My short-distance kick was certainly in full swing this weekend. I had wrapped up another week of PT and started to feel better, so I decided to downgrade from the half to the 5K. It meant that I would lose my legacy status. In hindsight I think I still made the right call. I ran/jogged …
I had the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Doha, Qatar, for an educational conference. As with all of my work-related travel, I looked up nearby races and found the only one in the area...and it happened to fall the weekend I would be traveling. I immediately booked with a bit of an extra …
I can't emphasize enough how much I love these Hot Chocolate races. I love it so much that I registered my husband and I for the one in Phoenix for a celebratory weekend. It was so nice and toasty and sunny. We stayed downtown for the race, and it was a short Lyft ride to …
Rock n Roll Las Vegas is usually a good time. Although last year, I was incredibly sick but ran it anyway. (That was the race with many regrets.) I was still feeling the 10K kick so I downgraded at the expo. RNRLV is a special race since there are so many people in town. It's …
I was in Los Angeles for a design conference, and of course I naturally poke around a few race websites. As soon as I saw that there was a race available, I went ahead and registered. This race was with a small local group. I was a bit nervous to join a smaller group, since …
For Rock n Roll Denver, I've resigned to the fact that I will have to do this race every year I live in Colorado. The course is not particularly interesting, but it's here and it's a nice litmus test for my health. We entertained a house full of friends for the weekend, and it was …
This is perhaps one of my most favorite race series! There's something about the 15K distance that feels so novel and manageable. I headed over to the expo the day before the race and met up with the folks over at the nuun booth. I was on the clock! It was great chatting with other …
I had originally planned for this race to include a nice, long weekend in Philadelphia. I really wanted to do some sightseeing and take time off of work. However, it didn't quite work out that way since I had to be in Seattle for a week-long summit. I ended up shuffling some things around and …
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For Erik's birthday, I planned a surprise trip to San Francisco with a handful of running friends. After doing some research, it turns out that there are very few running races in downtown San Francisco during Labor Day weekend. That seems like a massive oversight, in my opinion! There happened to be two races, both …
When you train as often as I do, you need lots of workout clothes. They can get pretty expensive, so I am compiling a list of my affordable must haves here for anyone that needs it. I do not get compensated for these links or mentions. (I'm mostly too lazy to set all of that …
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Amara in Training 