Category: Training and Racing
Sage Advice: Moving off a Plateau
Last night, I spoke to a fantastic group of women at Great Outdoor Provision Company in Chapel Hill. Most were beginner triathletes and triathletes-in-training preparing for the Ramblin’ Rose races, a series of beginner-friendly triathlons and running races staged by Endurance Magazine. (In the photo, my face, captured midsentence, echoes the terrified expressions some of them…
“Race” Report: Francesca’s Unvitational Forty-Miler
As I alluded to in my Active Yogi post today but didn’t explain clearly on social media, even as I was posting photos last weekend, I traveled to Memphis last weekend for a special event: Francesca’s Unvitational Forty-Miler. (Unvitational, as virtually no one wants to be invited to run 40. And for the acronym FU40.)…
Interview: Living Healthe
I spoke with Chris from Living Healthe [sic] about my journey and my take on yoga for athletes. Read it here!
Watch: Yoga for Swimmers
There’s a new, short (half-hour) yoga for swimmers video I filmed up at YogaVibes. This practice focuses on the chest and back, with detours into the ankles and hamstrings and a swimming-specific breath exercise. It’s gentle and appropriate for just about anyone, regardless of experience. Please enjoy and share!
Event: Girls’ Night Out at GOPC Chapel Hill
Join me (that’s not me pictured above!) at Great Outdoor Provision Co. in Chapel Hill on Thursday, May 9, 6:00–7:30 p.m. An evening of high fives, great clothing, and practical information to get you psyched for the Ramblin’ Rose Triathlons (Raleigh’s race is May 19, Chapel Hill’s is October 6). Bring your questions and get psyched for your…
Connection and Recovery
There’s so much eloquent writing on yesterday’s events in Boston and how to begin to understand them, it feels presumptuous to add my voice. But here are two things I work on in my teaching, research, and writing. 1. Connection. Yoga connotes union, joining together, connection. In response to the question Why?, certainly the first question my…
The Runner’s Guide to Yoga in E-Book
It’s a real treat to now have e-book format of The Runner’s Guide to Yoga. VeloPress did a lovely job with the e-book format—no small feat for a book with many photographs—and they even carried the pretty header colors from the print layout to the electronic version. I’d be delighted for you to (a) buy a copy…
Sage Advice: High Hamstring Strain
A student asked me about what yoga to do and to avoid while nursing a high hamstring strain. This is a common injury in both yoga and running, so those of us who do both should be especially careful to protect this vulnerable area where the hamstring attaches to the pelvis, just south of the…
Girls’ Night Out at Great Outdoor Provision Co.: Postview and Preview
It was an honor and a vast pleasure to speak at the Great Outdoor Provision Company in Raleigh last night on the joys of triathlon. Most of the women present were preparing for their first-ever triathlon, and it’s so fun to calm fears and answer the dozens of questions your first race engenders. Joe Miller…
Event: Girls’ Night Out at Great Outdoor Provision Company
Join me tomorrow—Thursday, March 14—from 6:00 to 7:30 at Great Outdoor Provision Company in Cameron Village, Raleigh, for a girls’ night out event focused on the Ramblin’ Rose Triathlon. There will be snacks and drinks! Details here. I’ll talk about transitions, staying calm, and ways to enjoy the race. If you aren’t signed up yet…
Joys of the Umstead Marathon
Now that I’m home from the Umstead Trail Marathon and considerably cleaner than when I walked in, I want to jot down a few of the joys of the day. This may not be coherent; while I feel fine, my brain is a little fuzzy, and I had trouble figuring out how to exit the…
Read: A Refreshing New Use for the Yoga Block
I’ve got another pose up at MindBodyGreen today, on using a block to check your alignment in core work: You know to use a yoga block to bring the floor closer in Triangle Pose, and you might love resting on a block for Bridge Pose, but have you used the block for feedback in your core work?…