How OBMR got started
When I decided to start a family (*ahem* was surprised to be starting a family) I was fresh off my final season of collegiate distance racing. I thought I would definitely be one of those crazy mother runners you hear about running to the hospital while in labor or racing a marathon with a stroller. I was 100% confident that I was going to run through my whole pregnancy and jump right back into training after having my baby boy.
But I have never been so wrong about anything in my life.
It wasn't because I lacked the resolve or didn't have a good support network. It wasn't because I was lazy or didn't know how to write training. The truth is, I just didn't understand how hard being a mom would be.
I went through it all. Extreme morning sickness (hyperemesis gravidarum), a high risk pregnancy, symphysis pubis dysfunction (aka pelvic girdle pain), postpartum depression, diastasis recti, tripping over my stroller, coming back too fast and getting injured, and a whole lot of confusion on how to deal with all these new and difficult changes. I researched constantly, took advice from other moms, experimented myself, and I realized that for the most part I was doing it all alone.
Every family is different, and there was no perfect formula for how to run as a mom. Generalized training plans and information just led to more confusion and frustration. But I knew I could make it better. It didn't have to be so hard to figure out how to be a mom and a runner.
I compiled everything I had learned over the 2 years I spent pregnant and postpartum, got certified in prenatal & postnatal fitness, focused on continuing education with experts in the field and put it into practice when we started trying for another baby...and it worked.
I was able to run up until the day I went into labor. I was able to adapt my training despite still having hyperemesis and symphysis pubis dysfunction. I continued to do speed and hill work with my son in a stroller. And after baby girl arrived, I was able to return to running postpartum safely and restore my core. Doing so gave me a healthier pregnancy, a faster and easier labor, delivery and recovery, and confidence postpartum that I severely lacked the first time around.
Every mom (and even every pregnancy and recovery for the same mom) is different. And you deserve training that is tailored to your exact challenges, needs and lifestyle. You deserve someone to help and support you as your life changes in drastic, but fantastic, ways. Most importantly, you deserve to continue to do what you love--put on your shoes and go for a run. ONE BAD MOTHER RUNNER was created to help you do just that.
But I have never been so wrong about anything in my life.
It wasn't because I lacked the resolve or didn't have a good support network. It wasn't because I was lazy or didn't know how to write training. The truth is, I just didn't understand how hard being a mom would be.
I went through it all. Extreme morning sickness (hyperemesis gravidarum), a high risk pregnancy, symphysis pubis dysfunction (aka pelvic girdle pain), postpartum depression, diastasis recti, tripping over my stroller, coming back too fast and getting injured, and a whole lot of confusion on how to deal with all these new and difficult changes. I researched constantly, took advice from other moms, experimented myself, and I realized that for the most part I was doing it all alone.
Every family is different, and there was no perfect formula for how to run as a mom. Generalized training plans and information just led to more confusion and frustration. But I knew I could make it better. It didn't have to be so hard to figure out how to be a mom and a runner.
I compiled everything I had learned over the 2 years I spent pregnant and postpartum, got certified in prenatal & postnatal fitness, focused on continuing education with experts in the field and put it into practice when we started trying for another baby...and it worked.
I was able to run up until the day I went into labor. I was able to adapt my training despite still having hyperemesis and symphysis pubis dysfunction. I continued to do speed and hill work with my son in a stroller. And after baby girl arrived, I was able to return to running postpartum safely and restore my core. Doing so gave me a healthier pregnancy, a faster and easier labor, delivery and recovery, and confidence postpartum that I severely lacked the first time around.
Every mom (and even every pregnancy and recovery for the same mom) is different. And you deserve training that is tailored to your exact challenges, needs and lifestyle. You deserve someone to help and support you as your life changes in drastic, but fantastic, ways. Most importantly, you deserve to continue to do what you love--put on your shoes and go for a run. ONE BAD MOTHER RUNNER was created to help you do just that.