(Last Post tonight, I promise)
So the other thing that I make sure I do on a weekly basis is to attend a yoga class. I developed a bout of runner's knee last October due to lack of stretching, and have been working a Wednesday class into my routine since March. But I saw a class that caught my eye:
Yoga For Runners!
Oh heck to the yeah!
The two hour class was awesome. My legs haven't felt so loose in forever, and I was even able to sit cross-legged without pain. None of the poses were anything I hadn't done before - and happily, I was one of the most limber people in the room (hooray for being good at something!). But to be honest, I was thankful to have been practicing yoga weekly, because I could tell the pain that everyone else was in, and remember the first yoga class I had taken after a while.
Learned some things too, like how to take a tennis ball and work tension out of your butt, thighs, calves, and ankles. Also learned that I need to stretch the tops of my feet, as it means I have ankle tightness. Most importantly, I had a good two hours of intense stretching.
I asked dude-girl teacher about doing yoga on my "rest" days, and she said to make sure I take a class that doesn't do too much, and that twice a week would be great. I think I might double up on yoga classes over the next two months, just because I will be increasing my mileage so much. Won't hurt, anyways!
I also told dude-girl teacher if she'd consider teaching a yoga for runners as a weekly class - I would totally sign up for that!
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