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
What a week! It's been very productive. On Tuesday, after a lot of internal debating, I hired a personal trainer to help me reach my goals. On Wednesday, he proceeded to metaphorically kick my ass in a very good way. On Thursday, I looked in to my goal race (Rev3 Portland) and it was cancelled!! I was …
Continue reading New Trainer/Coach, New Race, and Week Recap
A bit of trailing exhaustion and/or fatigue has gotten in the way of doing anything somewhat routine. After my short half mile pool session yesterday, I felt a bit under the weather because I was convinced that I might've caught some dreaded germs from the water. I felt a bit lethargic today but just chalked it …
Continue reading Planning for Rev3, Personal Training Certification, and More
I'm back at it again! After a late night grocery shopping trip I have all of my smoothie ingredients for the week. I also got too lazy to blog today so I vlogged again. It's Sunday funday and I need a day off, too! If you have any recipes you'd like me to try, or if …
Continue reading Getting Started With Green Smoothies for Breakfast
Started my training day off with a very light snack...a banana. It never gives me a stomachache and I never feel like hurling during a workout when I eat it. Proceeded with a strength training workout, followed by a run...I was a little bit on the tired side to start. If there was a way …
Continue reading Paleo Day 16…Big Eats For A Big Training Day
Started off my day with a different type of scramble this time...onions, bell peppers, and roasted green peppers with a side of potatoes! Then went to visit a friend. She was gracious enough to share her blood oranges with me. It was so sweet and tasty! I will have to hunt down the farmer's market …
Continue reading Paleo Day 15…Fish Tacos and Too Much of a Good Thing
Sunday started off without a hitch. It was a mild sunny morning and I was sitting in my boyfriend's backyard enjoying some fresh strawberries, a crisp glass of water, and a popular book called The Primal Blueprint. Figured that it'd be nice to read a few pages from it since I'm following a very similar …
Spending the weekend at my boyfriend's house generally makes it a culinary challenge, since I don't prepare all of the food I eat. However, since he's on paleo too, it's a smidge easier. I started the day with a huge bag of almonds, cranberries, and raisins. We were boiling eggs for Easter and making some …
Continue reading Paleo Day 13…Pre-Holiday Festivities, Breaking Bread
The day started a bit later than usual. I think I was finally up and at it by 11am. Shant and I were up really late last night trying to make a paleo strawberry souffle. (We failed with flying colors.) When I was finally ready to tackle the day I decided that it was probably …
Thursday...it was the day after Wednesday, the day after I had pushed myself a bit farther than usual. Every few months or so I'll get a yearning to try my hand at a solo sprint triathlon, meaning that I attempt the distances at a local gym to check out my current level of conditioning. Well, …
Continue reading Paleo Day 11…Workout Recovery and Minor Ethnic Cheats
Amara in Training 