Amara in Training

Category: Triathlon Training

  • Training Recap: Weeks 17-18 of Escape from Alcatraz

    Training Recap: Weeks 17-18 of Escape from Alcatraz

    7 weeks to go! 😬 My last two weeks of training have gone pretty well…sort of. I now see 6 red blocks in week 17, but I did go to Orangetheory four times that week. I’m calling it a rest week after two intense training weeks. I was feeling pretty awful on Thursday and Friday…

  • Training Recap: Weeks 10-16 of Escape from Alcatraz

    Training Recap: Weeks 10-16 of Escape from Alcatraz

    I haven’t been able to do as much as I’d like with my writing. I used to write weekly training recaps to help me reflect on my progress and goals. My writing has taken a bit of a backseat to my work and teaching (which includes lots of grading). So, in the time I’ve been…

  • Training Recap: Week 6+7+8+9 Escape from Alcatraz

    Training Recap: Week 6+7+8+9 Escape from Alcatraz

    I just wrapped up month 2 of my 5-month training plan. Something that I am learning is that following a training plan is becoming very difficult for me! I’ve been incorporating a lot of Orangetheory into my routine — about 3-4 sessions a week, at the expense of my running training, but what has been…

  • Training Recap: Week 1+2 Escape from Alcatraz

    Training Recap: Week 1+2 Escape from Alcatraz

    I’ve been wanting to race in the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon for years. I think I learned about it during my first year of training for a triathlon. When I researched bucket list races, this came up as one of the top contenders. As soon as I went to the website to register for it,…

  • Desert’s Edge Make-up Sprint Tri 2018

    Desert’s Edge Make-up Sprint Tri 2018

    I had a DNS (did not start) earlier this season for a sprint triathlon. This was already a downgrade from the half ironman for which I was training. There were a lot of things out of my control that required that I pull out of the event, and the race director was nice enough to…

  • Week 5+6 Desert’s Edge Tri Training: A Little Bit of Adventure

    Week 5+6 Desert’s Edge Tri Training: A Little Bit of Adventure

    The antibiotics are done and the cold/flu has mostly worked itself out of me. The exhaustion is still lingering but I am able to get most of my rest. I’ve registered for the sprint distance, and oh boy, thank goodness I didn’t spring for the Olympic! I’ve made it into the pool a few times,…

  • Week 3+4 Desert’s Edge Tri Training Recap: Out Sick!

    Week 3+4 Desert’s Edge Tri Training Recap: Out Sick!

    In the early part of week 3, I caught a bug that quickly flatlined me. I tried my best to work through it — meaning, I worked from home for as much as humanly possible. I tried to stay coherent on work phone calls, and I hope my emails and data analyses made sense. I’m…

  • Week 2 Desert’s Edge Tri Training Recap: Making Time For Your Goals

    Week 2 Desert’s Edge Tri Training Recap: Making Time For Your Goals

    I’m into my second week of this modified training plan and I have to say…I’m liking it so much more. The hours are so much more manageable compared to my last plan. I find that my motivation still waxes and wanes during the week, but I am able to rearrange them without much struggle. This…

  • Week 1 Desert’s Edge Tri Training Recap: Stay Stubborn On the Vision

    Week 1 Desert’s Edge Tri Training Recap: Stay Stubborn On the Vision

    After a few false starts with my 70.3 base training and 13-week race training plan, I decided to scrap it for something more manageable. During my bad weeks, I was swinging around 3-5 hours comfortably, so I decided on a sprint triathlon plan that I already owned in Training Peaks. This would give me some…