There is something so special about international races. Perhaps it's because I'm out of my element, or because some of the street signs are in a foreign language. It's just far enough away from home to make it feel special again. This race took me to...Canada! The journey to Canada took about six hours from … Continue reading Race Recap: Rock n Roll Montreal Half Marathon 2018
I'm into my second week of this modified training plan and I have to say...I'm liking it so much more. The hours are so much more manageable compared to my last plan. I find that my motivation still waxes and wanes during the week, but I am able to rearrange them without much struggle. This … Continue reading Week 2 Desert’s Edge Tri Training Recap: Making Time For Your Goals
This race weekend took me to lovely, lovely San Diego! It's so hard not to love this sun-drenched city. This was the first city where I actually got to enjoy my Hall of Fame status! Coming to San Diego, I feel strangely sad that I am not doing the Hall of Fame this year. It's … Continue reading Race Recap: Rock n Roll San Diego Half Marathon 2018
TL/DR: I made it all the way to Beijing and picked up my bib. I even made it to the start line. I went up and down the Great Wall and back over in one piece. I finished the thing! This was my face before I knew what I was getting into: Now, for the … Continue reading Race Recap: Great Wall of China Half Marathon 2018
It's hard to believe we're three months in to 2018 already. Time is flying. We headed to New Orleans for my birthday weekend. My best friend booked a ticket to The Big Easy to join in on the fun. I don't actually recall when we've ever traveled anywhere together aside from family trips, so it … Continue reading Race Recap: Rock n Roll New Orleans 2018
For Surf City, I was excited to fly in to So Cal to pace my best friend for her very first half marathon! The day before, I taught a full-day design bootcamp. It was a full class, so I was on my feet the entire day. Months beforehand, I had registered for the race and … Continue reading Race Recap: Surf City Half Marathon 2018
With the 2017 hall of fame behind me, I had a few weeks of downtime. The school year came to a close, and so did Q4 at work. Christmas and New Years came and went. We stayed in Denver for the holidays, because we closed on a new-to-us townhouse! By the time Rock n Roll … Continue reading Race Recap: Rock n Roll Arizona 2018 Half Marathon
2017 was a fun, interesting, wacky, bumpy year. By the numbers (even though the year isn't over yet)... 28 races 3 marathons 16 half marathons 1 10Ks 8 5Ks Total distance ran: 786.9 miles Of that distance, race miles: 319.2 miles Average pace: 15:01 min/mile (yup! run/walk...) 148 runs 89,543 calories burned 42,739 ft elevation … Continue reading 2017 Retrospective: The Year I Pushed My Boundaries
This was the second time I've ran the Rock n Roll Denver. It was very much a different experience running this city, now that we're going on our third year here, and now that we've been heavily training for races for at least two years here. Although still not familiar, they certainly didn't seem as … Continue reading Race Recap: Rock n Roll Denver Remix Challenge 2017
There's something to be said about chasing old ambitions that never quite died. After the Dopey Challenge, I've been searching for the next big thing and I haven't quite found it yet. I've come full circle from time goals, distance goals, and now I think I'm back to triathlons again. At some point, I wonder … Continue reading Reviving Old Ambitions
Amara in Training 