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Amanda Brooks

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Covers:  Everything running from training to running gear reviews to strength training to recovery from injuries and fueling correctly.
Have more fun running with less injuries, that’s the focus of the 2,000 articles on RunToTheFinish.com and my new book!

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Amanda Brooks’s Biography

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Amanda Brooks is a running coach and gear reviewer with over 14 years of experience working with thousands of runners, from first 5Ks to 10th marathon PRs. She stays obsessive about what's changing in running, what's standing the test of time, and how to share it all in a way that makes more people feel welcome in the sport for the long haul.

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I Finally Found Earbuds I Can Actually Sleep In

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By Amanda Brooks Verified
| Run to the Finish
Sleep is the number one recovery tool for runners and yet one that’s often disrupted. SomniPods 3 are here to replace your cruddy foam earplugs and give you a system to improve sleep and inhibit disruptors. I love sleep. I’m pretty cranky when things disrupt my sleep. For that reason I started seeking out earplugs a few years ago to bring with me when traveling. As I discovered in Barcelona, the trash trucks run all night long and this kept my husband awake for 3 nights straight.
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Running Hacks to Survive Summer Training

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By Amanda Brooks Verified
| Yahoo Creators Verified
RunToTheFinish and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. summer running hacks Time for summer running hacks. Hacks get a bad rap as ways to try and cheat the system or get out of doing the hard work. And sometimes they certainly are, but today we're talking about the hacks for running that will help you get through training during the hot days of summer. What is a running hack?
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Love the Novablast? Read This Before Buying the 6

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By Amanda Brooks Verified
| Run to the Finish
The ASICS Novablast 6 is a completely redesigned daily trainer with a new midsole foam and a noticeably different ride than previous versions. While it remains one of ASICS’ flagship training shoes, longtime Novablast fans should know this isn’t simply a small update. The Novablast has consistently been at top our best daily trainer running shoes and so many other lists, but they’ve made some big updates to the midsole and overall geometry.
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Interview

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram has created an incredible community where people can feel like someone else gets them.

Why did you become a journalist?

I fought my way on to the newspaper as a freshman though you were supposed to be a senior! I loved writing and educating combined.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My book will forever be the thing I'm most proud of because it fully expresses my personality and hits my goal of educating.