Rachel Cieslewicz 2010 Trail Running Clinics
Prep FOR XTERRA 2010

Note. This coming week will be the 3rd of 6 clinics. If you are interested in coming to 1 or all of the final 3, let me know and I will prorate your cost of clinic. They have been so much fun and educational. Otherwise next clinic I offer will be early spring!
Are you a road runner longing to hit the trails but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps you run trails, but can’t quite figure out how to …

Amazing video Over the last 10 years I have noticed how as I ride the waves in the ocean of life, sometimes I fall with my face buried deep into the sand. Just when I am about to give in to the relentless force of the turbulent water, it pulls away and I am left on the shore catching the deepest breath I could ever imagine.  The ebb and flow of life and what we consider to be “good” and “bad” are the things that make life the richest. …

One of the things I love the most about traveling is that I take the opportunity to check out different yoga studios.  I believe that my practice has become very well rounded because I seek out so many different teachers and styles.  Of course my favorites have always been Astanga and intense vinyasa flow as they suit my personality.  This weekend I am in the Gaslamp district of San Diego.  The incredible studio I practiced in this morning is Infinite Yoga.  I took the advanced Improv class.
Here is how studio …

I just returned from a fantastic weekend where I drove with a good friend to Ketchum Idaho for the final La Sportiva Mountain running series race. Before I get going on this, I will say that this company and everyone I have ever met whom is associated with it is absolutely amazing. Youthful, happy, strong, fast, and beautiful is what each person I have met emulates. Buzz Burrell put out a fantastic race report on the closing event which includes a quote from me which I am happy …

Every athlete knows that nutrition plays a critical role to their performance.  Often the hydration part of it is very neglected until race day.  Just as nutrition in the days and weeks leading up to your event will effect your performance, hydration is ever just as important.  If you wait until race day to decide to take in electrolytes and ensure you have proper hydration, you are too late.
Over recent years, sports drinks have taken a front seat as the hydration solution.  Many of them are scientifically formulated with a …

For most of us, we began to compete in a sport because it was fun.  For some it made us feel like a kid again.  For others, it was pure stress relief, social connection, a way to lose weight, get out of the house, learn something new, and the list goes on an on.
When the training/competition gets tough, or we get tired, injured, burnt out, lost?  A negative energy can become a block for something that at one time brought us so much joy.  This time of year is common …