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Meet Me at the Squaw Valley Wanderlust Festival July 17 – 20 for ChiRunning and Trail Runs

I’ll be presenting ChiRunning and Trail Running Workshops at Wanderlust Squaw Valley this summer from July 17 to July 20. Wanderlust is a unique mountaintop adventure of yoga, outdoor activities, music and nature. Join me in celebrating mindful living with a community of yogis, athletes and artists from all over the world.

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Not sure if Wanderlust is for you? First of all, it’s at Lake Tahoe, one of my favorite places in the world. Second, I wouldn’t do it unless it sounded extremely cool. Third, it’s a training party or a party that includes some awesome training opportunities. You don’t want to miss this event. I’ll be all four days but you can zip in for the weekend or as many days as you want.

The folks at Wanderlust HQ put together this video to highlight the excitement and inspiration of 2013. Watch: The Best of Wanderlust 2013

I’d love to see you, Wanderlust 2014 summer festival tickets are now on sale for early bird pricing. Meet me at Wanderlust!

Learn more at http://wanderlust.com

Hope to see you taking a ChiRunning / trail running workshop with me and enjoying the high quality yoga, music  and fun times!

Train Focused, Steve Mackel – Master ChiRunning Instructor

How are your New Year’s Resolutions / Goals Going?

I ask it because I had my first let down this week and I am using this blog post to get back on track. I posted I would post at least 5 days a week. This post in number 4 … Continue reading

Solitary Running in LA – Enjoying the Moments by Coach Steve Mackel

I’m a data geek. I have a 910 Garmin watch, metronome and usually I train with Heart Rate too. I want to see all the data while I’m running. It has been a good thing for my racing and training … Continue reading

Surf City Half Marathon Video and Race Report by Coach Steve Mackel

The Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon is a great race to put on your race calendar. This year the Surf City races had participants from all 50 states. The Surf City marathon and half marathon in Huntington Beach are … Continue reading

Squatting – Want to Help Your Running and General Health – Practice Squatting

I just changed my seated position from my sofa to a supportive chair to write this post. I was sitting in typical poor posture position. My sofa offers little support but boy it’s convenient. Hey, I was feeling a little … Continue reading

Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon Race Day Checklist – by Coach Steve Mackel

Surf City Runners – take some of the anxiety out of you marathon and half marathon preparations. Use the MarathonTraining.TV’s Race Day Checklist. This video show you how I lay out my clothes and gear. I lay it out like … Continue reading

The Smart Flex – Innovative Training Tool – Interview with Philippe Til the Inventor and Founder

Every once in a while you get invited to something that sounds interesting but you are not really sure what is going to happen once you get there. That happened to me last summer. I was invited to a “Fitness … Continue reading

Improve Your ChiRunning – It’s (Not) All About the Lean by David Stretanski

Fellow ChiRunning Master Instructor David Stretanski has a great blog that I follow EnerChiFitness.com. He’s a pretty technical guy and likes to break down the ChiRunning concepts into the specific pieces. He also has great diagrams and videos with stick-like … Continue reading

Am I Shortening My Lifespan by Running Marathons and Half Marathons?

Yesterday after the Sole Runners hill interval workout, Patty, one of the runners I coach, said she heard that she might be shortening her lifespan by running marathons and half marathons. This made for an interesting discussion and had me … Continue reading

Mindful Monday with ChiRunning Founder, Danny Dreyer – Listen to Your Body

As a ChiRunning Instructor I run 5 to 7 days a week. For many years now I have been telling people to start “Zoning In, instead of Zoning Out.” I get it, running can put you in a different place, … Continue reading

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