Winner of the Garmin Forerunner 10
Not surprisingly, the Garmin Forerunner 10 is quite the coveted item; I think we set an AMR record with a whopping 1,683 comments. (Note to self + SBS: secure more Garmins for giveaways!)
There are so many cool reason why you all run; every reason, from ice cream that lives in the freezer to celebrate a healthy body to maintain your sanity, is valid and deserves a prize, but we can have only one winner on this day before Father’s Day.
And the lucky, lucky random winner is:
Ghada: I run because it makes me feel strong, and even though I am not the speediest I feel like I can fly!
Ghada: congrats on your sweet new orange and black Forerunner 10! Email us at runmother {at} gmail {dot} com with your address, and we’ll get it off to you…
PR-Crushing Mother Runners: 8 Ways to Smash the Clock at Your Next Race
Earlier this spring mother runner Diane posed the question we’ve likely all asked ourselves at some point or another: “How can I get faster?” More specifically, Diane wondered if shaving 10 minutes off her half-marathon PR (personal record) of 2:15 was realistic. We put this to the Tribe on the AMR Facebook page, and heard from many of you with words of encouragement and tales of your own PR crushes.
Any PR is a good PR, whether it’s simply seconds or many minutes. So to start, a sampling of mother runners who made it happen—with hard work and determination, no doubt.
Suzanne: “I took 15 minutes off my half-marathon second time around…
Follow This Mother!
Sarah Briggs, a.k.a. Mom Running on Empty, adores the 13.1 mile distance, but is training for her first 26.2 this fall: the Marine Corp Marathon. This mom of one—she and husband Rob affectionately call their 9-year-old son “Danger”—lives in Victor, N.Y. and calls this past year “a whirlwind.” She started her blog and became an ambassador for FitFluential and Girls Gone Sporty. “The only thing I knew for sure is that I wanted to share my journey in order to hold myself more accountable. I never expected to inspire others and that has been both humbling and exciting.”
Best recent run: On a short run I happened to run past a woman who appeared to be just starting out on her journey to become the best version of herself…
Hump Day Giveaway: Chariot Cougar 2 Running Stroller
This week marks the end of an era for my family: These are the last few days all three of our kids will attend the same school as Phoebe is moving on to middle school in the fall. As much as our three kiddos bicker en route or gripe about having schoolyard behavior get reported back to us by a sibling, it’s a delight to have them co-existing under one roof and interacting during the school day. In my heart and my gut, I can already feel the pangs and fond remembrances I’ll experience when I think back on these four shared years. Yet do I have a single photo of them all together at school? Ha, of course not…
Meet Sarah’s Ragnar Relay Team!
As I have learned at numerous Mother Runner parties, Dimity is a tough act to follow. (She gets to open with the biggest laugh-line when we read from Train Like a Mother: How to Get Across Any Finish Line – and Not Lose Your Family, Job, or Sanity.) But I’m going to do my best, as I get the privilege of announcing the 11 mother runners, and one alternate, who will make up Team SBS this October in the Ragnar Relay in the Ultimate Mother Runner Showdown.
In no particular order, here are the ladies who will be joining me to run from Cumberland, Maryland, to our nation’s capital. I’m not going to wager that we’re faster–but I bet we’re fun-er!
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