Amara in Training

Category: Marathons

  • Race Recap: Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon + 5K + Meeting Meb

    Race Recap: Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon + 5K + Meeting Meb

    The Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon was probably one of the hardest marathons I’ve ever ran! It being my sixth, I thought I was mentally prepared for what I was facing, but boy oh boy… In between Las Vegas and San Antonio, I had a few busy weeks at school and work. Training was…

  • Race Recap: Disney World Dopey Challenge 2017

    Race Recap: Disney World Dopey Challenge 2017

    Ahhhh — For once, I’ve finally arrived at my A-race intact! Not only that, I’ve also followed my entire training plan. This entire training season has been quite the ride, and it would turn out that race weekend would still have a few tricks up its sleeve…Only in Florida. Packing and preparation Preparation for a…

  • Race Recap/Week 25 Dopey Challenge: Whine Not A Marathon 2016

    Race Recap/Week 25 Dopey Challenge: Whine Not A Marathon 2016

    Week 26 was an absolute doozy! It was a finals week for my students, along with a Dopey simulation week. It also happened to be the week of my wedding anniversary. Timelines were squashed on top of one another, so I had to squeeze in my training in some funky ways. We were planning to…

  • And the Training Months Tick By…July and mid-August Recap

    Hmm. It’s been an interesting month. I don’t have a lot of time to go into too much detail about what’s been going on, but let’s recap:   -I went on a weeklong vacation to Waikiki with Erik. By day we hiked, ran, snorkeled, swam, surfed, boogey boarded, and by night we hopped skipped karaoke…

  • This Is My Broken Leg Rant

    Not a lot of action on the blog, mainly because there hasn’t been a lot of training on my end! Turns out that the last time I went skiing, I did not sprain my ankle. No, no…there was no sprain. The leg itself was just broken. BROKEN. Uhg. First broken bone ever but at least…

  • Unsolicited Advice to Newbie Runners (From a Newbie Runner Herself)

    In the last week, I’ve had a few people openly declare to me their intent to start a running regimen or to tackle the marathon next year…and to them I say kudos!! Here’s a few things I wish I knew about running before I started running. 1. It’s going to be uncomfortable for awhile, but…

  • Let’s Be Honest…I Could’ve Done Better.

    There was nothing easy about the LA Marathon for me. It was only last week that I crossed the finish line but I’m still thinking about it. All of my classmates asked me about how well I did. I had the same blanket answer for everyone. “I finished, but I was really really slow.” Am…

  • Race Recap: The 2012 LA Marathon

    I survived…but man oh man I am definitely feeling the pain of undertraining. The course was great. It was the best foot tour of LA I’ve ever taken. What got me most excited about this race was that I’ve been to every part of the city, but I’ve yet to actually go through it in…

  • Race Recap: 2011 Zappos Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon

    What a race! First of all, congratulations to everyone who finished the race. It was definitely a fun yet challenging course, based on all of the feedback I’ve sifted through online. All in all I think the race was a success — with 44,000 runners on the Vegas Strip at night, there was bound to…