http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/the-road-to-boston-theresa-ridgway/ Read about yoga and running, inspirational goal setting, meditation, healthy snacks, travel stories, playlists and an overwhelming love of life. Fri, 17 May 2013 21:34:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/the-road-to-boston-theresa-ridgway/comment-page-1/#comment-29213 Ronda Sundermeier Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:17:34 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=23225#comment-29213 Good luck at Waldo! Very exciting. Love that course, tough and some of the best single track around. I have run it a few times. Have a ball. Good luck at Waldo! Very exciting. Love that course, tough and some of the best single track around. I have run it a few times. Have a ball.

]]> http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/the-road-to-boston-theresa-ridgway/comment-page-1/#comment-29188 Brian Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:33:05 +0000 http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/?p=23225#comment-29188 Great post. I can relate to the whole Boston experience. As a runner, if you qualify, you HAVE to go, because you never know when you'll have another chance. I ran Boston in 2008 and was not only fortunate to have good running conditions but to run along side Lance Armstrong during the race. That's the awesome thing about marathons. You are not just out with a bunch of other recreational runners, but you are out there competing in the same pool as world class superstars. What other sport can regular people do that? I am also an ambassador and I find that yoga is what balances me out in my training. I have met other runners like Theresa that prefer to not do yoga and do other sorts of cross training. Some people find it works best for them to do nothing but running. I think the ultimate conclusion is that everyone works best with a different combination. I have run dozens of marathons and ultras and for anyone to say that running for several hours in one shot doesn't count as some sort of yoga on its own, is forgetting what yoga is. Some of my best yoga moments, or "ah ha" moments have taken place while running. That is REAL yoga. The postures and the classes is something that has been created in only the last short bit of yoga's history. Best advice for Theresa and anyone else running Boston: Know your goal pace and stick to it, especially at the beginning. You'll feel good and want to go faster, but those rolling hills will catch up with you later on. If you're feeling great at the bottom of Heartbreak hill, then you can crank it up a bit, but be sure not to get caught in the speed too much for the first half. It's far to easy to do. And have fun!!!! That's what it's all about anyway! Good luck in Boston!!!!!!! Great post. I can relate to the whole Boston experience. As a runner, if you qualify, you HAVE to go, because you never know when you’ll have another chance. I ran Boston in 2008 and was not only fortunate to have good running conditions but to run along side Lance Armstrong during the race. That’s the awesome thing about marathons. You are not just out with a bunch of other recreational runners, but you are out there competing in the same pool as world class superstars. What other sport can regular people do that?
I am also an ambassador and I find that yoga is what balances me out in my training. I have met other runners like Theresa that prefer to not do yoga and do other sorts of cross training. Some people find it works best for them to do nothing but running. I think the ultimate conclusion is that everyone works best with a different combination.
I have run dozens of marathons and ultras and for anyone to say that running for several hours in one shot doesn’t count as some sort of yoga on its own, is forgetting what yoga is. Some of my best yoga moments, or “ah ha” moments have taken place while running. That is REAL yoga. The postures and the classes is something that has been created in only the last short bit of yoga’s history.
Best advice for Theresa and anyone else running Boston:
Know your goal pace and stick to it, especially at the beginning. You’ll feel good and want to go faster, but those rolling hills will catch up with you later on. If you’re feeling great at the bottom of Heartbreak hill, then you can crank it up a bit, but be sure not to get caught in the speed too much for the first half. It’s far to easy to do. And have fun!!!! That’s what it’s all about anyway!
Good luck in Boston!!!!!!!

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