My stories of training & racing around the world
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Race Recap: Seaside Half Marathon 2022
Seaside was my 54th lifetime half marathon. I don’t think you can ever really go wrong with a race on/near a beach, especially in California when the weather is so consistent year round. Something I need to… Read more
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Race Recap: Surf City Half Marathon 2022
Surf City was my 53rd lifetime half marathon. This race came on the heels of my first 50K, which was an incredible experience. After that, I felt a little lost and wasn’t sure what kind of goals… Read more
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Race Recap: Go Short, Go Long, Go Very Long 50K 2022
This was my very first 50K! And I finished standing upright! This was supposed to be my last big hurrah before restarting the IVF process again. I am so happy I did this race and am so… Read more
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Race recap: Texas Double 2021
My Dopey training took me to Bachman Lake in Dallas. It is hosted by a small race company and faithfully runs multi-day races multiple times a year. I truly admire those who are able to run multiple… Read more
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Race recap: Seattle Marathon 2021
This was my first marathon back since Honolulu 2018! Marathons are very intimidating. My shorter Dopey training runs have been mostly okay. The longer ones have not gone very smoothly but I’ve gotten my miles in. Seattle… Read more
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Race recap: Rock n Roll San Diego Half Marathon 2021
This was my first “real” race in awhile, and my first Rock n Roll race since Las Vegas 2019. I know that I had completed a few other races towards the beginning of my Dopey training journey,… Read more
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Race recap: Colfax Marathon Relay 2021
This was my first ever relay race and I am hooked! I hope to continue doing relay races in the future but I think it really depends on me having enough running friends to do it. I… Read more
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Race recap: Hot Chocolate Denver 15K 2021
Hot Chocolate races are one of my favorite race circuits around…that’s why I’m a race ambassador for them. I run a LOT of races (as you can see from my blog) and they are superior in almost… Read more
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Race recap: Rocky Mountain National Park Half Marathon and 5K 2021
I’ve always been curious about the Vacation Races series. I seen them rise in popularity as folks shift away from running races in urban areas. Once you exhaust the Rock n Roll race series and the Run… Read more
Amara in Training 