Tag: running
Listen: Bonus Another Mother Runner Podcast on Racing Wisely
Can’t get enough podcasts about running? You’re in luck: while I was in Spokane, Another Mother Runner recorded a bonus session with me discussing racing wisely and Racing Wisely. This was recorded live with a group of retreaters who were preparing to run Happy Girls Spokane. In it, you’ll hear lots of racing advice, including my critical soul sucking…
Listen: Another Mother Runner Podcast #228, Live from the Spokane Run + Refresh Retreat
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKrs2jvAbpi/ This week’s Another Mother Runner podcast was recorded in front of a live audience in beautiful Spokane, Washington, as part of the AMR Run + Refresh Retreat. I was honored to be the featured guest, speaking about Core Strength for Real People, Lifelong Yoga, and more. This was my third time on the podcast, and…
Listen: Women’s Running Telesummit
Wouldn’t you like to learn how to: Train more efficiently and effectively so that you can improve your running without spending extra precious time? Practice optimal nutrition for performance and maintaining your ideal weight? Prevent and treat injuries so you can avoid frustrating layoffs that derail your progress? Run your personal best, regardless of the…
Sage Advice: What Changed?
Like many yoga teachers, often I find students asking me questions after class about ways to relieve a pain that’s newly emerged. In general, I shy away from answering such questions—I’m not that kind of doctor, but if you need a literary text critically analyzed, let me know—and I encourage my teacher trainees to acknowledge…
How Remembering Your TV Favorites Can Improve Your Form
Check out page 62 of the November issue of Runner’s World—or click here—to find my piece detailing exercises to do before and after your run to improve your form. The online version of the story includes helpful videos to show you how to do each exercise. Once you’re comfortable with these exercises to do before and…
Read: Yoga Poses for Runners
Jason Fitzgerald has a nice overview of yoga for runners on his Strength Running site today. I gave him some advice about periodization for the story: In the off-season and early base, a stronger style of yoga is OK, but as the goal race approaches, and especially in the taper, runners need to stick to…
Read: Exclusive Excerpt from The Women’s Guide to Triathlon
Everyday Yoga isn’t my only new publication this summer; I contributed to The Women’s Guide to Triathlon, a fantastic compilation of essays covering all aspects of the sport. (It’s a great book for women and men; you can also read a chapter of mine in its companion volume, USA Triathlon’s Complete Triathlon Guide.) Here’s an excerpt from my chapter, “Alternative Exercises…
Postview: Running Summit Midwest
The Running Summit Midwest featured a fantastic lineup of speakers, including Jack Daniels—who was interesting and gracious as could be—and both Ross Tucker and Jonathan Dugas from the Science of Sport blog. I presented on recovery and on yoga and led a yoga session for participants, in which we investigated yoga to do before, during, and after…
Read: Standing Core Strengtheners
We all know that having a strong core improves our running and everything else we do. But it’s easy to slack off on doing your core work. For the May 2015 issue of Runner’s World, I contributed a quick, no-excuses routine you can do immediately after your workout, or as a standalone sequence in the middle of your…
Listen: Runner Academy Podcast
I had a lovely conversation with Matt Johnson of the Runner Academy podcast. He asked wonderful questions in our discussion, which ranged from yoga to racing and beyond. You can stream or download the podcast directly from the Runner Academy site or in iTunes. Side note: if you look at the stellar roster of previous guests of…
Watch: FREE Postrun Yoga Video Routine
In this eight-minute free video—free, thanks to my friends at YogaVibes—I’ll guide you through a short, easy post-run routine that you can do in the parking lot, by the trailhead, or in your living room. Please enjoy and let me know what you think. You’ll find dozens of free, short online yoga videos and racing…
Watch: Free Yoga for Trail Runners Video
Page 66 of the October issue of Yoga Journal features four poses I love for trail runners. You can also see a gorgeous slideshow illustrating the poses here. To complement the story, I recorded a twenty-minute practice featuring each of the poses, and my friends at YogaVibes have graciously made it free to you! If, after enjoying this video, you’d…