After my 2+ hours of training yesterday I got up and did hot
vinyasa power yoga this morning, Down Dog Yoga style. My thinking was that this total sweat-dripping
experience would help drip out the lactic acid build-up in my legs. I’m not sure if that’s true (see previous blog
entry about beginner’s mind), but it sounds good.
Honestly, I don’t know how any serious distance athletes survive
without yoga. All that cycling and
running yesterday left my legs like concrete and my joint tendons and muscles
all tied up in tight little knots. Boy
does it feel good to stretch everything out in a 92-degree, high humidity
environment! And how do athletes SURVIVE
without doing backbends or headstands?
What great counter-moves to being hunched over on a bike and upright for
so long.
So I noticed while in warrior 2 pose (one of my least
favorite yoga poses, btw), that my legs, while tired, didn’t burn like they
usually do. My quads, which usually hate
that pose, were completely silent about the matter. The “ugh, I hate this pose and it seems so
easy for everyone else and why do we have to hold it so long, this sux!! “ banter
was completely absent. Could my female
warrior energy be growing stronger?
Taking on a different perspective?
Soon I’m going to the gym to complete my training for the
day by swimming a mile. And I will attain
one of my other tri goals, which I forgot to mention before: time my workouts so that I only have to wash my
hair once a day. Who said I wasn’t
goal-oriented?
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