Amara in Training

Tag: perspective

  • Via Formspring: What gave you the strength to keep on losing weight?

    It was a mix of internal and external motivations. I knew that I was doing something good for myself — I was becoming a healthier and happier version of myself. Additionally, I was also doing something good for the environment — lowering my carbon footprint, eating local, etc — and helping other people realize that…

  • There Comes a Point in Every Person’s Life…

    A few days ago I was faced with the mentality of my former self. I came across a moment where I was comparing myself to someone who I couldn’t compare to. It wasn’t an impossible, out of reach type of comparison. Okay, actually, yes it was. My immature self a few years ago would have…

  • Recent Read: Ultramarathon Man

    This is a fantastic book! I found it when I started running early on and it was helpful to see that someone else was going through the same things I was experiencing. Dean is a fantastic writer — the pace of the book is fast but it keeps you in the moment with anecdotes and…

  • Q+A: Why Tri?

    The other day, a friend of mine asked me — “Why triathlon?” Good question…and deserving of a blog post. The simple and short of it all is that I’m trying to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Training for a triathlon takes a lot of time and dedication. It takes a certain amount of willpower to…

  • My Theory on Excuses

    I spent the summer after my high school graduation with my face in lots of geese poop in a very humid and steamy New England. Most of the time I was getting yelled at — not because I was doing anything wrong, but mainly because I wasn’t doing anything right. I was a cadet candidate…

  • Featured in Fitbie!

    Check out the original article here Over the weekend, Fitbie.com published a neat article on my recent journey. It’s been great but it’s certainly not over! I still have a long way to go in terms of training for the triathlon (mainly getting myself INTO the water, which I have failed at the last two…

  • Q+A: “Why Running?”

    I’ve been getting some of the same questions over and over again, so I’ve decided to just blog about some of these typical questions I get. First and foremost a lot of people have questioned (in a good way!) why I chose running as opposed to some other sport. So…”Why running?” Well, I chose running…

  • Long Weekends, Long Runs

    Hope you all had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! I spent my time off balancing pure relaxation and pushing my limits. All in all it was pretty fun!   I’ve found that double digit runs have been very intimidating for me personally, even though I’ve done a few of them already. There’s reticence on my…

  • Recent Read: Born To Run

    I started this book today waiting for the Metro to take me home from my just-completed 13 mile point-to-point run from my apartment to the ocean. It came highly recommended by a client who also happens to be a triathlete. I’m about halfway through it so far and I’m impressed — it’s linear insomuch that…