Streeeeeeetch 

One thing I did not do a good job of during the off season was keeping up with my stretching. I've never been a very flexible person, but by the end of last season I was making progress. Well, I lost all that progress during the off season. As I've been trying to get back into my running form, I've found that I'm definitely tight again, and its affecting my ability to run well.

This was really stupid of me, and I can't stress to the rest of you how important good stretching is, especially after exercise when your muscles are warm. Besides the basic stretches you probably remember from gym class, here are some other good ones to do after running.