What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Run up Mountains
I ran a lot of vertical these past few months and learned a few things along the way. Welcome to a short series of essays we're doing in August: What I Did on My Summer Vacation. Amanda Loudin, former [...]
10 Things a Dietitian Wants You to Know
A plumber knows how to snake a toilet much more quickly—and definitely more cleanly—than I do. A stylist knows that belting that flowy dress would be much more flattering than letting it billow (my preferred silhouette). And don't get [...]
A Week’s Worth of Dinner Recipes from AMR
One of the most enticing parts of a training plan is the certainty over what needs to be done each day. There’s a start date, an end date, and all the days in between have specific instructions so you [...]
Running Pests: The Things We’ll Do For a Run
I live in a place where folks often say there’s only two seasons here: Winter and road construction. As a fair-weathered outdoor runner, the weather provides endless excuses to modify my training plans and utilize the beloved treadmill. (Interesting side [...]
The Forge Triathlon: A Perfect Storm
At this point, we'd already been through a tornado + severe thunderstorm warning. Triathlon? No prob! by Pam Fickenscher On Saturday, July 23, a group of about 20 mother runners from around the country gathered at The [...]
AMR Gears Up: Summer Essentials
For July’s Another Mother Runner Gears Up, we’re featuring gear that makes all of our busy lives better, more fun, or different this summer. For our reviews, #motherrunners put key gear to the test and then deliver the results [...]
Rediscovering Myself after Thyroid Surgery—or Introducing Pambo
Thyroid surgery: The aftermath About two months ago I had thyroid surgery to remove half said thyroid, and life since then has been…interesting. The same kind of interesting you use when you can’t think of anything kind or complimentary [...]
Twin Cities Marathon: One and (Not) Done
After running nearly every type of race except for the marathon and above, Sarah is ready to hit the streets for 26.2 this October. AMR Creative Coach Sarah Wassner Flynn has not run a marathon in [...]
Twin Cities 10 Mile: Breaking a Tradition
Alana and her Dad in 2017 at the Twin Cities 10 Mile, clearly in the running for the best finish line pic ever. Success as a runner means I am taking care of my mental and physical [...]
Sarah’s Injury Update + Return to Running
Despite what the tee reads, Sarah was a walker in the 5K. Recently, I realized my time off from running due to bulging discs is my longest running-sabbatical (4.5 months) since I was pregnant with our twins. Who [...]
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