Running Zen + Running Inspired

Can every weekend be this fun? I got two new books on running that I'm trying to read simultaneously. (It's really hard to pick just one. As a matter of fact, I'm in the middle of four books right now...) The title of the first book caught my eye immediately. Make peace with my pace?! … Continue reading Running Zen + Running Inspired →

Catching Up With My Marathon Training

So I've written and trashed and rewritten this blog post a few times. It's not even a tell-all or anything. I'm just trying to get back into the swing of things here! I took about two weeks off from any serious marathon training and blogging to take care of some things at work. In that … Continue reading Catching Up With My Marathon Training →

Fitness Friday: Channel Your Gratitude and Level Your Attitude

Let's face it. Most of what we see online is not true. Very rarely will you see what people are really seeing, feeling, and thinking. Most of the time it's all one giant highlight reel -- everyone effortlessly goes about their daily lives looking happy and relatively healthy. Truth is, it's mostly an act. Everyone has … Continue reading Fitness Friday: Channel Your Gratitude and Level Your Attitude →

Yoga + Bike Goodies + Hotel Booked + Oh Yeah, Please Donate to my Fundraiser!

It seems like just yesterday I was crossing the half marathon finish line, and now we're already at Thursday! I'm still relatively tense and stiff from the race and I've been meaning to get to the massage therapist's office all week. I will most likely have to schedule it for the weekend. In the meantime, … Continue reading Yoga + Bike Goodies + Hotel Booked + Oh Yeah, Please Donate to my Fundraiser! →

Race Recap: Sporty Diva’s Half Marathon

This weekend's race was a lot of fun! It was my first small race (less than 50 participants) and it was mostly women-focused. The race was more of a "run your own race" sort of event, with distances of 5K, 10K, 15K, and a half marathon. I totally underestimated what the event coordinator meant by … Continue reading Race Recap: Sporty Diva’s Half Marathon →

Thanks to Triathlon, My 20-Hour Day Didn’t Faze Me

I knew it was going to be a rough day when I rolled over in bed, picked up my phone, and saw that it was 3:30am. For the second or third morning in a row, I've slept quite late and woken up very early (before 5am early), and in my sleep I was dreaming about … Continue reading Thanks to Triathlon, My 20-Hour Day Didn’t Faze Me →

Rewarding Good Behavior

I might be a very strange female, but I loathe shopping. I hate the process of having to fight for parking, deal with traffic, deal with salespeople...but there's one thing I will never hate shopping for and that is training gear! As a form of self congratulations for a job well done on my self-paced … Continue reading Rewarding Good Behavior →

Olympic Tri (My Way) and Race Recap: Athleta Iron Girl 10K

So sometime last night, when I was tossing and turning because I couldn't fall asleep, I came up with this plan... I've been really annoyed lately that I can't find a nearby triathlon that works with my schedule so i decided to do my own thing. (Story of my life.) I decided that since my … Continue reading Olympic Tri (My Way) and Race Recap: Athleta Iron Girl 10K →

The 10K Sweet Spot: My Varied History

6.2 miles. I'm not exactly sure what makes it my sweet spot but it is. I've clocked some decent times relative to my other distances. Speed is relative but for some reason, a 10K doesn't psych me out nearly as much as a 5K, 13.1, or 26.2. For some reason, I feel most at ease … Continue reading The 10K Sweet Spot: My Varied History →

Kicking Off The First Race Of The Season

Man, what a week that was. A lot of stress coupled with not enough sleep or nutrition makes for a very cranky Amara. I hope to get some of that on track in the upcoming week. So my diet has primarily consisted of mushy things, like shakes, scrambled eggs, yogurt, pudding, soup, etc. I've grown … Continue reading Kicking Off The First Race Of The Season →