How I Finally Conquered Sugar: Stop Trying to Go Cold Turkey
I deserve this I mumbled defiantly as I bit in to a size of my face vegan chocolate chip cookie. I run. I eat tons of vegetables. I …
The Year I Wrote My First Book
Funny story. Around October I started thing gahh everyone must be so tired of me posting exciting news all year. Finished my book, ran a …
Celebratory Road Trip: Sedona, Grand Canyon to Vegas
Of all the things that have changed since we met 16 years ago, our location might be the biggest…but right after that I tend to say is …
Confessions of a Fitness Blogger
When a lot of your friends are food and fitness bloggers, or gahhh healthy living bloggers, it’s easy to feel a little like the black …
10 Everyday GPS Watch Tips and Tricks Every Runner Should Know
If you’re going to splurge on a great GPS watch for running, then you might as well make the most of it! Just like when you get a new …
What is Parkrun? Why This Free Event Is Worth Your Time
Have you heard people talking about Parkrun USA? Or maybe during a morning run you found yourself passing some flags and people in neon …
Holiday Weight Gain: Avoiding the Stress
For 6 years, from November to January 1, I hosted a free Holiday Challenge designed to keep us all moving and maybe just a bit more aware of …
Greenwashing Beauty Labels
I mean it sounds like a fun term… greenwashing. We’re probably talking about eco-friendly packaging or getting back to nature. …
10 Thoughts Runners Have All Had At Least Once
Why is it that when you’re in a bad mood, people love to tell you to smile?! Something about that makes me angry and prone to …
Tips to Boost Immune System: Preventing Flu Without a Shot or Drugs
You’ve finished the race, you’ve crossed 26.2 off your bucket list, you’re flying high…until the ache, the cough, …
Posture Corrector Exercises: Improve Everything About Your Run
Ever felt like you couldn’t quit get a deep breath on your run? Feeling sluggish and a little unmotivated? Have a sore neck or stiff …
Bad Weather Running: Tips and A Hilarious Look at Our Badassery
If we weren’t runners, I swear we might be meteorologists. Running in bad weather seems to be one of our favorite things to do…I …
High Protein Vegan Pumpkin Bread: Single Serving Dessert
High protein vegan pumpkin bread breakfast bake dessert delicious snack. Say that 3 times fast, I dare you! What can I say, I love a tongue …
Mobility vs Flexibility: Why You Need Both and a Workout
Mobility vs flexibility – they can seem like the same thing, which we think simply means spending time stretching. Nope. In fact, they …
Healthy Chicken Casserole: Fall Harvest Theme
6 very hungry runners would be descending upon my house Friday night…while I’d been out all day running with them as part of the …
19 Running Rules: Wearing the Race Shirt? Bib Placement? Corrals?
Racing is inherently a solo activity. Only you can control your speed, your mind and your pain threshold. Sure, sure you’re surrounded …
Ragnar Race Training and Team Finding
The time has come again for my merry band of ladies to pile in to 2 vans and run 200 miles across Colorado for the fun of it. A Ragnar Race …
About Amanda Brooks
RunToTheFinish is a place to provide motivation to myself and others in this crazy journey of living healthy. I fully believe that running …
Racing Weight or Underfueling? Get Lean and Strong
Is there a perfect racing weight? Can you maintain muscle mass and be a distance runner? Will being stronger make you a better runner? These …
Garmin Forerunner 945 Review vs Garmin Fenix 5
When it was time to upgrade my old GPS watch, my wandering eye went straight to the top with the good looking Garmin Fenix 5s. Then suddenly …
19 Things Never Said by a Runner
There are a lot of things we can guarantee runners say, like “am I dead yet?” “are we there yet?” and “that …
Seawheeze Half Marathon Review and Race Recap
Last month, I had the opportunity to run the Lululemon 10K in Edmonton, which is apparently a scaled down version of the Seawheeze Half …
9 Reasons I Love My 30’s thanks to Running
In honor of my birthday, I thought a little round of my favorite running lessons learned over the many years of sharing information on …
Tips for Shifting to a Plant Based Diet for Meat Lovers
A few long time readers might remember the 30 day Vegan challenge I did prior to the Houston marathon a few years ago, which turned in to …
Garmin Fēnix 5 Review: Taking a Running Watch to the Next Level
Last Christmas I started debating what type of new GPS watch I wanted to get…not only was this debate internal, but I of course went …
What are Hormone Disruptors? How They Impact Your Runs?
In 2009, we discovered my body was no longer producing estrogen. After ruling out a brain tumor and the female triad (I was eating plenty …
Suunto 5 Review: Fitness Tracker and Running Watch Combined
An in depth Suunto 5 review on what's working, what's not working and how this GPS running watch stacks up to others over my thousands of …
Edmonton Summer: An Active Travel Vacation Plan
If you’ve ever thought of a trip to Canada I bet Vancouver, Toronto, maybe Banff are the first places to come to mind…um …
Lululemon 10K Race Review and Recap
I haven’t raced a 10K in at least 5 years, but probably longer as the last one was part of the Runner’s World Hat Trick where I …
Vegan Chocolate Chia Pudding: High Protein Dessert
Previously, I told you that I was smitten with Scott Jurek’s book Eat & Run, but that post was really focused on the inspirational …
Healthy Pasta Bake: High Protein Dinner
Welcome to another edition of the Lazy Healthy Eater, where I answer the constant question…if you don’t like to meal prep, what …
Beautycounter Review: Going All Natural?
Ever feel like you’re one of the last kids to the party? I tend to the be person who is dubious of anything that becomes a massive hit. Take …
Best Skin Care Products for Your 30s
First because I bet many of you are people who ponder random thoughts like me…. Skincare refers to the specific products that …
The Glamorous Runners Life
It’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of finish line emotions, those triumphant photos with our medals or even the fierce grit …
Losing Weight as A Couple: Lessons Learned and Tips
How do you lose weight after 40 when your spouse is still eating all your “forbidden foods”? From personal experience (through my 20’s …
Eating and Exercising to Burn More Fat
After finishing my Metabolic Efficiency test, I had some action steps to take to start burning more fat and more importantly, I was …
Metabolic Efficiency: Improve Fat Burning, Endurance and Prevent Bonking
I first shared a story about metabolic efficiency in 2014, as I watched a fellow runner slowly transform her body. After listening to her …
Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Review and Race Recap
Welcome to another sunny day in California! After coming out in March to preview the Santa Barbara Wine Country race course and tell you a …
Race Swag We’d Rather Have
What is the best race swag you’ve ever received? Very few runners say it was their race shirt, with the exception of those races we …
New Balance Beacon Review
In my previous life I was an eCommerce and technical consultant for Fortune 500 companies for a decade. One of the coolest projects that I …
Race Pace Envy: Stop Judging Yourself By Their Speed
Do you often describe yourself as a slow runner? Do you then judge your runs based on all those Instagram posts? Here's what you need to …
3 Intuitive Eating Tips: Practical Ways to Get Started and Stop Counting Calories
Calories In < Calories Out = Weight loss. The formula seems simple enough and so for anyone who has undertaken a weight loss journey it …