Yoga for Runners

Today's workout was a 3.15mile run.  I ran my road from one end to the other and it comes out to 3.14miles.  My road is hilly but at each end it has a hill.  It was rough but I have been needing some hill work anyway.  Afterwards I came in and did some icing and then did some Yoga for Runners.  So here is next weeks goals:

Monday-- Legs, abs, and walk

Tuesday--Intervals on the TM...some speed and some hills

Wednesday- Yoga for Runners

Thursday- 4 mile run

Friday- Yoga for Runners

Saturday- Elliptical bi's, tris, chest

Sunday- 5 mile run

I know that is something every day but there are some lower activities in there such as the Yoga for Runners.   I have been doing a lot of reading and researching how I can help my body to be a little better with the runs.  I have seen in plenty of blogs and articles how Yoga for Runners is a great addition to your workout routine.  It focuses on all the muscles that truly need a great stretch.  I invested in this dvd but haven't received it yet.

Today's yoga was on demand.  It actually helped give me a good stretch in these oh so tight muscles.  Don't get me wrong, I stretch but you know how it is sometimes.  You get in from your run and you ice for a bit then stretch (or vice versa) and I just feel sometimes that I don't put enough time into it like I should.  I read several reviews on this one and the only complaints was that some felt the dvd was a little long, buy other than that it was a great detailed dvd and really focuses on those key areas that runners really need.  So I will let you know my thoughts on it after I have done it a couple times.

I also purchased a book that is called RUNNING AND WALKING FOR WOMEN OVER 40 by Katherine Switzer.  I love to walk and I love to run.  This book seems like it has lots of information and tons of things I'm sure I already know but I'm sure there are tons of things that I don't know.  So I'm excited to be getting both of these this week and I will let you know my thoughts on both.  

I just finished up reading THE ULTIMATE BEGINNER'S RUNNING GUIDE.  It was a very good and easy read.  Tons of great information from just getting out there to dealing with certain injuries to nutrition.  On a scale of 1-10 I would give it a 9.  Perfect for new and experienced runners.  

What books are you reading or have read that has helped you in this journey?  What do you do after a run?  Do you stretch and if so what ones do you do?  Or do you just try to incorporate a couple of days that you just focus on stretching?