My stories of training & racing around the world
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Reviving Old Ambitions
There’s something to be said about chasing old ambitions that never quite died. After the Dopey Challenge, I’ve been searching for the next big thing and I haven’t quite found it yet. I’ve come full circle from… Read more
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Race Recap: Rock n Roll Seattle Remix Challenge 2017
For the eighth city of the year I headed back to my favorite race city, Seattle! Seeing as though my office is based out of Seattle (well, sort of), I mixed work and fun. I flew in… Read more
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Race Recap: Rock n Roll San Diego Remix Challenge 2017
While in Liverpool, I peeked at the race calendar for the Rock n Roll series. I knew that there was a marathon in San Diego the weekend we returned from our trip, and that it was the… Read more
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Race Recap: Rock n Roll Liverpool 2017 Remix Challenge
After much anticipation, we touched down in Manchester for a quick afternoon, wandered the city for a bit, and then boarded a train to Liverpool the next morning. Despite the tragedy that struck just a day or so… Read more
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On Moonshot Goals and Training Plans
Having followed Nike’s Breaking2 story for awhile now, as well as Runners World editor David Willey’s BQ efforts, has had me thinking about my own moonshot goals, especially since I’m not currently registered for an A-race. Dopey… Read more
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Race Recap: Rock n Roll Nashville 2017
It’s been a month since my last race. I’ve been really enjoying the downtime at home on weekends. However, I’ve spent some time really thinking about my running goals before hitting the road. Before I knew it,… Read more
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Tick, Tock
As someone who runs fairly slow, I need something to keep me company on the treadmill as the miles draaaaagggg by. I rely a lot on podcasts for my shorter runs and audiobooks on my longer runs… Read more
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Race Recap: Rock n Roll San Francisco Half Marathon 2017
Stop #3: Sam Clams Disco! I can’t believe I hadn’t done this race sooner. What took me so long to do a race in northern California? I’ve gone up the coast for plenty of work trips, but… Read more
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Race Recap: 2017 Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon
This was my first new race destination in quite awhile! It was nice escaping Denver for a long weekend in the nation’s capital. (Well, it was part exciting and part depressing all at the same time, given the… Read more
Amara in Training 