Yoga for Runners: Winning the Mind Games
Yoga is for runners, but yoga began as an exercise for me. Nothing more. But …
Jennifer Wilford
Jennifer regularly puts her students at ease understanding what it's like to the be least flexible person in a yoga class. That's where she was at the start of her yoga journey in 2011 as a Boston marathon runner with snappy tight hamstrings and hips. Her competitive nature initially wanted to better her physical practice, but it was her curiosity about attentiveness and connection, not poses, that led her to teacher training, which she completed in 2013 through the Inspire School of Yoga. She greatly enjoys teaching Renew classes at Inspire and gives back with open community-based classes at Luke's Locker where she leads her students in deliberate stretching laced with humor and genuine understanding that simple yoga poses may not be easy. She also has taught yoga classes to teams and individuals with sport-specific needs. Jennifer currently is pursuing additional certification teaching Yoga to Athletes with Sage Rountree in addition to 300 additional hours of training through Inspire. Jennifer graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri (go Tigers) and lives in Flower Mound with her son, Dylan, and adopted dog Tori. When not teaching, she works as a certified running coach devising customized plans for all ability levels and does freelance writing. A cook and foodie, she believes meals are best shared with good friends, ideally over a cold IPA or fat zin, depending on her mood.
