Mothers Running

Runners World has helped provide insight into the ins and outs of running. I receive the magazine monthly and devour the information within a few days. In Runner's World's special Spring/Summer issue of "The Trail" There is an article called The Mother Load. Basically the article talks about amazing women runners who also happen to be mothers. As a childless woman this article does two things, first it makes me feel like a complete slacker because I have a hard time working running into my day just being a single girl with no kids. These women run marathons or ultra trail not only do they run intense elite trail races, they also have kids and husbands to think about and plan around. I have a boyfriend and a dog...is that close? Haha, no. The second thing the article topic udid was almost prevent me from reading the complete article. My life is great, but I do feel behind in some aspects like having kids and a husband. After a couple days of avoiding the article I finally dove in, and I am glad I did.

Before going into detail these amazing women that should inspire every mother to slip on those running shoes to go run. I will just list off what made me feel a bit better about my status in life. The women were all in their 30's with young children! Kasie Enman, she went to Albania for the World Mountain Running Championships, she was 32and had a 13 month old. Another mom Darcy Africa, a 37 year old from Boulder, she has a 3-year-old. She placed third in a recent 103-mile Ultra-Trail Du Mont Blanc.

Basically, these women for whatever reason started having children later in life, later being in their 30s. Me being 27 with no kids doesn't seem as bad (I just can't compare myself to my cousins who have it all). I still want children, I think I will be an amazing, supportive mommy, but I am encouraged that I can do a few great things in life still before having kids whenever they happen to join me...

Life is unpredictable. You go with the punches and make the most of the hand given to you. Sometimes you also have to make a random change to get the current flowing again...

Tomorrow is another day and I need to fit 5 400 meter repeats into it somehow.