Amara in Training

Tag: triathlon

  • 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…

  • How To Recover From a Sprained Ankle

    After a painful weekend, I think my ankle is well on the road to recovery. I’m finally able to walk without limping too much and I can finally ambulate crutch-free! (Plus, I was pretty sure that I was more of a hazard with my crutches than without.) Here are the things I did to get…

  • Week 6 Ironman Louisville Training: Ankle Sprain Got Me Down

    Such a glorious training season came crumbling down this week, due to a lot of different things but mostly an ankle sprain that has me off my feet for a bit. This week was a bit light, to say the least. I know that a lot of people who are in Ironman training shun a…

  • Week 4 Ironman Louisville Training: Recovery from Setbacks, Ordinary Training Days

    140.6 miles. I think about it every day when I’m in the pool or on the bike. I also think about how I’ll feel on race day, who will be there, how hot it will be. I think about the time cutoffs and I think about race recaps and I wonder if I’ll be better…

  • Week 3 Ironman Louisville Training: Hope is Not a Strategy

    This week was a great week. I’m coming off a high of a pretty awesome training week. I really feel like things are coming together. It’s not easy but I’m seeing progress (despite setbacks here and there). I spent some time combing through my training plan this week, doing research on the swim/bike/run route in…

  • My Hammy Isn’t Happy

    So yesterday, I decided to make up a strength training session in advance, because I knew I was going to miss my Tuesday morning class. I was introduced to something new, and in the process of doing this move, I think I might’ve MINORly pulled my hamstring. Walking to and from work wasn’t an issue,…

  • The Training Day That Tested My Patience

    Uhm…what a day. It wasn’t a particularly busy or difficult day by any stretch of the imagination, but it certainly tested my patience. Having been exhausted from the night before (mostly emotionally), I tried to face Monday as a new day. My alarm was set for 6am so that I could get some design work…

  • Week 11 Base Training: Finding Balance

    The theme of my week was…. Balance. What changed this week? Well, a few things. Shant is up in town for a 6-week trip (!!!) which is nice. It’s been a challenge being able to balance my time with him, as well as work, as well as training. He is, thankfully, very understanding of my…

  • Week 10 Base Training: It Didn’t Happen

    After coming back from my race on Sunday night, I slept in until about 9am and then headed to work. I started feeling sick at around 12 or so, and my condition gradually worsened until 5:30pm. I headed out with some friends to grab pho — oh, medicinal pho. and then grabbed a cab home.…