What a week, folks. I've been thoroughly stressed out about things non-training related (for once!) and I'm so glad to have a community of people who I can rely on when things get really tough for me. Thank you. You know who you are. It was actually a bit light on the training side during … Continue reading Week 8 HITS 140.6 Palm Springs Training: Action Always Beats Intention
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Week 19 Ironman Louisville Training: Finish What You Started
Among many silly reasons, I started my journey to Ironman because I wanted the challenge. I wanted to see what it felt like to take something from concept to completion. I wanted to do it to see if I could do it. There have been a lot of things I've started and never finished...plenty of … Continue reading Week 19 Ironman Louisville Training: Finish What You Started
Week 14 Ironman Louisville Training: All Great Changes are Preceded by Chaos
What. A. Week! I've learned a lot this week...learning a thing or two about making a schedule and sticking to it. Learning to "embrace the suck." Learning to view my goals as non-negotiable. Learning to read my body a little better. I'm trying not to go crazy but my wisdom teeth are giving me problems … Continue reading Week 14 Ironman Louisville Training: All Great Changes are Preceded by Chaos
Week 11 + 12 Ironman Louisville Training: It All Sounds Like Crazy Talk
The tumultuous journey is practically half over. 12 weeks out of a 24 week plan?! I don't feel half ready!! This post wraps up the last two weeks a bit early -- I still have two more workouts tomorrow -- but I'll be heading out for my flight at 5am and I need to catch … Continue reading Week 11 + 12 Ironman Louisville Training: It All Sounds Like Crazy Talk
Week 1 Ironman Louisville Training: Love Yourself Enough to Work Harder
It's my first week of my official Ironman training and it went better than expected. Of course there were highs (finally hitting my stride in the pool and gaining some smoothness in the water) and the lowest of lows (retching over on a Friday morning at 4am due to not-so-good veggie patties and breaking down into … Continue reading Week 1 Ironman Louisville Training: Love Yourself Enough to Work Harder
Week 10 Base Training: It Didn’t Happen
After coming back from my race on Sunday night, I slept in until about 9am and then headed to work. I started feeling sick at around 12 or so, and my condition gradually worsened until 5:30pm. I headed out with some friends to grab pho -- oh, medicinal pho. and then grabbed a cab home. … Continue reading Week 10 Base Training: It Didn’t Happen
A Good Day of Training Deserves A Blog Post
After feeling like things were on the rocks for awhile with my training (and life, in general), I decided to make the most of my Saturday and celebrate the Ironman Championships the only way I knew how -- by swimming, biking, and running. The day started off with a Team Dress for Success run through … Continue reading A Good Day of Training Deserves A Blog Post
2011 Ironman World Championship is Here
Good luck to all of the competitors out there in Kona today! "The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well." -Baron de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games I know that one day I will have … Continue reading 2011 Ironman World Championship is Here
Amara in Training 