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Amanda | Mama Marathon Runner 🏃🏻‍♀️

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🙋🏻‍♀️ Mama chasing a BQ and her toddler
⚡️ Fueled by @thefeed
🏃🏻‍♀️ OC, CA | 26.3x3 | next: @freepmarathon
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Allow me to reintroduce myself, so glad to have you here 💗 by @pandapaces

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10 months ago

I used to run because I had to. To lose weight. To prove something. To punish myself for what I ate or how I looked. But somewhere along the way… it shifted.

After I became a mom.
After I trained for something bigger.
After I proved to myself that I was capable of more.

This journey from punishment to power changed everything.

✨ If you’re on that path too, I hope this carousel reminds you:
You’re already strong. You’re already worthy. You’re already enough.

➕ Save this if you need that reminder.
💬 DM me “POWER” if this story hit you in the gut.
🏃‍♀️ And tag a friend chasing strength over perfection. by @pandapaces

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a year ago

16 mi & 16 facts about me by @pandapaces

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a year ago

Taper is such a weird place mentally. You spend months doing the work, and then suddenly there’s… less work to do. And instead of feeling confident, I find myself replaying every workout and wondering if I did enough.

It’s tempting to start making excuses now. Because if I convince myself I wasn’t ready, maybe it’ll hurt less if I don’t hit my goal. Because I’ve tried and failed before. And the disappointment was crushing, especially being so close. But I’m realizing that’s just me trying to protect myself from disappointment before I even know what’s going to happen.

So instead, I’m choosing to trust the work. The early mornings. The long runs. The hard workouts. The workouts that didn’t go perfectly. The miles I ran when I was exhausted. The days I showed up anyway.

I can’t control what happens on race day. But I can choose to believe that all of this work has prepared me for the chance to succeed.

So I’m going to dare to believe it. 🤍 by @pandapaces

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marathon fueling lineup for Detroit Free Press Marathon 🏁🍯

Race day is getting REAL, so I’m locked in on exactly what I’ll be carrying with me for on race day.

My current plan:
🍯 Maurten Gel 100 (caf) + Gel 160, carb fuel for the miles ahead
💧 SaltStick electrolyte capsules, because fueling isn’t JUST about carbs
🎒 @thefeed, where I’m getting all my marathon fueling essentials

The biggest thing I’ve learned while marathon training? Race day is NOT the time to experiment 🙅🏻‍♀️ I’ve been practicing my fueling on long runs,l: trying new products, training my gut to tolerate higher carb intake, figuring out what I actually look forward to taking, and timing.

17 weeks of training has gone into getting my legs ready for Detroit… but fueling is part of the training too. 🫶🏻

Detroit, I’m coming for you. 🏁

What’s one fueling product you have to have on race day? What are some of your marathon fueling tips? Drop em below 🙌🏼 #TheFeedSeptember by @pandapaces

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2 days ago

Strava or it didn’t happen right??? by @pandapaces

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6 days ago

17/20 🥹🏁 Marked safe from PEAK WEEK!!! 60 miles. 12×800s. A 23-mile long run with the last 4 at goal marathon pace. And somehow… I’m still standing 😂 with both ankles intact 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

This week was a big reminder that fitness isn’t built in one workout but built over months of showing up: even when the pace feels hard, the mileage feels intimidating, and you’re questioning whether you can actually do it.

Three weeks from Detroit and I’m officially in TAPER TERRITORY 🥹 I really need to enter hibernation to catch up on sleep so am welcoming the taper. At least for now until the crazies tap in 😂 How was your week of training? I know for my friends with fall marathons we must be entering peak or taper soon 🙌🏼 YOU CAN DO IT FRIENDS! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 by @pandapaces

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5 days ago

and I didn’t 💩 myself 😂😂😂 by @pandapaces

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6 days ago

Y’all are my people by @pandapaces

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7 days ago

sometimes you just gotta go for it ✌🏼 by @pandapaces

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8 days ago

motherhood is hard…let’s make it harder 🤪😂🥳 by @pandapaces

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10 days ago

FOUR WEEKS TO GO?!? 😲😲😲 Finally healthy and cooler temps are here just in time for these last final weeks of work. A (little) worried I messed up the last few weeks of programming by getting sick…but what can you do, that’s life with little ones 🙃 Re-arranged the end of the week to accommodate travel back to the Bay and was pleased to nail a big pace run this week. I’m feeling strong and ready to hit peak week 🤩 Praying everything will come together but ngl I’m a leeeetle worried I’ll bonk on race day. But it’ll be whatever it’ll be ✌🏼 by @pandapaces

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