Amara in Training

After the Pasadena Triathlon, I was really craving one more race that weekend. I dropped off Erik at LA Union Station for his shuttle to Dodger Stadium for the LA Marathon. I was certainly not trained up… Read more

For my birthday, I decided to race in the Pasadena Triathlon. This race required a little more preparation than a typical running race, mostly because it required the use of a bike. I looked into shipping my… Read more

I had been gone for vacation for a few weeks, and when I got back I was excited to make a stop in Seattle for work. It was so nice and toasty in the Middle East that… Read more

My short-distance kick was certainly in full swing this weekend. I had wrapped up another week of PT and started to feel better, so I decided to downgrade from the half to the 5K. It meant that… Read more

I had the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Doha, Qatar, for an educational conference. As with all of my work-related travel, I looked up nearby races and found the only one in the area…and it… Read more

I can’t emphasize enough how much I love these Hot Chocolate races. I love it so much that I registered my husband and I for the one in Phoenix for a celebratory weekend. It was so nice… Read more

Rock n Roll Las Vegas is usually a good time. Although last year, I was incredibly sick but ran it anyway. (That was the race with many regrets.) I was still feeling the 10K kick so I… Read more

I was in Los Angeles for a design conference, and of course I naturally poke around a few race websites. As soon as I saw that there was a race available, I went ahead and registered. This… Read more