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Lenise Ligon is a Gulf Coast TV news anchor and a certified yoga instructor who swears she used to hate running.

A trainer tricked her onto the pavement about two years after she moved to the Gulf Coast, signed her up for a 5K in Daphne to keep her honest, and she was hooked - she has stuck to halves, fulls, and the occasional 15K ever since.

A Detroit native, she ran the Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon at 19 weeks pregnant (that's where her daughter got the name Phoenix), ran until she was 36 weeks along, once qualified for Boston, and still does her long runs on the treadmill so she can zone out safely.

Running, for her, is mental health: no headphones, a single water bottle, a slice of wood-fired cheese pizza at the finish, and a gratitude journal every night.


Lenise Ligon - https://www.facebook.com/LeniseLigon


Races Mentioned
Crime Prevention 5k
Seeds 5K
La Jolla Half Marathon
Double Bridge Run
Detroit Marathon
Denver Marathon
Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon
Crescent City Classic
Turkey Trot
Oak Mountain trail race
Alabama-to-Georgia ultra
Disney Marathon
Tunnel to Tunnel Run
Battleship 12K
Boston Marathon


Shout Outs
Phoenix
Steven Plankas
Matt Barrentine

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