Amara in Training

Tag: commitment

  • Race Recap: 2013 Lake Stevens Olympic Triathlon

    So, let me tell you about a time when I finished last place. You read that right, last place. I headed out to Lake Stevens with my training group. There was a handful of us who had trained since the Seafair Triathlon for this event. I didn’t doubt that my teammates could go from non-swimmers…

  • Week 4 HITS 140.6 Palm Springs Training: Inspire Through Example

    Le sigh. SIGH SIGH SIGH. I feel like I’ve made some good progress with swimming this summer. However, I’ve made almost zero progress with my cycling. I think I have actually digressed because at the beginning of spring I rocked a 56-ish mile ride and did great, and now I’m struggling through a 28 mile…

  • You Can’t Run Away From the Quantified Self

    When I first started my health and fitness journey with running a few years ago, I logged every mile and for a stretch, logged every morsel I ate. I think that measurement gave me a barometer by which I could measure progress. I could see when I stalled, when I made progress, when I was…

  • HITS 140.6 Palm Springs: Racing for a Cause

    So, after much deliberation, I finally narrowed down my fundraiser to three charities. Well, technically I couldn’t decide between three charities, so I’ve decided to fundraise for all three of them: I’ve decided to dedicate portions of my iron-distance triathlon to these causes: swimming 2.4 miles for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, cycling…

  • Week 2+3 HITS Palm Springs Training: A Twisted Ankle, and Then Some

    Oh boy. I got one good training week in and then BAM — I was hit with another twist to the ankle on my morning run. I was down by half my training time this week (week #2), and I’ve reloaded it on week 3 hoping that it doesn’t overload my week 4 which, coincidentally,…

  • Week 1 HITS Palm Springs 140.6 Training: Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy

    With Ironman Louisville in my hypothetical rear-view mirror, I plodded along and laid down the plans for my new backup race in Palm Springs. This morning I thought about the last four weeks and how I’d been off my feet for three of them. This morning I didn’t feel any worse off having taken time…

  • Race Recap: Seafair Olympic Triathlon 2013

    A new race distance only means one thing…an automatic PR! So I wasn’t fast, but I finished with a smile on my face. That was the goal all along. The team (and then some) were at the finish chute cheering me along, which was really nice! Anyways, let’s head back to the beginning. The day…

  • Move Over Louisville…I’m heading to Palm Springs for my 140.6

    So there’s been a lot of developments lately in my personal life, some of it good and some of it bad. For many reasons — I didn’t have enough base training/fitness in the bank…because I was out for a week with a dislocated shoulder, and then was out again for another week and a half…

  • Race Recap: 2013 Rock ‘n Roll Seattle Half Marathon

    Ahhhhh. There’s nothing feeling like you’ve finally arrived in a new city than running a road race there. Make that three. I’ve completed the Athleta Iron Girl 10K last year, along with the Sporty Divas half marathon in Tacoma, but the Rock n Roll races always hold a fond place in my heart. This race…