Erika Howder on Combining Running, Travel, & Craft Beer

Erika Howder is a self-described “adult onset runner”, but she is certainly making up for lost time.

Erika Howder aka MCM Mama Runs

Shortly after she started running, she decided that she wanted to run a race in every state, and she’s a lot farther ahead on her quest than I am on mine!

One of her secrets to knocking off a handful of states most years is to run in the Mainly Marathon series where there are races in different states every day over the course of 5-7 days. I’ve actually looked into these races before, and kind of disregarded them, but after our chat she’s definitely reopened my eyes to the idea of running several marathons in several states over the course of a week.

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In addition to talking about the race series, we also talked about the dynamics of traveling to races with family, training for running back to back races, and what beers are best for after a race/run. Needless to say, we covered a lot of ground!

Here are Some of the Highlights of My Chat with Erika Howder

She likes the half, but wouldn’t mind liking the full marathon more
The origin of MCMmamaruns
She started running to help with her postpartum depression
Her goal of running a race in every state meshes well with her husband’s goal of visiting every county in the USA
Her love of Mainly Marathons, and selling me on the idea of running a looped marathon
Her recovery process when running back to back races
Running her first ultra later this year with the goal of going 50 miles (24 hour event at Across the Years)
The best beers for drinking after a race
The dangers of trail running in Alaska vs DC
Running a race slowly but still having FUN

Check out Erika’s website, and connect with her Twitter and/or Facebook.

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