FAYE MORGAN

Being active was just lifestyle my parents instill in myself and four sisters from a young age. My father was a Seattle Firefighter and was our coach in youth sports and my mother was the Athletic Director at a health club, where we spent many rainy Pacific NW days indoors, swimming, playing basketball, and working out.

I was a Washington State gymnastics champion in 6th grade and again in 8th grade and then decided to try my hands at varsity basketball, where I played throughout high school and in college. On a whim I turned out for the Whitman College Cross Country team, mostly to get in shape for basketball season, and it turns out I was a great runner at this distance. I also ran for four years on the XC team and learned to really love the sport of running, especially on trail.

Upon graduating from Whitman, I was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, where I learned to really love running through the mud and suddenly my new job required me to be obstacle proficient. Spartan racing was a natural fit for me in the years to come. I served for 8 years in two combat deployments and was a member of the USMC marathon team.

I have continued to run and race through four pregnancies and now share my love of racing with my own children who come out to races to either cheer me on or race themselves. A huge part of this journey has been my mom who taught me to love the sport of running, as she was an excellent runner herself, winning most age-group or even overall awards in any race she entered.

We lost my mom to melanoma cancer in 2012. Our family has suffered far too much loss for a family of 7, as we lost a sister in high school (Cassie, age 17) and a sister in 2010 (Lizzy, age 27). All of these strong women loved being active, running, using their bodies every day.

When I race I find myself drawn to their spirits and I run for them. I often think about the Marines we deployed with who didn't return home. I run for them and I find my mind gravitating to the simple mantra of "I get to do this" because they no longer can. Being able to continue to race at the elite level into my 40's has required a passion for racing and really taking care of myself, both body and mind. I continue to pound my body year after year through training and racing and my nutrition has had to be dialed in order to help my body recover and stay strong.

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