Running tip of the week

April 11, 2011

Late post, yet again–too much running, I tell ya! I missed last week’s clinic (again) due to work. The scheduled guest speaker was Christine Felstead; I don’t have any notes from the night as my running buddy had to skip the clinic as well.

Although I missed the clinic, I do have Christine’s DVD, Christine Felstead’s Yoga for Runners. I’ve never done the DVD, so I figured this was a good time to finally try it (plus, my left calf muscle feel twinge-y during yesterday’s run, which kinda freaked me out big time).

It’s broken down into four sections: Foundation, Lower Back, Hamstrings and Hips. Today, I decided to try Foundation. This 10-minute section featured conscious breathing, equal standing, cross-legged sitting, hero pose and legs up the wall–and I found myself feeling nice and zen from it, and wanted to do a little more so I decided to try the Hamstrings section as well.

BTW, you need a yoga strap for the Hamstrings section so I grabbed my pink Jogi strap and seven minutes later, my hamstrings and calves feel less tight already.

Since I never stretch (bad, bad, bad, I know!), I’m going to try to complete at least one section of the DVD after my runs. I’d be crushed to not run in my upcoming half-marathons (I’ve now got two races in May!) so it’s time to get more serious with it all and do what I can to remain injury-free.

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Tags: breathing, calves, Christine Felstead DVD review, half-marathon, hamstrings, injuries, running, stretch, yoga, yoga for runners