Ironmother Week: The Mind
So my body is idling, ready to shift into gear on Sunday. My glutes, the biggest muscle in my body, are ready to fire and fire and fire and fire. But the largest muscle that matters is the one on top, both literally and figuratively.
Oh, my brain.
I wish I could load up my brain with carbs, pre-race, and when the cannon went off, be confident it wouldn’t betray me.
Because as badass as I may seem, my brain always struggles in a race. Sometimes from the start (a really bad day), but always when a race gets hard. I start making bargains with myself. “O.k., this is fine, but just don’t let your splits drop any more…
Ironmother Week: The Body
So 8 months of training comes down to one day for me—Dimity—on Sunday. I’m going to go all Shark Week on you, and to take the opportunity to write three Ironmother pre-race posts: body, mind (Tuesday), and spirit (Friday). If that’s too much blood and iron for you, no worries; just check back next week. Oh, but then I’ll have a race report or two. So hang in there and then we’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming.
Almost 6.5 years ago, I crossed the Nike Women’s Marathon finish line with my sister Sarah. In order to get myself there, I had to limp, cry, bargain, plead, walk, shuffle, run, and tell myself, “This is one hour of your whole life…
Our Talk with a Running Stroller Innovator
For Father’s Day, Dimity and Sarah brought on Dan Britton, father of five and founder of Chariot Carriers. These innovative strollers convert from a running carrier to a bike trailer to even a ski (!) carrier. Dan tells about the design process, describes proper running-with-stroller form, and lets you know it’s okay to occasionally drown out the sound of whining with music. (For your chance to win a Chariot Cougar 2, worth nearly $700, enter our giveaway, which ends June 18, 2013.)
If you’re digging our podcasts, we’d be super-grateful if you’d take a minute (because we *know* you have so many to spare!) to write a review on iTunes…
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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…
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