Amanda Brooks, run coach, creator of Run to the Finish and author of the book Run to the Finish: The Everyday Runner’s Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock and Loving the Run shares why 10 years ago she made the life changing decision to shift from a journalism background and ecommerce to creating her Run to the Finish brand. She had already found a way to combine her love of research and running to find what worked best for her and to help others by developing her blog Run to the Finish (when blogging was the the thing to really get your brand out there). But while working full time and dedicating almost full time hours a week to Run to the Finish, Amanda found herself at a point where she needed to decide if this was where her career would take her. Amanda shares what that shift looked like for her.

I was particularly excited to chat with Amanda because it was her out of the box "Couch to Marathon" plan that helped me return from a stress fracture in May and complete my first marathon this past November, and I do credit her 30 Day Core Challenge with keeping my ITB syndrome at bay for training. I just really really love how much Amanda loves running for the sake of running. She's turned it into a well-researched art that brings her joy and she shares that with her clients; there's not much better than that from your run coach.

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You can also purchase Amanda's book at your favorite bookseller or at my favorite, Better World Books, at: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/Run-to-the-Finish--The-Everyday-Runner-s-Guide-to-Avoiding-Injury--Ignoring-the-Clock--and-Loving-the-Run-9780738285993

You can also follow Amanda on Instagram and get daily, dare I say, optimism for your running journey at @runtothefinish