Single Mom Running
Single Mom Running

When you set out to train for a race, it can be a huge time commitment. Depending on your base and your distance goal, a good training plan can potentially be 4-6 months and require running or cross training 3-5 days a week. Some days might also require you to be gone on your run for long hours at a time. It can take you away from your family, and when you do get home, you’re exhausted for the rest of the day. What is the impact this commitment can have on a significant other and your children? What if you are a single parent? How do you do it?

I am that parent. I am a single mom of two kids. I work full time (and then some) and I am currently working on getting my masters degree. Add to that training for long distance races and it’s a miracle I survive each week. It is not easy by any means, but I have the drive it takes to make it work. I carefully plan ahead with my school assignments so I am not scrambling at the last minute. I do get the occasional kid free weekend, but sometimes I am stuck on the treadmill at the gym. Many times I need to find a babysitter in order to get my miles in. I am also very fortunate to have my parents nearby to help me. I know not everyone has that, but I am thankful for it.

I cannot slack at my job or my school, since my livelihood depends on it. Does my sleep suffer? Yes, sometimes. Does my social life suffer? Yes, but most of my friends are runners too, so running together is our fun. Does my ability to have a dating life suffer? Yes, but who cares. Do my children suffer? I hope not, only because I do my best to meet their needs and they are fully aware that mom needs to run. With an insanely full plate in front of me every day, it is not easy. However, this is my life. Even when it is hard, I love it and I hope that my children can see their mom overcoming challenges and sticking to her goals. Perhaps my determination will rub off on them. If I can do it, so can you.

Happy Trails!

 
 
Seen a lot of slim chicks posting their

workouts on here so I thought I'd join 

the fun
Warning : I will bully every one of you

into daily stretches, plyo drills, crazy 

intervals, lifting heavy weights and 

epic long runs
104 °F.....  As my Grandma says, 

"Marathon training ain't for p*ssies."



Crazy old lady is right.

New Featured eBibs

Warning... I'm exercising, eating right and watching my alcohol intake... Which means I'm sober, I'm cranky and I'm sore. So proceed with caution!
MONDAY.  Nothing a good pair of running shoes can't fix.
You know you're a runner when... you can run six miles nonstop and still feel out of shape.
Let's run a 5k this weekend then drink like it was a marathon.
People who eat loads of food and never gain weight, I hate you.
I think Facebook is broken... I put up a selfie from my run and no one "liked" it even though I refreshed it a few times.
I tried using actual booster rockets,  but race directors frowned on that.  Now I just use caffeine.
Oh, you get your caffeine through  drinking coffee? Must be nice to have  that much free time.
It's easy to give up caffeine.  I've done it a hundred times.
Me? I don't have trouble focusing.  In fact
I had a plain Greek yogurt this  morning, then a salad for lunch.  Then I came home and ate  the entire kitchen.
Entered what I ate today into my new fitness app and it just sent an ambulance to my house.
You know you're a runner when...  you see a sign on the highway telling  how many miles an exit is and  you think "I could run that!"
You used my Body Glide where?!?  Yeah, you go ahead and keep that.
You know who NEVER says "running  is really hard on your joints"?   People who actually run.
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