I first “met” today’s guest out on the trails at the Bear Bait Ultras when she flew past me 20-something miles into the race.
Turns out she was on her way to winning the 50 miler that day and setting a new course record in the process.
Jessica Jones
I am looking forward to going a few easy miles with Jessica Jones and learning a bit more about all she’s accomplished and what is on the horizon for her.
Sally Stilwell started running due to the encouragement of friends (peer pressure wins again!), and the social component of running continues to be something that is very important to her.
Sally Stilwell
Sally is a big fan of the half marathon, and she recently ran her first 10 miler at the Cherry Blossom 10.
She enjoyed the slightly shorter distance, and actually said that she was more confident going into the Cherry Blossom race because she’s run 10 miles so often in training for longer races. Read more
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! Read more