Given the race this weekend I decided to take today off from any crazy running or biking activity. Being the spose of an Ironman I almost feel as if a taper isn’t even legitimate for a sprint race, but heck, I took it anyway.
What I did do is take the opportunity to sneak away from our Friday Play Doh Happy Hour with our daughter and go sneak in a yoga class at Qi on Colfax. Dawnelle, owner of Seasons Fit/Qi, was guiding the class and boy was it awesome. Many of the folks present wre racing this weekend in one form or another of the Rattlesnake Tri so we focused on a Yoga for Runners type flow.
Hip openers galore! Just what I needed. Today I actually received an adjustment from Dawnelle in pigeon that sent me deeper in to the posture than I’ve ever been, and I LOVED IT!
Full disclosure, I also teach yoga at Qi. Regardless of that I can honestly say I can’t think of a better class or better flow sequence to have opened me up and prep me for this weekend’s event!
If you’re reading this post and wonder how you can find some sequence in yoga postures similar check out yogadownload.com. Dawnelle actually has a few Yoga for Runners sequences posted, as well as yoga for cyclists. It can’t compare to a studio class but is also good in it’s own right.