Amara in Training

Tag: perspective

  • Race Recap: 2013 HITS 70.3 Championship Palm Springs

    It is not everyday that you can say that you had a perfect race…but I had the most perfect race that anyone could have dreamed of! Mind you, a part of this journey included: a (minor) black eye, a painfully popped blister on my pinky toe, 30MPH gusts of headwind and crosswind, and a potential…

  • Triathlon Is Not A Solitary Sport: Here’s 70.3 Miles of Dedications

    On the cusp of my first half Ironman race, I thought I’d take the time to do something I’ve been thinking about since my first marathon…I wanted to dedicate each mile of my race to someone important to me. Triathlon is definitely not a solitary sport. Sure, you train alone, but it’s really the journey…

  • Two Weeks Until Race Day

    I’ve had a decent stretch over the last few weeks getting back into training for my impending half Ironman. To think that I could lapse out of training and kind of pick back up where I left off is nothing short of astonishing, really. And a little punishing. To give me enough buffer time so…

  • An Extended Season Retrospective: Remember Why You Started

    So if you’ve been following my training lately, you’ll probably notice that I’ve logged significantly less time swimming, biking, running. After about 11 months of intense training (as well as the ebbs and flows that come with it), and all the stressors that come with life in general, I think my body finally gave in.…

  • My 7-Week Training Forecast

    Starts off at 13:30 a week. Tops out at 16:30 a week. The goal is to leave room for two consecutive rest days on the weekend, so that I may actually get a chance to enjoy my weekends doing non-training related stuff. Wednesdays by far are the hardest day since I stack all of my…

  • Week 11 HITS 70.3 Palm Springs Training: One Step At A Time

    So I promise you one thing: after I write this week’s nothing recap blog, I’m going to clear out my TrainingPeaks 140.6 plan and actually put together a real, feasible plan for the next 6 (and some change) weeks until the 70.3. I foresee a lot more time on the bike, a handful of 10+…

  • I Wish You Could See What I See

    As I’m sitting here enjoying a warm bowl of oatmeal and a mug of white tea, I’m reflecting on one of my best open water swims I’ve ever had. I have a hot compress to my feet, my heater is on full blast. And my cats are nodding off. It’s warm, cozy. Snuggly even. About…

  • Week 9 HITS 140.6 Training: It Didn’t Happen

    I want to say that I probably have a blog title of that sort at least once or twice a season. They come up unexpectedly, generally because of some sort of shenanigans in my life. This time, it wasn’t purely shenanigans — my boyfriend and I (of almost three years) split up. Thus, I spent…

  • Week 8 HITS 140.6 Palm Springs Training: Action Always Beats Intention

    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…