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From Olivia: The Two Wolves of Ironman Lake Tahoe

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Sep 22, 2014 | and Life Balance

All day yesterday I thought about what the cancellation of Ironman Lake Tahoe so close to the start, might have felt like for the athletes there. I obviously can’t know any of this for certain, but my heart imagines being at the swim start, suited up, expecting to...

052: After Your “A” Race: Euphoria, Letdown, or Somewhere In Between? With Functional Wellbeing Coach, Olivia Syptak [Podcast]

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 21, 2014 | and Life Balance, Ironman, Podcast, Recovery, Running

[powerpress] If you are like so many endurance athletes everywhere who enjoy toeing the line at a race (be it sprint or iron distance triathlon, running, cycling, or Spartan), it’s quite likely that you have either just completed your “A” priority race for the...

From Olivia: Getting Over “Those Days.”

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Aug 15, 2014 | and Life Balance

What is it with the scatter brained fidgetiness that seems to take hold on certain days? Those days when despite our inner desire to make things happen, we just don’t settle in. Those days when our ambition is overtaken by a gravitational pull toward pretty much...

From Olivia: Who ARE You? You Really Ought To Know.

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jul 14, 2014 | and Life Balance

One of the key elements of daily fulfillment (yes, you read that rightâ€¦fulfillment can be and is realized dailyâ€¦a topic for another post) is living according to your deepest held values. Just to be clear, I’m not talking about values in the â€œgolden ruleâ€...

046: An Interview With The Amazing Larisa Dannis! [Podcast]

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jul 8, 2014 | and Life Balance, Ask Coach Al, Podcast, Recovery, Running, ultrarunning

[powerpress] Today I’m really excited (I mean, REALLY excited!) to be able to share a wonderful conversation with elite ultra-runner and friend Larisa Dannis, on the heels of her recent 2nd place finish at the Western States 100 mile Endurance Run. In a nutshell,...

From Olivia: Staying The Emotional Course

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jul 5, 2014 | and Life Balance

A lot of the stresses in our lives are pretty routine. As athletes who also work, go to school, and live and interact with other people, we face, and often welcome, those elements of training and everyday life that are challenging and which require intense mental...

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