So yesterday I searched for "Techniques for running with a jogging stroller", I didn't really find too many techniques but I did find a list of things to know when running with a jogging stroller. I can tell that just from my 3 mile run this morning (only pushing for half of it because Sami is so awesome that she pushed the other half) these things are true:
- Most runners get awesome leg workouts but hardly have time for upper body workouts. Not the case for a stroller pushing mama, pushing a stroller is an upper body workout for sure!
- When first running with a jogging stroller it will feel like you've never ran in your life. You basically have to learn to run again. Yep, so freakin true.
- People LOVE a baby in a jogging stroller. Makes sense, I'd love to pass a super cute baby on my run too. I'm waiting for the "Go Mama Go!" encouragement that comes with this.
Overall, learning to run with the jogging stroller has been a difficult process. Every time Brian asks how my run went, I respond in a disgruntled voice, "Awful!" It's incredibly frustrating to have to stop and try to align the stroller so that it isn't working against my run. It's even more frustrating that my pace could actually be below 9 minutes a mile for 3 miles, but with the added stroller frustrations it's still a little more than 9 minutes.
I will figure this out though. And hearing my sweet little girl sing and hum the whole run is the best sound in the world.
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