One Of My Favs ...

... CWX VersatX bra is hands down the best athletic bra ever.  Good ventilation and holds the girls perfectly in place.  I'm also loving the adjustable straps.  I never thought much about investing in a good jog bra until recently.  These days, gravity is a force to be reckoned with.    

Some Inspiration For Ya

It was a beautiful day for a Mom Run today!  Our next group run will be Sunday, July 8, 2012 @ 10 a.m. at Trexler Park (meet just inside the main entrance on Springhouse Road).  For now, we'll meet every other Sunday, however I might change it to a weekly event in the near future if anyone is interested.  Also, for now we're sticking with the 1.25 mile main loop in the park.  This may change a bit too depending on interest.  You can email me at lvmomrun@gmail.com for more info.

In the meantime, check out one of my favorite mom runner sites, Another Mother Runner, for tons of inspiration.  Play lists, workouts, and links to women's races across the country are just some of the goodies you'll have at your fingertips.  Authors Dimity and Sarah are refreshingly irreverent and witty.  Thanks ladies!

          

Set a Goal and Support Your Sisters (And Your Mothers, And Your Girlfriends, etc.)

I figure if I set a running goal for myself, it would help me with my never-ending struggle with consistency.  My most recent goal (aside from starting a running club for moms) is to run the Women's 5K Classic on October 13, 2012.  There's also an expo (including health screenings, chair massages, mini facials, shopping, and free giveaways ladies!) the day before the race.  What a great weekend event - it promotes women's fitness, educates about women's health issues, and honors women and their families who have been affected by breast and other female cancers.  Time well spent if you ask me.  Check out www.womens5kclassic.org for more info.

     

It's Time ...

...For the first LV Mom Run group run!  When and where you ask?  Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 10 a.m. in Trexler Park.  Jogging strollers encouraged, but not necessary - you can also take a break and leave the kids at home with a sitter!  This will be an easy run.  For those of you not familiar, Trexler Park is located in Allentown.   It has a flat, paved 1.25 mile loop that's perfect for running with a jogging stroller. The main entrance/parking lot is found on Springhouse Road between Tilghman and Broadway (the same block as Wegman's).  There are restrooms in the park, but no diaper changing stations (I checked the other day).  E-mail me at lvmomrun@gmail.com if you are interested and I will send you updates if necessary.  We'll meet just inside the main entrance.  Hope to see you there!
      

Lehigh Valley Mom Run ... Not Your Average Running Club!

Hey ladies!  The purpose of this blog is to connect all of you runner moms out there.  It's for the moms who already run, as well as those who would like to give it a try.  In conjunction with this blog, I'm starting Lehigh Valley Mom Run - a running club just for moms.  This running club is intended to be non-competitive, multi-paced, and fun.  Jogging strollers are encouraged (please don't bring a child without one!) or leave the kids at home with dad or a sitter.  LV Mom Run will meet in the Allentown area.  Our runs will take place during on weekends so all of you moms who have work and other commitments during the week can join us too.  Stay tuned for details about our first LV Mom Run ...   

Run Moms Run!

So, here it is ladies ... the first of hopefully many posts.  My goal is to encourage all of you moms out there (myself included) to run.  Run for fun, run for health, run for sanity, whatever.  Just throw on your kicks and go.  

I started running in January 2012 to get healthy after pregnancy.  Severe preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome had knocked me for a loop and I needed to get my groove back.  At first, I could barely walk around the block because of lower back pain and a sore "undercarriage".  My blood pressure was still high weeks after the birth and I wanted to lose the forty pounds I gained while pregnant.  So, I registered for a local 5K race after my doc cleared me for exercise.  I promised myself a pedicure if I could just finish the race (I had to run the whole thing, no matter how slowly).  At first, it was tough hauling myself onto the treadmill.  I, like all new moms, was suffering from sleep deprivation and still adjusting to being a new mom (maybe more on that subject in a later post).  It was also winter - ugh!  But, with the endless support of my hubby, I ran ... and I ran the entire race.  So, I earned my pedicure and I became a runner along the way.  

I'm not competitive, I'm not fast, I don't log lots of miles per week.  But who cares?  I'm a mom who runs.