Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker.

When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my

own to figure all of the answers. So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make

you a better, smarter,

faster runner.

There's no question too simple and no topic too complex.

So let's get started.

My guest this week is Amy Haas, aka Race Across the States.

And if you couldn't tell from her Instagram handle,

she is on a mission to

race across the states, specifically to run a half marathon in every single state in the United

States. Currently, she is at 40-40 of the 50 states that we have, but it's taken her quite a while

to get here. Amy's been running for over a decade, and that time she's taken her half marathon PR from right

around two hours to 12330. That is the power of consistency, my friends. Amy's running journey

focuses on the process of running and the progress that you get with being consistent. So whether that's

the process of traveling from state to state for every single race that she does or the progress that comes naturally along the way from being consistent in your running,

she is here for it. And our topic today about motivation, about mindset, about mental strength,

when you're racing or even just when you're training, this is something that she's really

familiar with. So I hope you enjoy this

conversation. Amy, welcome to the show. I'm excited to have you here. Yeah, thanks for having me.

I am super excited to be here. So before we get into our topic today, I ask all my guests. I want to

hear how you became a runner. I want to hear your origin story. And then I want

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