From injury to a 3rd place finish!
“I was in a perpetual cycle of training, getting injured and not quite being ready to race but racing anyways…”
I started to seek a running coach because I felt like I was in a perpetual cycle of training for a race, getting injured, resting, not quite being ready to race but racing anyways, rest for a month because of injury and repeat all over again. As I looked to extend my distance into ultras, I was looking to shake that cycle and learn how to better prepare for a race.
In addition to that, I was looking for someone that has seen success in the ultra distances as well as maybe had experienced a fair amount of injuries themselves in the past and had knowledge and expertise on how to avoid them in the future. Coach Alyssa embodies this perfectly, not only did she have success at distances I was seeking to run, but she had dealt with injuries and has the expertise to get you out of those injuries.
Coach Alyssa is flexible with your time and considers your day to day life as she builds your training plan. She lays out a very detailed framework as well as provides links and specific characteristics to focus on while training.
Through training with Coach Alyssa, I learned the importance of balance between strength training and running and specific exercises to target areas of weakness. Following my first couple months training with Coach Alyssa, she helped me comeback from an injury from my last race and I even found some success by placing third overall in my first race back. She does a great job utilizing technology to review your technique and gives you pointers on how to fix certain habits you may have developed over your running career.
Coach Alyssa’s medical expertise along side her success in running at many different distances makes her a perfect fit for runners at all distances and for those who are getting over an injury and looking to build habits that will help prevent future injuries.
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