Amara in Training

Tag: consistency

  • Turning a Setback into a Comeback

    When you’re off kilter, the name of the game is to build new habits. I’m currently working on a new experiment. I’m aiming for 5 days a week of exercise and 2 salads a day. So far I’ve been successful a little over 50% of the time — I logged three workouts last week (3/5…

  • Resetting Expectations

    The thing with injuries is that it allows me ample time to reflect. An injury pretty much grinds all of my training plans to a screeching halt. The Whidbey Island Marathon in April (which was downgraded to a half marathon, which was then downgraded to a 10K) is definitely out of the picture. I think…

  • A Letter to My 30+ Year Old Self

    Tomorrow, you upgrade to your next triathlon age group: F 30-35! Your last decade was very interesting, wasn’t it? You finally got the big break in design that you’ve been looking for all of your life. Do you remember those nights as a teenager where you dreamed of calling your own shots, living a life…

  • What You Seek Is Seeking You

    I came across a saying the other week: “What you seek is seeking you.” There was a certain peace and comfort that I found in that phrase. For as long as I remember, I’ve been looking and seeking for a lot: I’ve been looking for a life of accomplishment, things worthy of my pursuit, and…

  • You Only Get To Be A Beginner Once

    There was a time in my life when I was enrolled in one of those 3-month programming schools. Right before I dropped out to take a full-time design job with Amazon, Jared Tame, my mentor at Bloc, shared this golden nugget with me: “You only get to be a beginner once.” I’ve thought quite a…

  • Keep Climbing and Fall Forward

    Well before I resume the hustle bustle of the workweek, I like to take a short bit of time to reflect on the things I’ve done, and the time that I’ve spent. They say that what you spent your New Years Day doing is you’ll spend your new year doing. I wonder if they are…

  • 2704 miles + 448 hours = 2013

    So this year was an amazing year in many respects. I’ve traveled 2,704.9 miles in 448 hours. I somehow managed to hit some pretty great highs and some awful lows all in the span of twelve months. It included: -6 races: 3 half marathons, my first 2 Olympic tris, and 1 half Ironman -My mom…

  • On Fear and Falling

    Ladies and gents, I am so happy right now. Like, bursting at the seams happy. So, finally after many months/years of this weird mental game of being scared of clipping in, I decided to give it a go again. And guess what? I did it! I’m still in one piece! It might sound kind of…

  • Triathlon Is Not A Solitary Sport: Here’s 70.3 Miles of Dedications

    On the cusp of my first half Ironman race, I thought I’d take the time to do something I’ve been thinking about since my first marathon…I wanted to dedicate each mile of my race to someone important to me. Triathlon is definitely not a solitary sport. Sure, you train alone, but it’s really the journey…