Train Like a Mother: How to Get Across Any Finish Line—and Not Lose Your Family, Job, or Sanity by Dimity McDowell & Sarah Bowen Shea

Author:Dimity McDowell & Sarah Bowen Shea [McDowell, Dimity]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Sample Book, Sample Book
ISBN: 9781449422059
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC
Published: 2012-03-20T05:00:00+00:00

TAKE IT From A MOTHER

WHEN DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE A REAL RUNNER?

“When new ladies ask me a running question.”

—KAREN (Not afraid to admit she likes passing people.)

“When I reached the 5-mile distance, after a year of never running past 3 miles. After that, I just knew I could push myself beyond my comfort zone.”

—Beth (Loves her own treadmill: “I can run in a sports bra and shorts and belt out Lady Gaga.”)

“Good question. . . . I’m still trying to figure that out.”

—Brandy (Began a walk-to-run program 10 months ago, and now logs 15 to 30 miles per week preparing for her first half-marathon. FYI, Brandy: In our minds, that’s as real as a runner gets.)

“I thought I did when I lost my first toenail, but I really felt like a real runner when I ran an 11-mile training run solo with no music.”

—Caryn (Proudest running moment: blowing her first snot rocket.)

“While running my first 5-mile race, a woman pulled up beside me and said, ‘I’ve been trying to keep up with you for the past mile.’”

—Chandra (Trains on two-track farm roads that cut across wheat fields.)

“I think of other women as ‘real runners’ as soon as they start to run, but I didn’t feel like a ‘real runner’ until I had been running consistently for a year.”

—Christy (Started running so she could order a bacon cheeseburger from Friendly’s. “I was sick of staying within my calorie limit to maintain my weight, so I bought a treadmill for Christmas. My $5 cheeseburger ended up costing $705, but I am now a runner, and that is priceless.”)

“I still don’t think of myself as one. I’m just a mom who is trying to keep my sanity.”

—Julie (Has run 15 to 20 miles per week for the past 11 years, always on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.)

“I always have.”

—Katie (Started running alongside her dad when she was 8 years old.)

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