Mobility First! You Need It To ‘Train for Real’
We have been having some fun this week presenting connections between our training philosophies here at Pursuit Athletic Performance and the holistic viewpoints espoused and practiced in the Russian...
View ArticleStretching with the Pursuit Team [Video]
Hi Everyone! Our little cartoon here says it all. You know you should be stretching! Dr. Kurt Strecker and Coach Al Lyman take you through the stretches they most commonly prescribe for athletes. Take...
View ArticleYoga For Endurance Athletes With Ultrarunning Champion Debbie Livingston
Hello Everyone! Coach Al here with Pursuit athlete and ultrarunner champion Debbie Livingston. Debbie is fresh off her WIN at the Traprock 50K ultrarun on April 13! Traprock organizers call the race a...
View ArticleWe Are All An Experiment of One: Find Out What YOU Need The Most and Then Get...
TEAM Pursuit Athletes at the 2013 Timberman Half Ironman triathlon! In order to be able to run as fast and as long as you would like to and remain injury-free while doing it, your running body must be...
View ArticleVariety Is Greatly Overrated. Here’s Why! (Including TIPS On How To Progress!)
Despite what some believe, strength is NOT the goal with the movement training we do. Strength is a symptom ….a symptom of moving well. In a similar vein, speed training is not the optimal path toward...
View ArticleMeet Our Trainers: Christine Kopcha
Pursuit Athletic Performance personal trainer, Chris Kopcha Here at Pursuit Athletic Performance, we are really proud of the awesome staff of trainers and coaches we have to help YOU improve! Today...
View ArticleMeet Our Interns: Caitlyn Kelly
Valley Regional student and Pursuit Athletic Performance Intern Caitlyn Kelly Valley Valley Regional High School in Deep River Connecticut serves the communities of Chester, Deep River and Essex....
View ArticleMeet Our Interns: Caitlyn Kelly
Valley Regional student and Pursuit Athletic Performance Intern Caitlyn Kelly Valley Valley Regional High School in Deep River Connecticut serves the communities of Chester, Deep River and Essex....
View ArticleAre 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...
View ArticleWhat Is Your Margin Of Error?
Whether we like it or not, when it comes to things like movement quality (mobility, flexibility, stability), running shoe choice, and training volume or intensity, to name a few, each of us has our own...
View ArticleIt ISN’T About The Plan.
Recently, at a race where I was volunteering, I was chatting with a fellow runner. A week earlier he had finished his second 100-mile ultra. He was feeling very good about having finished, and why...
View ArticleAre You A Porsche Or A Cadillac?
Anyone who knows me well, knows I'm a car nut. I've always loved classics and muscle cars, and I love to go fast. So when I have the chance to draw an analogy between cars and running, how could I...
View ArticleOne Quarter of an Inch!
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...
View ArticleRock Your Wall!
I hope your Tuesday has started off great! I sent out an note to our email friends last week that included a reference to a fun Will Smith video. In the email, I shared my SSQ and how important it is...
View ArticleThe Truth About Staying Young
If there's one thing that came through loud and clear from a survey I sent out a few weeks ago to the athletes on our email list, it's that a lot of runners and triathletes are worried about losing...
View ArticleRock 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...
View ArticleDoes 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...
View ArticleWe Are All An Experiment of One: Find Out What YOU Need The Most and Then Get...
TEAM Pursuit Athletes at the 2013 Timberman Half Ironman triathlon! In order to be able to run as fast and as long as you would like to and remain injury-free while doing it, your running body must be...
View ArticleVariety Is Greatly Overrated. Here’s Why! (Including TIPS On How To Progress!)
Despite what some believe, strength is NOT the goal with the movement training we do. Strength is a symptom ….a symptom of moving well. In a similar vein, speed training is not the optimal path toward...
View ArticleMeet Our Trainers: Christine Kopcha
Pursuit Athletic Performance personal trainer, Chris Kopcha Here at Pursuit Athletic Performance, we are really proud of the awesome staff of trainers and coaches we have to help YOU improve! Today...
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