Yoga? I think I'm going to go to a yoga class on Friday night? What sounds better than yoga at 8:00pm. Hopefully it will help a bit more with flexibility. That, and combating some mild shin splints are my current priorities. Had a conversation last night about why we do certain things, and kind of had a realization that a lot of challenging things are fun. I get enjoyment out of difficulty when it comes to things related to fitness and competition. Anyway, meeting up with a girl tonight. Not really a date, since she's gone for a few weeks, but maybe a date after this? And two of my friends keep alluding to me and another friend "hitting it off". And then there's the girl I'm actively chasing. So...can't lose 'em all, I think.
In my opinion, morning Yoga beats evening Yoga because morning Yoga stays with you all day. And it will definitely help with flexibility, and probably help with core. I'll say this: if you don't like that yoga class, figure out what you don't like about it and see if there are other yoga classes that feature whatever it is a lot less prominently. I tried Bikram Bullshit Yoga like three times and then gave up for a year before finding a good yoga class and the good yoga class is awesome.
night yoga is great because you can work on yoga nidra -- yogic sleep. it'll make you feel really good. one of the best yoga nidra stretches is the legs up the wall stretch -- a relatively simple inversion that helps take a lot of stress off the lower body.
Just looked up that stretch and it looks great! The nice part about Friday night is it would lead into my long run for the week which is almost always on Saturday, so sleeping well is super important. Otherwise it's just miserable to be out running for forever.