My stories of training & racing around the world
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Honey Stinger Hive!
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been selected to join the Honey Stinger Hive this year! For those of you who do not know of Honey Stinger, they make organic honey-based sports nutrition products in the forms… Read more
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Race Recap: Surf City Half Marathon 2018
For Surf City, I was excited to fly in to So Cal to pace my best friend for her very first half marathon! The day before, I taught a full-day design bootcamp. It was a full class,… Read more
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Race Recap: Rock n Roll Arizona 2018 Half Marathon
With the 2017 hall of fame behind me, I had a few weeks of downtime. The school year came to a close, and so did Q4 at work. Christmas and New Years came and went. We stayed… Read more
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I Registered For The Great Wall of China Half Marathon
I registered for the Great Wall of China half marathon! EEEEK!! There’s a few races that are actually held there, so for clarification, I am running the one that has been organized by a local company that’s… Read more
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2017 Retrospective: The Year I Pushed My Boundaries
2017 was a fun, interesting, wacky, bumpy year. By the numbers (even though the year isn’t over yet)… 28 races 3 marathons 16 half marathons 1 10Ks 8 5Ks Total distance ran: 786.9 miles Of that distance,… Read more
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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… Read more
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Team Nuun!
I got some exciting news earlier this week…I was accepted into Team Nuun as an ambassador for 2018! I look forward to seeing what’s ahead with one of my favorite Seattle companies…second to Amazon, of course. 🙂 Read more
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Race Recap: Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon 2017
Rock n Roll Las Vegas has been one of my favorite races on the tour for awhile. It’s been a few years since I’ve been able to come back to run this city. Each time I’ve been… Read more
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The Heroics of the Weekend Long Run
Races are glamorous. When you first start running, training seems glamorous. The social media cheer, the text messages, the likes and tweets and sweet messages give you boosts and encouragement to lace up your shoes. What happens… Read more
Amara in Training 