Amara in Training

Tag: setting goals

  • HITS 140.6 Palm Springs: Racing for a Cause

    So, after much deliberation, I finally narrowed down my fundraiser to three charities. Well, technically I couldn’t decide between three charities, so I’ve decided to fundraise for all three of them: I’ve decided to dedicate portions of my iron-distance triathlon to these causes: swimming 2.4 miles for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, cycling…

  • Week 2+3 HITS Palm Springs Training: A Twisted Ankle, and Then Some

    Oh boy. I got one good training week in and then BAM — I was hit with another twist to the ankle on my morning run. I was down by half my training time this week (week #2), and I’ve reloaded it on week 3 hoping that it doesn’t overload my week 4 which, coincidentally,…

  • Week 1 HITS Palm Springs 140.6 Training: Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy

    With Ironman Louisville in my hypothetical rear-view mirror, I plodded along and laid down the plans for my new backup race in Palm Springs. This morning I thought about the last four weeks and how I’d been off my feet for three of them. This morning I didn’t feel any worse off having taken time…

  • Race Recap: Seafair Olympic Triathlon 2013

    A new race distance only means one thing…an automatic PR! So I wasn’t fast, but I finished with a smile on my face. That was the goal all along. The team (and then some) were at the finish chute cheering me along, which was really nice! Anyways, let’s head back to the beginning. The day…

  • Move Over Louisville…I’m heading to Palm Springs for my 140.6

    So there’s been a lot of developments lately in my personal life, some of it good and some of it bad. For many reasons — I didn’t have enough base training/fitness in the bank…because I was out for a week with a dislocated shoulder, and then was out again for another week and a half…

  • Open Water Swimming Without a Wetsuit

    My heart was pounding in my jaw. I spent more time being apprehensive about jumping into the water than actually being in the water. I had a fear that somehow, without my wetsuit, I would just sink to the bottom of the lake. Like some giant pair of hands would just come up from the…

  • Race Recap: 2013 Rock ‘n Roll Seattle Half Marathon

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…