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Running with Hypermobility
Running with Hypermobility: Building Stability for Better Performance chronic tightness exercises and drills running skills May 16, 2024
Running and Pregnancy
Running and Pregnancy: How To Love Both! avoid running injuries energy postpartum pregnancy May 11, 2024
Waddling Gait in Pregnancy
Waddling Gait in Pregnancy & How To Fix It! hip flexor pregnancy May 09, 2024
How To Deadlift Correctly
How To Deadlift Correctly & Why "Hinging" is Important For Runners exercises and drills glutes hamstrings lifting pelvic floor training smarts May 03, 2024
Strength Training In Pregnancy
Your Ultimate Guide For Strength Training In Pregnancy for Runners! pregnancy strength training Apr 29, 2024
Running Shoe Wear Pattern
What Running Shoe Wear Patterns Say About Your Running Form asymmetry in running feet female runners improving running economy Apr 26, 2024
Muscle Imbalance In Legs Symptoms
Muscle Imbalance in Your Legs: Symptoms of an Inefficient Running Stride asymmetry in running avoid running injuries exercises and drills rotation Apr 19, 2024
Pronation and Supination of the Foot
Pronation and Supination of The Foot: Everything I wish I knew feet ground reaction forces improving running economy rotation training smarts Apr 11, 2024
Pelvic Floor Running Guide Blog
Pelvic Floor Running Guide: Everything I Wish Runners Knew About the Pelvic Floor pelvic floor running skills Apr 09, 2024
Womens Running Accademy
Running Towards Your Potential: The Women's Running Accademy programs Apr 04, 2024
Understanding Running injury Prevention
Running Injury Prevention: Strategies for a Stronger, Safer Run avoid running injuries recovery Mar 15, 2024
5 Runner Core Exercises
Unleash Your Potential: Essential Runner Core Exercises for Peak Performance exercises and drills improving running economy running skills strength training Feb 28, 2024
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Alison Marie Helms, PhD

Women's Strength and Running Coach

ā€‹I'm a NASM certified personal trainer, UESCA certified running coach, PhD engineer, teacher, self-proclaimed running nerd, and creator of the Women's Running Academy.

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