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the road to boston: kathleen pugh

April 8, 2011 – 5:00 am

In the third interview of our Road to Boston series, we caught up with Kathleen Pugh in her lead up to the big day. We chatted about preparation, motivation and running marathons at an 8-minute-mile pace. Kathleen’s story of how she came to run the Boston Marathon is as inspirational as it is touching. We got goosebumps.

By Michael | Posted in community, events, run | Also tagged ambassador, community, lululemon, marathon, race, run, training | Comments (4)

getting race ready

March 2, 2011 – 2:57 pm

If you’re planning on running a marathon, you’re busy focusing on training. We’d like to take something off your plate so you can keep up the good work. Don’t worry about the details before the race - our panel of ambassadors and other seasoned runners have you covered. Here’s the plan. two weeks out Begin the hydrating marathon. Be very intentional. Nearly everyone [...]

By Elissa Joy | Posted in education & care, events, run | Also tagged advice, experts, food, hydration, marathons, packing, rest, tips, training, yoga | Comments (15)

goal setting season starts… now!

December 27, 2010 – 8:38 pm

With a new year comes new opportunities, and January is a perfect time to reflect on the past year and set new goals for the year ahead. Meet Linda Wong, our lululemon Robson St. ambassador in Vancouver BC, who spent 2010 recovering from a knee injury. In 2011, Linda’s ready to take on the running [...]

By lululemon | Posted in community, goal setting, run, stories from our stores | Also tagged ambassador, boston marathon, goal setting, goals, linda wong, lululemon, Robson Street, run, ultra marathon | Comments (15)

marathons build community

November 12, 2010 – 11:54 am

Last weekend at the New York Marathon, tens of thousands of goals were met and life-long dreams realized as runners from all over the world raced their way through the 42 kilometre course around the city. But if you think a marathon is all about running, think again. It’s about people. The city was alive [...]

By Alana | Posted in community, run | Also tagged ambassador, community, marathon, message, new york, nyc marathon, run, yoga, yoga for runners | Comments (8)

my goal: the new york marathon

November 1, 2010 – 12:50 pm

Every runner is running for a purpose: to get in shape, to stay in shape, to lose weight, to compete, to spend time on their own or to spend time with other like minded people — the list goes on and on! Personally, I fall into many of these categories. Hi! I’m Caity, a Key [...]

By lululemon | Posted in community, run, stories from our stores | Also tagged caitlin, goal setting, goals, New York Marathon, runner | Comments (21)

10k running playlist – songs to get you moving

October 27, 2010 – 10:34 am

We asked our guests on Facebook and Twitter: What songs get you moving on your runs? You know those tunes that somehow add a little skip in your step or let you finish strong after you feel you can’t go any further? This playlist is about an hour and 15 minutes long and we recommend [...]

By Whitney | Posted in community, goal setting, playlists, run, what we do for fun | Also tagged 10k run, Brisk Run Toque, cold weather, playlist, RUN: Alpine Tight, RUN: Swifty Tech LS | Comments (14)

how to run properly: the abcs of running

October 8, 2010 – 11:59 am

Learning the ABCs of running is just like a child learning to write their ABCs. Think back to awkwardly holding the pencil. Remember shaping, perfecting and repeating each letter until it looked just right before writing entire words? Well, this practice-makes-perfect principle also applies in the running world. what are the abcs of running? The [...]

By Rebecca J. | Posted in run | Also tagged abds, advanced running techniques, how to run properly, Rebecca, run, running for beginners, tips, training | Comments (16)

find your community

September 29, 2010 – 6:00 am

When I moved back to London from Vancouver, despite being a Brit born and bred, I got some of the fiercest culture shock I’ve ever experienced in all my travels. A country girl by nature, and fresh from a year of living by the ocean, with yoga at the heart of most of my days, [...]

By Stephanie | Posted in community, our people | Also tagged community, crossfit, london, yoga | Comments (7)

running tips: start slower to finish faster

September 24, 2010 – 6:08 am

Fall is here, and with it comes a new racing season. How are you going to make this your best season yet? Time and time again, enthusiastic racers jump into running routines only to wind up exhausted or injured before the racing season is over. This season try adding 3-5 weeks of base training before [...]

By Rebecca J. | Posted in run | Also tagged how to run a marathon, how to run properly, racing, run, running tips, tips | Comments (4)

running tips: good pain to keep in the game

August 24, 2010 – 6:21 am

Ask any runner and they’ll tell you there’s a distinct difference between good pain and bad pain. Bad pain is that sharp, unbearable pain which tells us to back off before you do some serious damage. Good pain, on the other hand, is that slightly burning and yet totally satisfying hurt-so-good type of pain. Train in the [...]

By Rebecca J. | Posted in our people, run | Also tagged community, fitness, injury, pain, Rebecca, run, running tips, stretch, training, workout | Comments (3)

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