Amara in Training

Category: Running

  • Merry Christmas To You! Get 20% Discount On Any Running Shoes TODAY #runchat

    Hey everyone! I just finished my Christmas shopping, and aside from some obligatory boxes of chocolate I’ve stuck with a theme this year…obviously health and wellness! Although I can’t quite disclose what I got everyone just yet — that’s for later tonight when we open gifts! — I got myself a neat little something too.…

  • Fitness Friday: RunKeeper + GainFitness 1-2 Punch!

    I’ve decided in the short amount of time that I’ve been working out that there are two iPhone apps that I could not live without. One I’ve been using for almost a year now…the other, I’ve been using for just a few days. What’s great is that I think they really complement each other. [imagebrowser…

  • Wishful Wednesday: World Class Paralympian Walks Again

    It’s a pretty uncommon story with a happy ending. Monique van der Vorst, an accomplished paralympian cyclist who won two silver medals at the Beijing Olympics overcame paralysis after an automobile accident. The hitch is that she had been paralyzed since she was 13. While recovering from the accident, she began to feel sensations in…

  • A Good Day of Training Deserves A Blog Post

    After feeling like things were on the rocks for awhile with my training (and life, in general), I decided to make the most of my Saturday and celebrate the Ironman Championships the only way I knew how — by swimming, biking, and running. The day started off with a Team Dress for Success run through…

  • Fitness Friday: Someone Busier Than You Is Running Right Now

    Getting started with a running program can be challenging, especially for people who is strapped for time. However, something you have to realize is that everyone has a busy life, a demanding family, and lots of time commitments. However, what separates runners from non-runners is that a runner makes the time for them. Health and fitness…

  • Tis The Season For Personal Pivots

    Every once in awhile I find myself back at where I started…albeit I’m usually in a better position, but still, nonetheless, back at where I started. As some of you may know, when I began my running back in February, I was running my own design and marketing business. Since then I’ve had a few…

  • Who Dares to Brave the Stiletto Dash?

    At this weekend’s Zappos Rock n Roll Marathon weekend, they hosted a few other events…including their very own Stiletto Dash!   The Stiletto Dash was a 50-yard race in (a minimum of) 3 inch heels on a fancy red carpet. Dashers sprinted through The Palazzo‘s Casino and raised money for charity while racing for a…

  • 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…

  • The Cooking vs. Eating Out Conundrum

      This morning I was appalled to find that one of the web’s largest business discounters, Living Social, was running a coupon program on McDonalds. Amazingly enough I was not aware that the fast food behemoth was in desperate need of sales, since they are a pretty profitable company, mostly at the expense of our…