Ahhhhh. There's nothing feeling like you've finally arrived in a new city than running a road race there. Make that three. I've completed the Athleta Iron Girl 10K last year, along with the Sporty Divas half marathon in Tacoma, but the Rock n Roll races always hold a fond place in my heart. This race … Continue reading Race Recap: 2013 Rock ‘n Roll Seattle Half Marathon
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Week 16 Ironman Louisville Training: It All Goes Up From Here
11 weeks left in my training plan. It was a good week, even though I was short two hours. I was short because one evening, I was coming down with some flu-like symptoms and canned my workout. The other was because of my bike shorts seams digging into me. The two hour ditch was meant … Continue reading Week 16 Ironman Louisville Training: It All Goes Up From Here
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
Whatever You Do, Don’t Panic
It has been said that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. I definitely have this incessant need to plan and re-plan and re-work a plan. (It's just necessary when things don't go according to...er...plan!) Well, that's partially from my parents too (they are expert planners) but I think I just like to … Continue reading Whatever You Do, Don’t Panic
Week 13 Ironman Louisville Training: Strength is the Product of Struggle
Just wrapped up a 12-13 hour week...I have a 17-hour week on the books for the next seven days. I'm too sore to walk now, which will make for interesting training later today. Things are going well despite my internalized open water swimming fears that are creeping up on me again. This reminds me of … Continue reading Week 13 Ironman Louisville Training: Strength is the Product of Struggle
99 Days + 4.5 Races To Go Until My First Ironman
I don't think you can fully appreciate a full 48 hours of rest until you go through Ironman training. My weekly training is stacked like a part-time job: 14 hours here, 15 hours here, 17 hours there, eventually it'll increase to almost 18-20 hours a week. Can you imagine what type of progress you can … Continue reading 99 Days + 4.5 Races To Go Until My First Ironman
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 9+10 Ironman Louisville Training: Give Up Giving Up
Week 7+8+9 were especially hard but I think in week 10 I've pulled through the slump I found myself in. The slump included some insecurity, mixed with a dash of sadness and depression, had some trauma flashbacks. These were the weeks that made me question a lot of my intentions. A lot of it had … Continue reading Week 9+10 Ironman Louisville Training: Give Up Giving Up
On Endurance
Pardon me as I take a bit of a departure from the usual rhetoric of my blog. I've been itching -- really, dying inside -- to be able to lift the veil of what I've been willing to share here. Sometimes, things seem so pixel perfect on the surface, and perhaps they have been packaged … Continue reading On Endurance
Week 7 Ironman Louisville Training: May Hope Forever Wipe Away Your Tears
So I've been recovering (a.k.a. being really lazy) during week 7 of my training. I've been laying off of it but I think I can begin putting in more time and miles now that I have full mobility of my ankle. Things still seem a bit stiff physically but they pale in comparison to the … Continue reading Week 7 Ironman Louisville Training: May Hope Forever Wipe Away Your Tears
Amara in Training 