Yoga for athletes

Mondays, 6 p.m., Carrboro Yoga Company

$14 drop-in

Wednesdays, 6 p.m., UNC Hospitals Wellness Center

$15 drop-in

Power yoga

Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m., UNC Hospitals Wellness Center

$15 drop-in

Indoor cycling

Tuesdays, 9 a.m., UNC Hospitals Wellness Center

Thursdays, 9 a.m., UNC Hospitals Wellness Center

$15 drop-in

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Workshops on multisport and on yoga for athletes

write Sage to schedule a workshop at your facility

Ramblin’ Rose 101: A Two-Hour Crash Course

Sunday, October 12, 2008, 3–5 p.m.

UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont

Chapel Hill, NC

Join Sage Rountree, USAT certified expert coach, for a crash course in triathlon on the Ramblin' Rose race course. We will go over everything you'll need to bring and do to have a successful race, walking through set-up, the swim course, transitions, and the start and end of the bike and run courses. Bring all your gear and all your questions! We'll practice transitions and get you ready to race, dispelling your nerves and leaving you excited for race weekend.

$30

call the front desk to register: 919-966-5500

Yoga for Athletes

Saturday, October 18, 2008, 12:30–3:30 p.m.

Circle Yoga

3838 Northampton Street NW

Washington, DC

This three-hour workshop, appropriate for athletes of all sports and any level of yoga experience, will show you how to incorporate yoga into your training plan. We’ll practice yoga for strength, flexibility, and focus, and you’ll come away with concrete ways to include yoga in your daily workouts and races.

$60, $65 week of workshop

call 202-686-1104 for information or sign up here

Start Your Off-Season Right

Sunday, October 26, 2008, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont

Chapel Hill, NC

Join Sage Rountree and coaches from Triangle Multisport for an off-season triathlon jumpstart. We’ll discuss planning your off-season, and we’ll practice skills and drills for swim, bike, and run. Strength and flexibility training, key elements of the off-season, will also be covered.

$75

call the front desk to register: 919-966-5500

Yoga for Athletes: Strength, Flexibility, and Focus

Friday through Sunday, February 6–8, 2009

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Lenox, MA

• Improve strength, flexibility, and focus

• Increase physical and mental endurance and balance

• Avoid injury and recover faster

Many athletes are turned off by yoga because it’s too hard, too easy, or out of sync with their training. Over this weekend, coach and teacher Sage Rountree will demystify yoga and explain exactly how it fits with training and competition. Yoga’s emphasis on form and breath will translate to increased efficiency and focus in your sport and your life.

In this weekend workshop, appropriate for all levels of yoga and athletic experience, we’ll learn poses to increase range of motion and flexibility, especially in the hips and hamstrings. We’ll spend some time cultivating sport-specific core strength and playing with balance, and we’ll examine yoga as mental training, learning how incorporating yoga’s approach to the body and mind can make us better athletes.

Discover how to include yoga in your annual training plan, choosing sequences to complement your training both in season and during the off-season. Practicing the poses and techniques you’ll learn in this workshop will increase your flexibility, core strength, stability, balance, and physical and mental endurance, while lowering your recovery time and risk of injury.

Bring running gear if you’d like to join Sage for a run both Saturday and Sunday morning. Recommended reading: The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga, by Sage Rountree (VeloPress, 2008).

price depends on your lodging choice for this residential retreat

call 866-200-5203 or click here for registration