My stories of training & racing around the world
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Fitness Friday: Channel Your Gratitude and Level Your Attitude
Let’s face it. Most of what we see online is not true. Very rarely will you see what people are really seeing, feeling, and thinking. Most of the time it’s all one giant highlight reel — everyone… Read more
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Yoga + Bike Goodies + Hotel Booked + Oh Yeah, Please Donate to my Fundraiser!
It seems like just yesterday I was crossing the half marathon finish line, and now we’re already at Thursday! I’m still relatively tense and stiff from the race and I’ve been meaning to get to the massage… Read more
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Race Recap: Sporty Diva’s Half Marathon
This weekend’s race was a lot of fun! It was my first small race (less than 50 participants) and it was mostly women-focused. The race was more of a “run your own race” sort of event, with… Read more
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Thanks to Triathlon, My 20-Hour Day Didn’t Faze Me
I knew it was going to be a rough day when I rolled over in bed, picked up my phone, and saw that it was 3:30am. For the second or third morning in a row, I’ve slept… Read more
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Rewarding Good Behavior
I might be a very strange female, but I loathe shopping. I hate the process of having to fight for parking, deal with traffic, deal with salespeople…but there’s one thing I will never hate shopping for and… Read more
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Olympic Tri (My Way) and Race Recap: Athleta Iron Girl 10K
So sometime last night, when I was tossing and turning because I couldn’t fall asleep, I came up with this plan… I’ve been really annoyed lately that I can’t find a nearby triathlon that works with my… Read more
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The 10K Sweet Spot: My Varied History
6.2 miles. I’m not exactly sure what makes it my sweet spot but it is. I’ve clocked some decent times relative to my other distances. Speed is relative but for some reason, a 10K doesn’t psych me… Read more
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Kicking Off The First Race Of The Season
Man, what a week that was. A lot of stress coupled with not enough sleep or nutrition makes for a very cranky Amara. I hope to get some of that on track in the upcoming week. So… Read more
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3 Day Weekend in Seattle: International District, Zoo, Bumbershoot
So I’ve been feeling pretty miserable for the past 6 days. Last week, after my victorious 1+ mile swim, I went in to my local dentist to get my top two wisdom teeth yanked out. It was… Read more
Amara in Training 