Amara in Training

Tag: running

  • Q+A: “Why Do You Keep Running?”

    I received a blog request from Elijah this week on my running habit — “You should do a post on why you kept running after you started, even on those days that you didn’t want to.”   Lately, it’s been harder and harder for me to keep the momentum going. I’ve been running between 4-6…

  • 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…

  • Back in the Saddle, Back in the Water

    This was definitely a week of firsts!   I got on my bike three days this week — and if you count the two roundtrip courses I had to do, it was five! Even though I am still relearning a lot of the basics I thought that I’d manipulate myself into riding it a bit…

  • A Few Observations From Today

      On my run: I ran the Miles for Melanoma 5K this morning in Fullerton. Along the run route they had volunteers hold signs of people whom have passed from cancer. It was also very nice to see families and teams working together to fundraise for a cause that was so close to them. The run…

  • The ultimate/supreme catch-up blog entry

    So I think the last time I *really* updated this blog on a regular basis was prior to SXSW. In a nutshell — well, in short status updates — here’s what I’ve been up to: Had a great time at SXSW. Well, the last two days at least. Had an awesome ChevySXSW road trip experience,…

  • The Victim vs. Survivor Mentality

    Depending on how closely you stalk me on the interwebs, you have have gathered that I’ve been running a lot lately. I’ve been consistently running at least 5 days a week since the first week of February. In late March I ran my first 5K and this Sunday I will be running my first 10K.…