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Amanda Brooks

I am a running coach with over a decade of experience helping thousands of runners to achieve their goals from running injury free to crossing that marathon finish line with a PR. I've run over 28,000 miles in my own running journey since 2002. Run To The Finish is my place to share that love and my deep dive in to researching all things running. I hold multiple run coaching certifications, as well as a personal training certification. But it's my ongoing desire to learn and progress as a coach that has allowed me to help runners from their 20's through their 70's! More ways to connect with me:

Amanda Brooks

Exploring Park City, Utah

While I told you all about enjoying our long run in Park City {even with the altitude}, I wanted to also spend a little time telling you more about the…

Eat and Run – Scott Jurek: Accountability Monday

I love a good book and a good book that can make me fall in love with running all over again is hard to find and greatly cherished. Hence the…

WSSC Conference Review

After attending World Spinning and Sports Conditioning Conference last weekend in Miami, I’m now thinking there aren’t enough hours in the day because I want to do more Pilates and…

Best Breathing Technique for Runners

A few months ago I reviewed the book Running on Air from Budd Coates. Many of you saw an article about it in either Runner’s World or Men’s Health and…

Puerto Rico Half Marathon – David’s Debut

David declared he was “one and done” at the finish line. I however have other plans for him, as in working with me so we can both hit a great…

Slow Cooker BBQ Tofu and Slaw: Ugly, but good

I have yet to find a way at home to get the same deep flavor of the tofu I often pick up from the Whole Foods buffet…which incidentally is one…

Runner Spotlight: CrossFit to Marathon

I am so excited to bring you another great runner spotlight! Previously you heard from a runner who did a first marathon in 3:20 and a runner maintaining a 63lb…

Running on Air

It’s no secret that I love to read and my nightstand is usually overflowing with at least one running book, one spiritual or informational book and one book that allows…

Oven Baked Zucchini Fries – DF, EF

Have you ever noticed that as soon as something is off limits you are drawn to it like a moth to a flame?? I love making sweet potato fries, but…

Digestion impacts how we look, feel, think and act

If you had told me a year ago that my hair falling out, my brittle nails, my sickness after eating, my fatigue, my sadness ok yes the complete malfunction of…

One Dish Protein Trail Bars

Leading up to ING Miami this weekend, I am focusing a little more on carbo loading than I have in the past. It’s easy to think carbo loading means daily…

Kale and Butternut Squash Soup

Before leaving on our trip to Kansas City, I tossed a bag of kale in the freezer because I couldn’t imagine simply tossing it in the trash! On the flight…

Vegetable Au Gratin: A Dairy Free Version of a Classic

Vegetables are usually relegated to an afterthought as a side dish to the main meal, but once I started focusing on eating the ideal 7-9 servings of fruits and veggies…

1458.5 Miles and yes that .5 matters

I love numbers. I love seeing my miles add up and crossing days off the calendar with a note that I ran. Which means it’s no surprise that it’s time…

Our TV Wedding Behind the Scenes

A few weeks ago I announced the exciting news that we would be on TV! I fully anticipate we are going to be big stars after this debut. Or not,…

Palm Beaches Half Marathon Race Report

Last year David and I took a weekend trip to Palm Beach and loved every second of our time there. I think we both enjoyed a little bit of quiet…

Shark Valley Bike Tour: A Florida Must Do

One of the great things about holiday weekends is that we put a little extra effort in to exploring Florida because our weekend isn’t so packed with “to do list”…

Double Bibbing It: 13.1 Fort Lauderdale

Racing streaks will likely never be my thing because I just feel like there are far too many races out there to keep going back to the same ones! However,…

Runners Find Reasons; NYC Marathon Cancellation

After Sandy hit NYC, I couldn’t see how the race would go on…but after a few days they said loud and clear the race will happen. It is my belief…

One Weekend…Three Races; Runner’s World Hat Trick

Running doubles used to be one of my favorite things to do. Then in the last training cycle I started focusing on speed work and tempos, so I cut back…

Runner’s World Behind the Scenes

If you’ve ever watched a movie being filmed you realize that it takes about 10 hours of insane planning and organization to get the few minutes you see on screen…but…

Birthday Time: Aug 13th Astrology

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program for a celebration of ME! I have to admit this must be one of the better perks to blogging, you really do get to…

Fitness Retreat – Miami Beach

I have often longingly looked at the Yoga/Surf Retreat in Mexico and wondered what it would be like to shirk all responsibilities for a week and focus simply on being…

20 Pills Daily: Itty Bitty Ovaries Update

Last week I sat down with a group of girls to catch up and realized rather quickly we all had one ailment or another from apparently being about 80 years…

1 Second PR: 13.1 Chicago Race Report

How to make the most of a race where you in no way shape or form came near your goal…and really struggled for the final miles?? Celebrate the little things…

30 Day Yoga Challenge

Can 30 minutes a day change your life? Can it help you to slow down? To create muscle? To prevent injury? Yoga was something I practiced once in a blue…

Olympian Ryan Hall: The Interview

Meeting someone who has inspired so many runners, including myself, should be nerve wracking…but it wasn’t because the topic was running! I can talk running for days! It was also…

ERs and CAT Scans

First thank you to everyone who reached out yesterday. Unfortunately, I don’t really have any better answers now that when it first happened. I am largely sharing this now to…

Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan

Living in Miami one might assume I’m used to seeing famous people strut the streets…but honestly I’m asleep by the time they go out. SOOO…yes, I was a bit awe…

Miami Rock N Roll Race Report

Who needs a PR when everything else about your race day is so out of the world that it feels like a dream? Ok fine I would have taken the…

Resolution Fun Run 2012

The New Year is a time that many people see as a change to wipe the slate clean and start fresh…I also see it as a way to start the…

13.1 Fort Lauderdale Race Report

Running is fun! I know a few people might disagree with that statement…I might even at mile 24 next week, but really I feel so blessed every time I finish…

13.1 Fort Lauderdale Race

GIVEAWAY CLOSED Last year I ran my best ever Half Marathon at 13.1 Fort Lauderdale…I made an abrupt turn to cross training and after that and haven’t had a true…

Komen Race for the Cure 5K

It’s a wonderful thing that this race was for me all about the fundraising and not at all about time. I thought I had my game face on when I…

San Francisco Fun

My knees are sore, but my heart is full! What a great week of running, blogger meet ups, Oakley Ambassador meet ups and oh yes work! OAKLEY AMBASSADOR I was…

A little quiet, a little run

I have actually had all kinds of things to say lately…so why the quiet…well mostly because I’m afraid what will come bursting out at any moment is “WAHHHHH I WANT…

Miami Running Groups

When I first moved to Miami there were only a few running groups to join, now there are tons! I have to believe my passion for running spurred on this…

Wine Tasting Bike Tour

Mr.BMX loves to bike and I have always seen options for biking tours when we go on vacation, but declined because at that time I just wasn’t biking much. Now…

Napa Valley 5K

I know you enjoyed running with me through San Diego…but Napa this is a whole new ballgame! Have you ever been to a 5K where everyone was dressed the same?…

Scott Jurek is my BFF

I interrupt this week’s Workouts and Goals to tell you about my new BFF. Yeah that’s right, Scott and I are tight after a run together this weekend. Here is…

Urban Dare

This weekend I talked a couple friends who were visiting from Kansas City and David in to doing an “Urban Dare” race. Of course this was all prior to knowing…

ING Miami Half Marathon Report

Subtitle: Flying Elbows Subsubtitle: Beautiful water, beautiful weather, beautiful friends Subsubsubtitle: Fun can be fast too! IN PICTURES Battered elbow syndrome, which I can only attest to this being the…

7 Secrets to Break Through

Feeling stuck? Discover which of the 7 most common runner issues is holding you back in this free program. Videos, interviews, workouts and more!