Category: Training and Racing
Yoga as Reward
Yesterday, I taught one of the more interesting classes I’ve had the pleasure to lead lately. Somewhat surreally, it took place on the main floor of the Smith Center under the lights, but what made it special—in fact, what makes most standout moments special—is the intention behind it. I’ve been working with the UNC men’s…
Watch: Total Body Balance
My latest full-length class is online at YogaVibes now. In this online yoga class for athletes and everyone, we look to find total balance in the body—both in space and front to back, side to side, top to bottom—and along the way we cultivate balance between work and rest. Start with a standing warm-up to…
Yoga for Cyclists
Each year, I teach a Yoga for Cyclists class for Team LUNA Chix, a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Fund, at Carrboro Yoga. Join us Saturday, September 21! Time in the saddle strengthens your legs, but it can also tighten your chest and hips and weaken your back. Join Team LUNA Chix for a special…
Read: Sequencing Yoga Classes
A post on my flipbook approach to sequencing interesting, balanced yoga classes is online at the prAna blog today. While it’s written for teachers, the principles apply just as well to home practice. If you’d like to investigate this approach further, you’ll want to sign up for my online sequencing class, which will be available…
Listen: Cycling 360 Podcast on Racing Wisely
If you like to listen to folks in a jolly mood talk about bikes, coffee, and bikini bottoms, you’ll love this Cycling 360 podcast on doing your best in your race or cycling event! Darryl, Victor, and I talk about race planning, preparation, and execution, with a few detours.
Excerpt from Racing Wisely: Tips for Racing Wisely
There’s a robust excerpt from Racing Wisely at Trail Runner, complete with a very kind introduction. Time trial racing means getting to the finish line in the shortest possible time. But to do that, you may need to go slow, especially at the beginning, so that you have enough energy to carry you all the way through…
Paper Edition: Racing Wisely
Today’s the day—you can buy your very own print edition of Racing Wisely, to accompany your e-book edition. (They are, verbatim, the same.) Thank you for your support—if you find the book useful, I’d really appreciate a positive review on Amazon! Order here.
Listen: Runners Connect Podcast on Racing Wisely
I had a fun time discussing Racing Wisely with Will from the Runners Connect podcast—we covered a wide range of topics, from intention and goals to his meaningful PR in the 5K in a high school cross-country meet. Do you need a step-by-step guide for minimizing the stresses that surround a race? That’s what this…
Excerpt from Racing Wisely: Wise Mental Skills
Please enjoy this excerpt from Racing Wisely, online at Competitor Running today. Yoga students will recognize the approach outlined here, as will experienced endurance athletes. I hope it’ll inspire you to pay attention to your form and breath, to sharpen your focus, and, frankly, to buy the book, which you can be reading in its…
Watch: FREE Yoga for Runners
Thanks to YogaVibes and prAna, I have a treat for you! It’s a free video with a series of short yoga routines to do before, during, and after your run. All are simple and can be done in a parking lot, trailhead, or—if you want to repurpose them—office cubicle. No mat required! These will be…
Download Now: Racing Wisely
It’s here! At least, the e-book is: you can achieve instant gratification toward long-term satisfaction in your sport by downloading the e-book edition of Racing Wisely. It’s just like the print copy will be, without taking up space or trees. For Kindle, visit Amazon. You can also read online using Kindle. For all other versions (Apple iBook,…
Sage Advice: Rest Up
When I visit the UNC men’s basketball team to teach yoga, we make a lot of jokes about napping. Players can fall asleep on a dime; last summer, one of the freshmen fell asleep in legs up the wall and stayed there all the way through the closing. Several former players, now professionals, come back…