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About Me

I am a wife and mother of three. I started running in December 2009 after watching the Biggest Loser finalists run a marathon. I joined GoRun, a running group in Lake Charles, LA, to train for a marathon. In January 2011, I ran the Chevron Houston marathon, my very first marathon. Since then, I have run several marathons and numerous half marathons. In February 2011, I ran the Rouge-Orleans as a member of a six-person team. As we would meet the solo runners, members of my team would comment how crazy the solo runners were. However, in my mind I kept thinking that I could do that with the right training. After talking with my running coach, we set up a plan so that I would run the Rouge-Orleans solo in 2015. In the meantime, I would like to do endurance races. After much research, I determined to do the Mississippi 50-miler as my official first ultra race. (In 2013 I'm doing Rouge-Orleans as a three-person team.) Thus starts my journey....

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Erin Green, President George H.W. Bush, and Me!

"Long distance running is 90% mental and the other half is physical." ~ Rich Davis 

I was thinking about the mental aspect of running as I was preparing for my 21 mile run that took place this past Saturday.  Previously, I found that if I grin real big when I’m getting to the end of a long run, I feel and run a little better.  Do I look like a Cheshire cat?  You bet I do!  But who cares?!  You have to find the mental tricks to get you through your runs, whether they are short runs or long runs.  I really rocked my run Saturday.  I didn’t look at the total mileage.  I broke it down.  First, I went out for a 6 mile run.  It was just a 6 mile run.  When I finished that 6 miles, I let it go.  I went out for a 5 mile run.  It was just a 5 mile run.  When I finished that 5 miles, I let it go.  I did this until I was finished.  I had great runs and I felt great after the 21 miles.  AND, I smiled like a Cheshire cat, because I destroyed that 21 miles!!
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