Comments on: Pilates and Marathoning

By: Rick Stratton

Rick Stratton — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:13:17 +0000

A sensible stretching routine is essential to be able to run throughout your life. I finished my last race with a ripped IT band (and still finished). The result: I’m no longer a runner.

It doesn’t matter if it’s yoga, pilates, etc. It’s just important to find something that keeps you working on flexibility. It’s extremely difficult, because it feels like you’re not doing anything.

You gotta do, though.

By: Alan Shimel

Alan Shimel — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:27:30 +0000

Brad- Bonnie has been taking 2 to 3 Pilates classes a week now for about 6 months. she loves it and it has done wonders for her back, her body and her frame of mind. I highly recomend it. If you are looking for a big ball we have lots of fit balls from stillsecure that we give out at trade shows

happy new year

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:49:59 +0000

My humble apologies to all triathletes everywhere. I meant my “triathletes have it easy” comment tongue-in-cheek (not foot-in-mouth) .

By: virgilio

virgilio — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:43:09 +0000

Buy the ball! It’s a fantastic seat for long days. You can work for longer hours than in a regular chair… I know it’s the new years time, but I know you have those days too.
Happy new year,
VC

By: Bart Gottschalk

Bart Gottschalk — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:19:40 +0000

“Triathletes have it easy”. As a triathlete I’m not used to seeing that one – but I understand your point. The real difficulty for triathletes surface when you get an injury that requires specific strength or rehab work on top of training in three sports. I’ve also been interested in pilates for a while as a core strengthening exercise so I’ll be looking forward to your future posts on the topic.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:42:46 +0000

Interesting and helpful post – thanks.

Only thing I take issue with is ‘triathletes have it easy’ – I understand the context in which you say this, but for those of us who travel it’s definitely not true – it’s actually MUCH harder. Finding a decent bike or ANY pool when on the road is usually a major PITA. I’m probably going to be doing more running and less triathloning in ’06 for this reason.

For me, the best thing about running is that it’s so portable. What I need is a cross-training method that’s as easy on the road as it is when I’m home. I don’t suspect Pilates qualifies but it sounds worth a try.