Amara in Training

Tag: exercise

  • 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…

  • Getting Settled In, New Training Plan, First Week

    So after being on the road quite a bit, I finally made it to my home destination, Seattle! I live in an area called Eastlake…it’s the eastern side of Lake Union. My office is in South Lake Union, which is only a mile walk. 1.2 miles to be exact. Right now I have to lug…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Thoughts I Think While I Tackle The One-Mile Swim

    On Friday I completed my very first long swim of one mile. (I think I completed something close to a mile before in an open water swim, but I don’t count that too much because we took a lot of breaks and it was with a class.) It was one of the few times where…

  • Paleo Day 11…Workout Recovery and Minor Ethnic Cheats

    Thursday…it was the day after Wednesday, the day after I had pushed myself a bit farther than usual. Every few months or so I’ll get a yearning to try my hand at a solo sprint triathlon, meaning that I attempt the distances at a local gym to check out my current level of conditioning. Well,…

  • Getting Back Into The Swim/Bike/Run Routine

    So on a whim I decided to try a swim/bike/run routine this morning. At first I thought that I’d only for a nice long swim, but figured that now was a good of time as any to take an assessment of where I’m at, physically, for the triathlon in November. Let’s just say I’ve got…

  • Paleo Day 8…Down 6 Pounds, Here Comes The Cravings, 100 Weeks Left

    So after what turned out to be more of a cheat day than a cheat meal, I set about my Monday to go back to my usual staple of veggies and fish. Monday started harmlessly enough with leftover curries from the weekend. Most of the broth remained but the bulk of the veggies were gone,…