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Boulder

Run To The Finish
Book tour

Boulder

During the Denver book launch, I got a lot of questions about when I would do Boulder…and I was holding out only because I wanted to make it another super special event!!

We’re going to have the honor of a LIVE podcast with Another Mother Runner. Oh yes, there will be running and swag and food…but talking hosted by the experts. You don’t want to miss out on this fun morning.

Location: Boulder Running Company

Address: 775 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302

Date: Saturday, April 28

Time: 8:00AM

Register Now

Boulder Event

Every Ticket Includes:

A copy of Run To The Finish (if purchased)

An easy 3 -6 mile group run

Another Mother Runner Podcast

20% off Full Price Items (some exclusions)

Food to refuel from Bobo’s, Biltong, Core Power and Once Again Nut Butter

Swag from Baze, Perfect Bar, and other partners

DETAILED EVENT INFORMATION

8:00 AM – We’ll gather up to head out for a 3 to 6 mile run (the store hosts these every Saturday!). All paces! We’re out to have fun and connect.

9:15 AM – Fill your water bottle, grab a snack and settle in for a LIVE discussion with the Another Mother Runner Podcast

**SKIP THE RUN. If you’re just not up for it, then join us for the talk, the treats and the community.

About the Book

Run To The Finish: The Everyday Runner’s Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock, and Loving the Run – is more than a training guide, it’s a reminder that we don’t always have to chase the fastest times to be a great runner. It’s a laugh out loud look at our running, followed by tips that will help you continue running for many years to come.

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About Amanda Brooks

Amanda Brooks is a Certified Running Coach, Certified Personal Trainer and long time distance runner with a passion for every facet of running, which leads her to do more reading, research and running than necessary. Find all the tips, tricks and tools you need from this running coach for your best injury free running. Read More…

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Amanda Brooks : Run Coach
FACT. If you’re doing the work, then CELEBRATE Y FACT. If you’re doing the work, then CELEBRATE YOUR PROGRESS.🔥
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Too often I see us qualify our achievements...”I know it’s no big deal for some of you, but I...”
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I’ve done that and it takes the WOHOO out of what we just did.
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🥳🥳Celebration is what will keep you going when it’s cold or hard or boring...because sometimes getting to the goal is just doing the work even if it’s not exciting (cough WARM UP, drills, foam rolling).
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👊FACT. We don’t all progress at the same rate.
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👊FACT. We don’t all need to look the same or run the same or even enjoy the same workouts.
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👊FACT. Many of the biggest wins of our workouts aren’t visible to others.
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Dismounting my high horse 🐎— tell me one bit of progress you’ve made recently????
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#forwardisapace #runtothefinish #runningcoach #runchat
STRESS IS NECESSARY FOR GROWTH - The🔑 is enough STRESS IS NECESSARY FOR GROWTH - The🔑 is enough to improve, but not so much that you throw your body out of whack.
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Your body doesn’t understand the difference between the stress of a sprint workout or watching the news, so athletes have to really pay attention to TOTAL STRESS LEVELS.
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⏩SWIPE for the bell curve, we want to stay on the left side. But how do we do that?
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🚫Don’t train for a marathon in the middle of BIG LIFE stresses.
🚫Don’t skip rest and recovery days.
🚫Don’t do every run at the same pace (easy vs hard)
✅Do make the majority of your runs easy
✅Do fuel your body well and ENOUGH
✅Do follow a smart training plan
✅Do utilizes tools to destress (sleep, meditation, CBD, ashwaghanda)
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👉KNOW YOUR STRESS
I’m probably more conscious of overloading on stress than many because I saw it wreck my health and I don’t want that for others!
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One way I have stayed on top of things over the last 5 years is @insidetracker testing.
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👍Tracking cortisol levels, which are a marker of stress. Mine have gotten back on track since moving to LHR training and yet, I’m still getting fitter.
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👊C-reactive Protein levels which are a marker of inflammation. (note you don’t want to do a hard workout the day before a blood test!)
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💪Testosterone levels also often drop when stress is too high, so another easy one to watch.
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Our goal in training is to find the appropriate volume of stress to create growth all the way up to the point where we are peaking for a race and then we REST AND RECOVER. If you just keep going, you’ll tip past the good stress into Chronic stress, swipe for the signs.
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Do you pay attention to total stress levels? Do you change training based on life stressors?
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#insidetrackerpartner
5 RUN COACHES 😱When I started RTTF in 2007 and 5 RUN COACHES 😱When I started RTTF in 2007 and went full time, including coaching in 2012, I didn’t even have the dream I’d grow to a team of 5 running coaches.
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Crazier to know we’ll add 1-2 more coaches this year🥳🥳 It thrills me to my core that we’re helping runners:
👍Train smarter
🥳Enjoy their running
💪Get stronger
🤩Hit PRs
🤕Comeback from injuries
🤗Keep running healthy long after 40!
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These coaches all care as deeply as I do about who they work with and have different experiences which mean we all learn from each other to be better coaches!
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Beyond coaching certifications:
@lexilynne was a collegiate runner with a passion for women running healthy.
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@_kvfit trains people in person at a gym, she knows form!
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@swensurfers has done more ultras than most of us have done normal races.
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@eatwell.runbetter is a registered dietitian with a focus on runners!
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A large portion of my time is spent inside the Virtual Run Club, which makes this team so important to give runners that 1-1 personalized guidance.
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Have you ever worked with a coach or personal trainer?
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#runcoach #runningcoach #runningbuddies #werunsocial #runhappy #happyrunner #runforlife #distancerunner #marathontraining #lovetherun #runnerslife #womenrunners #futureisfemale
3️⃣HIP MOBILITY MOVES - I love that mobility i 3️⃣HIP MOBILITY MOVES - I love that mobility is a word we’re hearing A LOT because it’s so much more useful than the static stretching most grew up with.
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In mobility we are working on the end range of motion.
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🤗As a runner that means ensuring your hips can fully extend through the push off and pull up the knee in front of you for a powerful stride.
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😢Lack of mobility can place strain on other muscles and joints and we all know we don’t want that.
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HIP FLOW
2 rounds of 10 reps per side (or just do them once and I’ll dance for joy!)
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1️⃣Elevated Twist - Put something soft below your bottom knee. You can also do this standing by putting your leg in a pigeon pose on the counter.
2️⃣Kneeling Rock - what you do with your arms is optional, but I love the goal post arms for a chest stretch too.
3️⃣Angeled Bird Dog- After extending arm and leg, try bringing both to 90 degrees without dropping. You can definitely see where I’m working on that full opening of my hip.
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Let me know how this one goes!!
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#hipmobility #mobilitywork #runcoach #runningcoach #runtothefinish #womensrunning #runnergirl #runningwoman #halfmarathontraining #hipstretch #runforlife #runrunrun #teamwr #shapesquad #popsugarfitness
PICK A SUPERMARKET SWEEP STORE?? If you could run PICK A SUPERMARKET SWEEP STORE?? If you could run through any fitness type store for 90 seconds and get to keep what you grab, what store???
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Do you go @lululemon crazy? Remember you can only get 5 of one item? But mmm all my favorite run shorts are there...
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Do you think big at @rei? Though I imagine it might take all 90 seconds to get that SUP back to the counter.
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Me? I’d head in to @runnersroost! I mean running shoes are priority one, then tops and maybe a watch ya know!
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Ok your turn!! Pick a store! #dreamreallyfreakingbig #supermarketsweep
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