Pre-Race Warm-Up Drills and Stretches

Slides in this Workout:

Fuel-Up Checklist
What to Do 45 to 55 Minutes Pre-Race
Calf Stretch
Quad Stretch
What to Do 10 Minutes Pre-Race
B Skip
Butt Kicks
Run Backward
What to Do 5 Minutes Pre-Race

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Laura Doss

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Calf Stretch

Sit on ground with legs together and extended in front of you, back tall. Loop yoga strap or towel around sole of left foot and hold one end of strap in each hand. (No strap? Do the stretch without one; simply flex left foot.) Keeping resistance in strap, flex left foot and gently pull toes toward you; release. Do 10 reps without pausing; switch sides and repeat.

Next: Quad Stretch

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