Round two of You Might Be a Mother Runner If. (But I put reason #22 because there are about a gazillion reasons why…and we’ll likely get to at least a thousand of them.) I’ve started a collection of them here, in case you have a self-identity crisis and need a positive reflection of the (badass) mother runner you are.
And I know I asked for your suggestions last week on filling in the blank–You might be a mother runner if…–but we’ll happily take more in the comments below if you got ’em. Thanks, friends.
You might be a mother runner if you’ve ever planned race locations/times around your baby’s nursing schedule…
And your Moving Comfort sports bra makes the perfect nursing bra after a run!
You might be a mother runner if your kids watch far too much tv just so you can get a few more miles in on the dreaded treadmill!!
You might be another mother runner if the first purchase you make when finding out your expecting baby number 2 is the dualie bob jogger stroller.
So true! Love it!
You might be a Mother Runner if you own more pairs of running shoes than high heels.
Ha! So true! I have 6 pairs of running shoes in rotation, an old pair or two that I use for errands and housework, and just 1 pair of high heels.
You might be a mother runner if you pack compression socks instead of dress socks to wear under your knee high black boots for holiday parties.
hahahaha!!! LOVE it!
I totally did that the other day, MCM Mama! Love that they’re the same color…and nobody knows the difference!
You might be a mother runner if your crabby and your husband asks you when the last time you went for a run was.
You might be a mother runner if your RaceID has left a permanent tan line on your arm and your 12-year-old knows why his phone number is listed on it.
You might be a mother runner if you have more jogging strollers than regular strollers.
You might be a mother runner if your idea of bonding time with your teens and tweens is to have them join you in a 5k.
You might be a mother runner if your closet is organized by winter, fall/spring, and summer running clothes and then sub-sections by color. Therapy is just another run away.
You might be a Mother Runner if….you’re not so into being Room Mother or on the PTO, but helping run the fundraiser fun run? You’re all over that!
You might be a mother runner if you know how many laps around your child’s soccer field makes a mile.
You might be a Mother Runner if your idea of a night on the town is running the city streets after your kid goes to bed.
You might be a Mother Runner if you plan FAMILY Vacations around races YOU want to run!
( I want to run a race in every state!)
Ha! My old garmin isn’t going out worthy- but a nice pink one certainly would be!
You might be a Mother Runner if… you get up way too early on a Saturday so you can make sure to get a long run in before the weekend craziness starts. Or if you plan weekend activities around novelty 5ks with the kids.
I love these! I’ve got another one: You might be a Mother Runner if… you do the school running!
Which I do. Every day. It’s a great way to squeeze my run in.