Comments on: getting race ready http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/ Read about yoga and running, inspirational goal setting, meditation, healthy snacks, travel stories, playlists and an overwhelming love of life. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: HarmomyLA http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-26000 HarmomyLA Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:08:33 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-26000 This is awesome - lots of great information! It gets me pumped for my first half marathon! (: And I really like that sign - Chuck Norris never ran a marathon - hahaha (: This is awesome – lots of great information! It gets me pumped for my first half marathon! (: And I really like that sign – Chuck Norris never ran a marathon – hahaha (:

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-25094 Carolyn Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:53:28 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-25094 thanks Jenna! i'll remember to ask them the next time i go in:) haha Brian! i sooo want one of those shirts!! thanks Jenna!

i’ll remember to ask them the next time i go in:)

haha Brian! i sooo want one of those shirts!!

]]> By: Brian http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-25049 Brian Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:27:28 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-25049 Over time you develop what works best for your prerace routines. My best advice is just to get experience. If you're training for a big goal race, sign up for 2 or more smaller races leading up to it so that you are less stressed by the time you get to the big one. Happy Running. PS-any race motivation referencing Chuck Norris is always good for a laugh. I saw a guy wearing a shirt in NYC that said "Run like you owe Chuck Norris money!" Over time you develop what works best for your prerace routines. My best advice is just to get experience. If you’re training for a big goal race, sign up for 2 or more smaller races leading up to it so that you are less stressed by the time you get to the big one. Happy Running.

PS-any race motivation referencing Chuck Norris is always good for a laugh. I saw a guy wearing a shirt in NYC that said “Run like you owe Chuck Norris money!”

]]> By: lululemon athletica GEC http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24809 lululemon athletica GEC Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:24:28 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24809 Hey Carolyn, You know we love a good cheer station! I'm sure we will have a team at the Montreal Marathon. Feel free to reach out to the stores to get more details. Sometimes they will also have post-race yoga classes as well. ~Jenna GEC Online Community Hey Carolyn,
You know we love a good cheer station! I’m sure we will have a team at the Montreal Marathon. Feel free to reach out to the stores to get more details. Sometimes they will also have post-race yoga classes as well.
~Jenna
GEC Online Community

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24754 Carolyn Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:06:39 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24754 good advice! the sports drinks leave such an aweful sweet taste in my mouth, so i drink coconut water after any exercise. it has an excellent source of potassium and ability to restore electrolytes without all the artificial colours and sugar in those sports drinks...it also has an added bonus of moisturizing your skin from the inside:) will the lulu team be at the the montreal marathon this year? i just registered today...i've never ran a marathon before, so i'll be needed all the cheering i can get! love those signs! happy running! good advice! the sports drinks leave such an aweful sweet taste in my mouth, so i drink coconut water after any exercise. it has an excellent source of potassium and ability to restore electrolytes without all the artificial colours and sugar in those sports drinks…it also has an added bonus of moisturizing your skin from the inside:)

will the lulu team be at the the montreal marathon this year? i just registered today…i’ve never ran a marathon before, so i’ll be needed all the cheering i can get! love those signs!

happy running!

]]> By: LuluSoccerMom http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24548 LuluSoccerMom Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:32:48 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24548 You guys didn't include: - Don't forget to have a small bite to eat the morning of the race (e.g., banana --- soommethhing) - Don't forget your chapstick, Napoleon - or you might have to borrow vasoline being passed out on popsicle sticks for other run remedy purposes! - Don't accidentally drop your ipod shuffle in the porta pottie when using the bathroom before the race! Yes, these all happened to me. Live and learn I suppose!! You guys didn’t include:

- Don’t forget to have a small bite to eat the morning of the race (e.g., banana — soommethhing)
- Don’t forget your chapstick, Napoleon – or you might have to borrow vasoline being passed out on popsicle sticks for other run remedy purposes!
- Don’t accidentally drop your ipod shuffle in the porta pottie when using the bathroom before the race!

Yes, these all happened to me. Live and learn I suppose!!

]]> By: Rachel Peppler http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24401 Rachel Peppler Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:45:31 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24401 Oh I`m so glad I came to this page! I`m getting ready to run in my first Vancouver Sun Run. There are a lot of great tips here..Thank you....so pumped! :-) Oh I`m so glad I came to this page! I`m getting ready to run in my first Vancouver Sun Run. There are a lot of great tips here..Thank you….so pumped! :-)

]]> By: Jennifer Casey http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24302 Jennifer Casey Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:53:46 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24302 I saw that sign at the Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans, February 13, 2011 and gave a shout out to the lululemon girls. Loved seeing you out there. I was running the marathon with a friend and we had our matching lululemon icat (sp?) tanks on. What a great marathon and a great weekend in New Orleans. Run Ambassador lululemon Derby St, Hingham, MA I saw that sign at the Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans, February 13, 2011 and gave a shout out to the lululemon girls. Loved seeing you out there. I was running the marathon with a friend and we had our matching lululemon icat (sp?) tanks on. What a great marathon and a great weekend in New Orleans.

Run Ambassador
lululemon
Derby St, Hingham, MA

]]> By: Runshorts http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24296 Runshorts Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:56:24 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24296 Love the list and the Chuck Norris sign (I saw another that said Chuck Norris doesn't hit walls, he kicks them down). I have a list to get your fans ready to watch you race (i.e. how to be a good spectator): http://myrunshorts.com/2009/09/26/guide-to-race-spectating/ Love the list and the Chuck Norris sign (I saw another that said Chuck Norris doesn’t hit walls, he kicks them down). I have a list to get your fans ready to watch you race (i.e. how to be a good spectator): http://myrunshorts.com/2009/09/26/guide-to-race-spectating/

]]> By: Molly http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24295 Molly Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:49:39 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24295 All that water without electrolytes sounds like a surefire path to hyponatremia. DON'T overdrink in days leading up to a marathon unless you just want to deplete your body of key electrolytes. At the very least, use sports drink instead of water. All that water without electrolytes sounds like a surefire path to hyponatremia. DON’T overdrink in days leading up to a marathon unless you just want to deplete your body of key electrolytes. At the very least, use sports drink instead of water.

]]> By: Christi Kowalewski http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24294 Christi Kowalewski Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:49:04 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24294 Chuck Norris rocks. I can't wait to run past that sign at my next race! It'll inspire me to push just that little bit faster (and no doubt crack a smile across my face amid the huffing and puffing!) Chuck Norris rocks. I can’t wait to run past that sign at my next race! It’ll inspire me to push just that little bit faster (and no doubt crack a smile across my face amid the huffing and puffing!)

]]> By: Tracey Lavigne http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24278 Tracey Lavigne Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:55:10 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24278 This is an awesome post! Thanks so much as I prepare for my very 1st Bay Race! Im so nervous and will definately use all these tips. This is an awesome post! Thanks so much as I prepare for my very 1st Bay Race! Im so nervous and will definately use all these tips.

]]> By: Andrew and Sue O'Brien http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24274 Andrew and Sue O'Brien Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:22:34 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24274 Lots of great suggestions here. We would like to add three others. 1. Prepare a written race strategy Consider the scenarios and decide in advance what you will do. Consider issues like heat, cold, illness, injury, slow start due to big crowds and walk breaks. 2. Consider Partnerunning If you are running with a partner or group set groundrules and decide how you will deal with problems. 3. Reflect and learn After the race consider what happened and compare it to your written race strategy. What did you learn and how can you improve. A final comment - forget the ipod and enjoy the experience with your fellow runners. Happy running Sue and Andrew Lots of great suggestions here. We would like to add three others.
1. Prepare a written race strategy
Consider the scenarios and decide in advance what you will do. Consider issues like heat, cold, illness, injury, slow start due to big crowds and walk breaks.

2. Consider Partnerunning
If you are running with a partner or group set groundrules and decide how you will deal with problems.

3. Reflect and learn
After the race consider what happened and compare it to your written race strategy. What did you learn and how can you improve.

A final comment – forget the ipod and enjoy the experience with your fellow runners.

Happy running
Sue and Andrew

]]> By: Mandy Stoesz http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24273 Mandy Stoesz Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:54:53 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24273 I love everything about this post, it sure does get me going for this years race season to start!! :) I love everything about this post, it sure does get me going for this years race season to start!! :)

]]> By: Siobhan @ sio 'n the run http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/getting-race-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-24253 Siobhan @ sio 'n the run Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:40:31 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=22501#comment-24253 I love this post! It makes me SO excited for the spring race season to start! I love this post! It makes me SO excited for the spring race season to start!

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