Before my first pregnancy, I trained for triathlons with The Half-Asses, a subset of my now-husband’s club, Team Bad Ass. Right now, I have a loose routine to run with a preschool parent-friend after drop-off twice per week and it works pretty well with neither of us wanting to let the other one down. She is in India for a month so we’ll see how I fare.
I find that whenever I don’t have a training buddy, I use that as my main excuse to not exercise.
If you like to run or walk with a partner (and actually want to get back out there), See Mommy Run can help. It is a nationwide group dedicated to helping moms find like-minded and similar-paced running buddies (or in their own words a free Internet service to help busy women find or start child-friendly running or walking groups convenient to their personal geographic needs, time constraints, and fitness abilities.)
These days, I need to get some action between 6am and 7am before the day unravels begins or right after drop-off at 8am! 11-minute-miler Berkeley chicks, can you hear me?!
This site concept sounds fabulous to me, but I’m curious if it appeals to you. Let me know if you would or could do this!
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Not sponsored. I can’t promise you that this website will work any better than your own email networks and facebook pals but it’s worth a shot.
I *love* this idea. I’ve had the hardest time getting back into running since my son was born and I’ve just dumped a second triathlon season down the toilet!
Ha ha! I just ran today for the first time in over a month! It felt great and made me want to do it more- in fact, I think I ran past your house 🙂 Now I’m thinking about that Berkeley 10K in Nov!!
Go, Becky, go!
This definitely appeals to me. Before I found out I was pregnant, I did my best 5K yet (just about 29 minutes so not exactly gold medal winning, but personally rewarding). I haven’t run since the second trimester, and my son’s 13 months.
@Jane, you sound like me. I’ve gone in waves about running and keeping fit but I know I do better when someone is counting on me to show up.
I have a hard time pushing myself to keep running. I just want to walk, so I think sticking with a group would be helpful. I know of a group of running mamas in my ‘hood, but I’m intimidated to join them!
Whitney, I think having a partner or a group helps so much. When we trained for that half marathon, you and Ryan kept each other going.