This Philadelphia Gym Is Hosting a Race Recovery Class After the Broad Street Run

Photo courtesy of Emily Sabalbaro.

While I’m sure many of you are in the throes of your Broad Street Run training — perhaps even running a little behind schedule on it — it’s hard to imagine life after the race. A crowded ten-mile run will inevitably leave you exhausted, crampy, sore, and probably a little hangry. So, how does one go about recovering? Well, OpenBox Athletics is hosting a yoga and stretching session following the Broad Street Run to help kick off your recuperation.

OpenBox’s recovery class is going down on Sunday, May 6 — a date that’s probably already on your calendar if you’re running — at 6:45 p.m. (after your post-run meal and nap, obvi). This yin yoga class — which will be chock full of lots of slow and gentle stretching — will be led by Emily Sabalbaro, who specializes in yin and restorative yoga for athletes and is a pretty intense runner herself (she’s done an ultramarathon and regularly does trail races and obstacle courses).

Expect long holds of forward folds, twists, backbends, and restorative postures — poses targeting the connective tissue and fascia in our bodies to aid in speedy recovery. Oh, and did we mention that there will hands-on massages all throughout class (especially during a nice, long savasana)? I mean, if the pose below doesn’t scream recovery, I’m not sure what does.

Photo courtesy of Emily Sabalbaro.

So, if you’re running Broad Street this year, try a little active recovery after the race instead of, say, landing on the couch immediately upon your arrival to the homestead and not moving for a solid 24 hours. Though there’s no shame in the latter, consider this recovery yoga class a chance to establish a new post-race strategy. You can get your stretch on for $15 at OpenBox’s second-floor studio at 1931 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital. Reserve your spot here.

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