Tough Girl Podcast Mireille Siné: Pushing Boundaries - From Lupus to Long-Distance Running, Tackling the Speed Project with Unlimited Women.
Mirelle in her own words:
“My name is Mireille and I’m a certified run coach, autoimmune athlete, and podcast host based in Los Angeles, California.
I have been an athlete all my life but I found myself in distance running while in college.
As an exercise science major, I was immersed in the world of bio-mechanics, physical performance, and health.
However it was also in college where I was diagnosed with Lupus; an autoimmune disorder that left me sidelined from physical activity for 1.5 years.
Luckily after treatment, I was able to use running to gain back my health and then some!
Over the last ten years, I have experienced so much of what running can bring; determination, fun, discipline, adventure, and confidence."
Some accomplishments include:
- Completed 12 marathons (& counting)
- First Black women to run from Boston to NYC (200 miles in 11 days as part of the FALKE team)
- Completed a relay from Santa Monica to Las Vegas. (The Speed Project 2023 - with Unlimited Women)
***
This episode of the Tough Girl Podcast is proudly sponsored by INOV8, the pioneers in cutting-edge sportswear.
Learn more about INOV8 and get your 15% discount. Click Here.
***
Show notes
- Who is Mireille
- Living in LA, California, but originally from Cameroon, West Africa
- Growing up in Cameroon before moving over to America at 6 years old
- Wanting to finish school and to go on to college
- Being inspired by her dad who was active and loved to ride bikes
- Playing basketball, and enjoying being active
- Having ambitious dreams and a love for learning
- Wanting to have a safe profession
- Being interested in science and wanting to pursue college
- Studying exercise science for her undergraduate degree
- Running track in high school and being curious about distance running at college
- Wanting to pursue physical therapy and the challenges of trying to progress in the career
- Enjoying running and feeling healthier while doing it
- Dealing with stress while at college
- Being diagnosed with Lupus an auto immune disease and the impact it had on her life
- The impacts of Lupus on her body
- Making changes and how Lupus impacted on her life
- Needing to pivot and make a change in her life
- Having a year left in school and needing to make some key decisions about her future
- Doing what she thought was best
- Needing to take a semester off from school/college
- Working as a PT assistant and getting back into running
- Balancing health and fitness while having Lupus
- Turning to vegetarianism to help manage her Lupus
- Training for her first marathon
- Magical moments while running
- Running in the Speed Project (2023) - running from LA to Las Vegas over a weekend
- Unlimited women - a team of 10 women, bringing diversity and awareness into the running sphere
- Dealing with challenges on the Speed Project
- Mental tips and tricks for when it gets tough
- Race strategy and how the race worked
- Starting to eat meat again and dabbling in veganism
- Nutrition while running and racing and making it easy.
- Running from Boston to NYC and becoming the first Black woman to be involved in the project with FALKE
- Working with FALKE
- Running the Berlin Marathon
- Entering the lottery for the London Marathon
- The Los Angeles Marathon
- Working as a running coach and her coaching philosophy and values
- Coaching road, trail and autoimmune athletes
- Education, communication, commitment and joy.
- Why it’s more than just a training plan
- Making the training adaptable to your life
- Hosting the “Running in Public” Podcast - combining messages about running and public health.
- How to connect with Mireille on social media
- Final words of advice for other women who want to get into running
- Speaking up and the power of advocating for yourself
- The importance of making it fun!
Social Media
Website: www.coachedbymireille.com
Instagram: @heycoachmireille
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/coachmireille