Tag: Marathons
Listen: The Strength Running Podcast: Yoga for Runners: All You Need to Know
I had a great chat with Jason Fitzgerald of the Strength Running podcast (and strengthrunning.com) about yoga for runners: the ins, the outs, the dos, and the don’ts. Jason came to yoga as an experienced runner via one of the more vigorous entry points, Bikram yoga. We discussed what kinds of yoga are appropriate for…
Sage Advice: Yoga Teacher Training vs. Marathon Training
Jessica wrote with a fascinating question. She’s about to start yoga teacher training but is also signed up for the Chicago Marathon. Would it be wiser, she asked, to focus her energy on the teacher training and postpone the marathon for now? I told her that it would depend on a few factors: 1. Your…
Impromptu Post-Long Run Recovery
Steps to recover from your long run: 1. Cool off your legs. 2. Consume a post-run snack rich in carbohydrates. 3. Get off your feet. For more: The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery
Marathon Training Time
It’s time to start training for fall marathons! One of my yoga students just asked me whether I have a plan online. Indeed I do, more than one. There’s a “paper” version at Athleta Chi. This is great for those who want to print a schedule and stick it on the fridge. There’s also some…
Sage Advice: Bridging the Gap
This question comes from Tracy. I found your training program for the half marathon on the Athleta website and I was interested in trying it because I liked that it combined my two favorite workouts, yoga and running. I have been running for a little over two years now and after having used your program,…
Big Sur Race Report
I’ve posted a Big Sur race report. My intention when I write such things is to share something of use to those who might run the same event, or approach another from a similar angle. (This race’s angle: watchless running.) Big Sur International Marathon, 2011 with the Runner’s World Challenge Running this gorgeous race, on…
Letter to a First-Time Marathoner
My best friend since childhood, Dr. Francesca “Kika” Tronchin, is running her first marathon this weekend, St. Jude’s in Memphis. She’s weathered the training with her usual blend of gusto and wit, and she’s going to have a great day on Saturday. I wish I could be there; I’ll be thinking of her as I…
Wheel Theory
This morning, my local paper ran this interesting story about Duke professor Adrian Behan’s constructal theory—basically, the concept that wheels exist throughout nature and serve as an underlying mechanism for our motion. (Read much more at constructal.org.) It’s interesting stuff applicable both to yoga and to endurance sports, where efficiency is everything and where an…
Pre-marathon Yoga
My cardinal rule in yoga for athletes is that the intensity of the athlete’s training and the intensity of the athlete’s yoga practice must be in inverse proportion. That is, the closer you get to your peak competition, the more mellow your physical practice should become. Hence power, flow, Ashtanga, or hot yoga have their…