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Amanda Brooks started RunToTheFinish.com in 2007 as a way to connect with fellow runners.Over time it transitioned in to a place for runners to find highly researched articles and run coaching, while on social media she connects with runners daily over their love and laughter around their chosen love of sweat. Now RTTF has reached over 12 million runners and Amanda’s running love only continues to grow.

About The Book

Run to the Finish is not your typical running book. While it’s filled with useful strategic training advice and unique tips, at its core, it’s about learning to love the run you’ve got without comparing yourself to other runners.

Mixing both humor and helpful advice, Brooks delivers a down-to-earth, inspiring guide filled
with all the tips and secrets you need to have the best run for you, such as:

  • dynamic warmups and the power of gratitude miles
  • understanding the difference between discomfort and pain
  • mastering the mental side of running
  • treating the most common injuries

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Running can often be a solo sport, but sharing the highs and lows with fellow runners is part of what keeps us going. Love polls, tips, and runner’s high discussions?

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Testimonials

Amazon Customer

This book draws you in!!!!

This book is perfect and geared towards the everyday runners who are looking to expand their journey with a renewed look. This is for those that truly deeply have a passion for running. It’s broken down into super digestible material, so much humor which really sounds like the author is in my read reprogramming myself! I can’t say enough good things. I feel like Amanda is that really cool friend cheering me on. So, grab a copy for yourself and everyone you know that wants to build their journey, you won’t regret it!

@elliegails

Want to hear something great? I have my daughter your book – she love it. But the unexpected bonus – her boyfriend is not a reader-never has been- he loves the book and want his own copy!!! (He is also a runner). It’s so exciting to think your book may turn him on to a whole new world of books!

@dickeychick

Hi Amanda – I just wanted to send you a HUGE THANK YOU for writing Run to the Finish. I downloaded it about teo days ago and I can’t stop reading it. Nearly everything is resonating with me – I have highlighted so many things; I have taken screenshots of pages and sent them to my 14-year-old daughter since she just started high school track this week; and I can’t stop telling everyone about it. Hoping to meet you in DC on March 16. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Quotes

“Suddenly, when the run itself is the goal, there are no more bad runs. Suddenly it doesn’t matter if we don’t finish within our goal time—or don’t finish at all. What matters is that we tried, that we enjoyed the process. What matters is that we got out there.” ― John Bingham, No Need for Speed: A Beginner’s Guide to the Joy of Running

“We all have our Achilles heel–an area of weakness that often gets injured or threatens injury. For me, my hips (weakness) and calves (tightness) are my areas of concern. For my training partner, it’s his plantar fascia. I suspect that you have a problem area as well. Develop focused injury-proofing for that area, and don’t let up. Don’t work on it only when you’re hurting. Work on it year-round.”– Greg McMillan

Podcasts about Run To The Finish:
The Everyday Runners Guide

You know I love to talk running, so it’s been a blast to chat with a number of podcasts over the last few months.

Fitnessista – Discussion of tips for new runners
The Run Duo – Breaking down fitness myths
Running 4 Real with Tina Muir – Deep dive in to the real side of running and writing
Rambling Runner – What is it like to write a book and why?!!
Diz Runs – How to come back from injury, handling the comparison game and more.

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  • 😂ADMIT IT you don’t try as hard for Zoom as you would to run errands...Instagram on the other hand, we apparently try harder than normal. // What a weird holiday weekend. I felt so confused when people would ask what exciting plans we had because things aren’t really open, most of my friends are still largely quarantined, our normal go snag a hotel and hit the trails for hours on end didn’t seem logical. // 🥳Instead I ran 19.4 miles Saturday, 5.2 miles Sunday and hiked today. 😊I practiced my 63 step skincare routine, which essentially consists of washing my face, using toner, moisturizer and whatever random face mask I have....ok may have over counted the steps. 🤓Watched two movies and snuggled while it rained. . . . #iamwellandgood #facemaskselfie #workfromhomelife #mindbodygram #mindbodygreen #sundayrunday #wellnessblogger #popsugar #womenirl #thiswomansday
  • SLOW. WALK. REST. STOP. They aren’t dirty words and yet so often we treat them that way as runners. 🤭ARE YOU GUILTY of it?? // 😊Slow is relative and sometimes exactly what your body needs on a recovery run. 🤩Walking is a great way to boost endurance without over exerting yourself. 😴Rest is where the magic happens. It’s how your body rebuilds you get stronger from the stress of training. 😵Stop is when you’re smart enough to know that continuing on is a recipe for injury. // I’m over here pushing for new goals all the time, so this isn’t to say we won’t have discomfort and obstacles, but that we need to stop judging the process and feeling like it must be a grind. // What we do is freaking fun! Hard, but fun! Stop stealing the joy by worrying about not hitting a certain pace. // Happy Friday runners!!!! . . . #newrunner #treadmillrunner #fitnessmemes #runningmotivation #slowrunner #distancerunner #sweatpink #girlswhorun #sweateveryday #tiuteam #runlife #sweatitout #fitnessjourney #rundisney #marathontraining
  • HOW DO YOU LOG YOUR RUN DATA?🗓📝Spreadsheet? App? Journal? // When I started running, I’d write my miles on a wall calendar and kept them for years. Fun to look at, but not terribly useful long term because I didn’t write down anything but total miles and time. // Then I moved to an online platform and it shut down with NO WARNING ⚠️ a few years ago which meant I lost a lot of really useful marathon training data. // Since then I’ve been using a Google spreadsheet because it’s easy. Amusing because we ask our athletes to push their data to our coaching platform for much ore review than I do on my self. ❓So I’m curious what do you use or do you not even worry about the data once the run is done? . . . 📸 throwback to post Ragnar with @therunnerbeans #runwild #runcolorado #coloradorunner #justkeeprunning #stravarun #gorun #womensrunningcommunity #runnerscommunity #runnerslife #runningwoman #bibchat #runlikeagirl #runitfast #distancerunner #sheruns #motherrunner #lovetorun
  • ANY OTHER CHRONIC SPRING OVERDRESSERS OUT THERE? (#ad) 🥵Usually, I can pull off my hat or gloves, roll up my sleeves...but recently I pulled on some thick winter socks with my trail shoes. 9 miles later I had blisters on both pinky toes.😭 // Of course it's not just that they hurt in the moment, it's that blisters then disrupt your training going forward. Luckily, I had @compeed.usa Advanced Blister Care Cushions available to provide: 🟠protection against infection 🟢moisture to keep the natural healing process going (a myth that they need to be dry) 🟣pain relief from the cushioning designed to STAY put on our feet while we run, unlike that normal bandage which ends up smushed in my sock. // Ideally, step one is blister prevention, but we all have the random shoe rub or the poor choice in thick socks for the day. 👇👇 Once you've gotten a blister, CARE becomes your first priority, otherwise they can absolutely get worse which prevents you from running or causes you to change your foot strike resulting in other injuries. // Link in bio to find on Amazon! https://amzn.to/2W2RAMt Grab some to have on hand for that next oops moment, your feet will thank you. . . . #trailrunning #trailsisters #trailchix #iloverunning #runningcoach #runcoach #compeed #compeedusa #keepsyouontrack
  • 5 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME: Lots of new faces around here, so I should do a proper intro...but instead let’s do this 🤪 // 1️⃣I didn’t know my hair was naturally curly until college because my mom started perming it when I was in elementary🤣 2️⃣As much as I love testing new gear, I’m pretty much always skeptical to start. I tend to assume things are too good to be true and then I’m often pleasantly surprised. 3️⃣I’ve had the same number since I got my cell phone in 1998. When it was only allowed in my glove compartment for emergency situations, as I had like 10 minutes/month 😂 4️⃣I love having my toenails painted, but hate having my fingernails painted.💅 5️⃣When I used to buy bananas for my daily green smoothies in Miami, David swore he didn’t like them. Now he buys them and eats one a day 🤷‍♀️ // What’s a fun fact about you?? Nail art? Crazy tattoo? New hobbies? . . . #foodisfuel #runnerslife #werunsocial #runforfun #runrunrun #runnergirl #fitcouples #womenirl
  • WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE? This weekend I hit 50 miles🥳🥳, which I don’t think has happened in 7 or 8 years (hard to say as my online logs got deleted from 2016 prior😭) // 100% for me a perfect temp sunny morning drives my desire to just keep going. ☀️Even if the run isn’t going great I can happily walk for hours to enjoy being out there. So that’s what I’d pick to hopefully have a killer long run next Saturday! . . . #sundayrunday #runtothefinish #longrun #distancerunner #morningrunofficial #teamwr #shapesquad #whstrong #inspiringwomenrunners #womensrunningcommunity #runningmotivation #runhappy #happyrunner #ilovetorun #oisellevolée #marathontraining #chicagomarathon #motherrunner #fitnessmeme

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