Amara in Training

Tag: consistency

  • Weekend Surge, and an Olympic-to-Half Ironman 11 Month Bridge

    It was quite the busy weekend! I’ve concluded that I’m quite impulsive when it comes to big decisions. Well, maybe impulsive isn’t the word that describes it, but I get these lingering goals that make me feel incomplete and I will suddenly, out of the blue, decide to finally do something about it. That happened…

  • Recovery Run: Well Worth The Wait!

    Yesterday I woke up feeling like absolute crapola, so I decided to take the day off again. Aside from grocery shopping I spent it juicing and sleeping. The off-my-feet approach definitely paid off when I awoke this morning feeling healthy and chipper! I set off for a run — no real distance or time goal…

  • Fitness Friday: Did Recovery Always Take This Long?

    On Wednesday I started my first fitness boot camp since…well…boot camp. It was an all women’s group led in a suburb of Seattle, about a ten minute drive away. At first I thought it would be too much — a commute before a commute to work, especially in the direction of rush hour traffic. However,…

  • Should I Consider A Super Sprint Triathlon?

    I’m doing some research on upcoming triathlons in the Seattle area that I’ll be able to train for and race once I get settled in. I found one in nearby Kent and they have three distances: Olympic, Sprint, and Super Sprint. I’m considering the Super Sprint distance — it’s only 1/4 mile open water swim,…

  • Hired by Amazon, Moving to Seattle, Learning Ruby/Rails, And Other Good Things

    It’s been a long while since I’ve updated here! As you may have noticed, my running is a bit off. Well, it’s like, super off. It’s so off that I’m sleeping with my running gear on so that when I get up tomorrow morning it’s the first thing I do! I’ve only logged 5 runs…

  • Running Grooves…and Bumps In The Road

    Okay, so I haven’t posted in a bit. You know why? Because nothing has really been going on! Paleo ended a few days after my last food post. It was a slow decline…It started with one meal gone awry, then followed by a a little cheating here and there, until I almost stopped caring for…

  • Paleo Day 17…Twisted Ankle, Burritos Aren’t Paleo

    I figured that I’d get my long swim in today so I started the day with two bananas to power up! I generally just have one, but today I doubled up in anticipation for my workout… …but then I twisted my ankle. 😦 I don’t even have a cool story! I decided to take a…

  • Temporary Lulls Are Just That…Temporary

    This post sings a bit of a different tune. It’s more about the lulls in energy or drive that hit me in my daily life, be it work related, training related, or personally related. It seems more so than ever I am aware that my life really is a series of unbalanced scales. I have…

  • Paleo Day 16…Big Eats For A Big Training Day

    Started my training day off with a very light snack…a banana. It never gives me a stomachache and I never feel like hurling during a workout when I eat it. Proceeded with a strength training workout, followed by a run…I was a little bit on the tired side to start. If there was a way…