80: Run Free Run with Maggie Seymour | Scott Kujak

Maggie Seymour is an Intelligence Officer in the Marines. She has a mission to run across all 50 states to raise money for local charities. In this episode:

Feeling inspired to join the Marines after her cousin lost his life in Iraq
Her experience in boot camp as one of only a handful of women in her platoon
Serving as an Intelligence Officer in the Marines for 10 years of active duty before transitioning to the reserves
Serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait
Hating the first mile she ever ran to running over 30 miles everyday across the United States
Running is like a “Fine Scotch, it takes time to acquire the taste.”
Running across the country and across different states gives her the chance to reconnect with a large chunk of the country that she never knew that she served during her deployments
Selecting a different local organization to raise money for in each state she runs across
Running through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in less than three weeks with only one rest day
Her favorite states and the most difficult states to run across
The most interesting people she met? Rattlesnake hunters in New Mexico
“We are our choices.”

You can discover more about Maggie at runfreerun.com and you can follow her on Instagram @runfreerunner