I am writing this article in May which happens to be Mental Health Awareness month in hopes that it helps women struggling with postpartum depression—as running and exercise can help with postpartum depression. But it can be hard to start exercising or running when you are depressed, let alone sleep-deprived, and time-poor. I think so … Read more
It’s that time of year again—the time when husbands and children scramble to find what gifts for mom to give. I am here to help! I am rounding up amazing Mother’s Day gifts for women runners (aka MOTHER RUNNERS) that they REALLY want. How do I know? Well, first, I am a mom who runs … Read more
Running with a baby in a stroller and running with a toddler in a jogging stroller are two different ball games. Any mother runner will tell you that. When running with a baby in a stroller, you make sure they are fed and you run at nap time. When they get older, the question becomes: … Read more
Just three days before she was set to give birth to her second child, I had the opportunity to chat with Makenna Myler, a pro runner for Asics and record holder of the fastest pregnant mile. It was kind of ironic because I hadn’t known that she, for a second time, ran the fastest mile … Read more
Next to injury, getting sick is a runner’s worst nightmare. And, unfortunately, as mother runners, we get hit with illness left and right this time of year. It’s COVID, then RSV, flu season, a strange surge in Hand Foot and Mouth and strep, a stomach bug, now it’s this cold that causes pink eye and … Read more
Lack of sleep is my kryptonite. It dawned on me (pun intended) that even since I was a kid, lack of sleep has broken me. After almost every sleepover party, I’d end up getting sick. A cost of staying up late and putting shaving cream in the hands of my friends. (Karma?) Therefore, getting a … Read more
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