Rebecca Stockman's Blog: December 2012

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....

Thursday, December 13, 2012

This is Ashley Johnson. She is my crew captain for the MS50. She ran her first marathon in Memphis, TN on December 1, 2012. I was honored to be able to travel to Memphis to cheer for her. (This was quite an experience. My first marathon to attend and not run!) Although she doesn’t know it, Ashley is part of an experiment. I have deduced that a huge part of running is mental. Ashley is one of the most positive and upbeat people I know. She was excited at the start. At mile 3 she was all hands in the air. At miles 13 and 14, a huge smile. At the finish, she just about glowed. She looked strong through the race and afterwards. Chalk one up for an upbeat attitude!!!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

I am really hoping to win one a Bani Band!

http://runningdivamom.blogspot.com/2012/12/bani-bands-review-giveaway.html?showComment=1354733006979#c8484691824303086043