Category: Training and Racing
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Read: Best Hamstring Stretches for Runners
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You don’t need a ton of flexibility to run well. Unless you run hurdles or steeple, you need just enough to move through the range of motion of your stride. But you might ENJOY stretches, and that’s a great reason to do these seven!
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Are You Thinking About Yoga for Athletes All Wrong?
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Many teachers and students think yoga for athletes is athletic yoga. Here’s why they are wrong—and how to fix it in a single yoga training!
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Watch: Book Talk on Balance
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In this book talk I presented at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, I spoke on the subjects of my two recent books: The Art of Yoga Sequencing and The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery. Both are about finding balance—especially the balance between making things happen and letting things happen.
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Listen: Another Mother Runner Podcast on Recovery
I had a great time chatting with Sarah and Tish of the Another Mother Runner podcast about all things recovery! The episode is live today wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here.
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Books to Help You Up Your Game—and Destress
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Can reading a personal finance book really make you a better athlete? Absolutely! As I explain in The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery, your best tools for peak performance are sleep, nutrition, and stress management. Less stress, better recovery. And one smart way to reduce your stress is to get a handle on your money—and your…
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Free Session on Athletic Recovery
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Athletes, tired people, yoga teachers: join me Thursday, 2/22, at 6 p.m. Eastern for a FREE practical session on recovery! It’s part of the Endurance Event, which has a great lineup of superstar speakers. I’ll be joining to bring the event to a close by talking about how NOT to work out—and guiding you through…
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Recover Like a Pro
With New Year’s Eve on the horizon, we’re about to hear a lot about how to recover from a hangover. But that’s for amateurs! The pros know how to value the fundamentals to maximize performance and recover better every single day. I want to help you recover like a pro so you can perform at…
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New! Core Strength for Real People: Bare Minimum
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There is a fresh video available today in my Core Strength for Real People series. This one delivers maximal satisfaction and time management when you tack it on at the end of a workout. I like to think of it as the bare minimum I can do and tell myself, “I challenged my core today!”…
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Resources
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Here, you’ll find bonus materials to go along with several of my books. Looking for something you don’t see? Send me a message!
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Registration Open: Running Summit CLT
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One of the highlights of the speaking circuit I was on pre-pandemic was the Running Summit. This continuing education workshop always has fascinating, professional, and friendly speakers. Here’s me with the absolutely lovely Coach Jack Daniels in 2015. And now the Running Summit is back! Join me and an impressive panel of speakers Saturday and…
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Set Your Intentions and Goals for 2023
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Now’s the time to set your goals and intentions for 2023. The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook and Racing Wisely are here to help!