrition, Triathlon | 0 Comments

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 nothing more frustrating. Gastrointestinal intestinal […]
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Would You Like To Improve Your Running Technique?

by | April 24, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Injury, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning | 0 Comments

“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 uncommon to see a post on twitter […]
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Rock Your Wall!

by | April 20, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Mindset, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Stability | 0 Comments

    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 remain durable as you prepare for your races this coming season, you’d be smart […]
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The Coaching Advice I Give Most Often

by | April 12, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury, Virtual Online Gait Analysis | 0 Comments

  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 push-push-push! We like to think of ourselves as tough and willing to push hard and do that little bit extra, even if that “extra” results in some […]
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Stuck In Injury? Now Is The Time To Do Something About It!

by | January 5, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Musings from Coach Al | 0 Comments

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+ inches of snow and counting yesterday, if you live in the northeast!), spring is right around the corner, and with it, […]
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From Olivia: Why Self-Shaming May Be Hurting Your Performance

by | Sep 10, 2015 |

Now that we’re more than half way through the racing season in North America, I’m seeing tons lots of updates via Facebook, email and the Team Pursuit forums highlighting early and mid-season race experiences. There are the thrills of testing fitness built over the long cold winter and spring, the excitement of crossing the first […]

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You Need To Strengthen Your Glute Medius!

by | Sep 8, 2015 | , , , , , , , , ,

  …Or DO you? So listen, has a sports medicine professional, personal trainer or coach ever told you that your glute medius (or minimus) is weak, or that you need to strengthen it? Or, that this muscle “weakness” is the real reason you’re injured? If you’ve heard either of the above, my sincerest advice to […]

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One Quarter of an Inch!

by | Sep 6, 2015 | , , , , , , , ,

  When asked what he thought was man’s greatest invention, Albert Einstein didn’t reply the wheel, the lever, or for that matter, anything else you might expect, he replied, “compound interest.” Do you remember when you first learned about this seemingly magical way to earn money, faster and more easily? What if I told you […]

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