Mother starting C25K with baby today!!!

[gingerluna]

Hello fellow C25Kers! I'm a mom of a 16 month old. I've never been a runner or followed a workout routine. Last year when my baby was 5 months old I was in better shape than today, so after taking with a close friend and graduate of this program I determined this is my time. I downloaded the app and I'm determined to begin today! I have a jogging stroller my girlfriend gave me so my little one and I are off to our day 1 of week 1! I will report how it goes later. I welcome feedback, words of wisdom and encouragement from graduates, beginners and other moms who did the program with their little ones. Best to all!

[Windswept1 Graduate]

No personal experience but a friend who was a distance runner often used to push her wee one on her runs into town from home - about 10 miles!

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You're a glutton for punishment that's for sure, still it sounds as if you've got youth on your side so I hope you and your little one have great fun doing the programme!

[paul2014 Graduate]

Good for you and welcome aboard c25k I'm sure your little one will enjoy just as much, if not more, than you will Good luck and looking forward to hearing about your run.

[grannyjudes Graduate]

Well done you, you and babe are going to love it, make sure you report back !

[ju-ju- Graduate]

all the very best...if you are on Instagram, I follow someone called, happymumhappybub and she posts about running with a buggy..... Enjoy

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

Wow, what a great enterprise. Hope you really enjoy it. Don't forget to stretch out after your runs to help with the stiffness. Go momma! And keep us posted with your progress.

[Bluesman]

Welcome to the community. Pretty impressive commitment indeed to jog with your 16 month old. When mine were that old it was all I could do to stop myself nodding off in my morning cornflakes!. Very best of luck and no free-wheel riding it on the downhills

[ancientrunner Graduate]

Good luck to you. I recently drove past a lady out running with a buggy and a dog on a lead. I nearly went back just to cheer her on.

[misswobble Graduate]

A young lady near me walks two Staffies, has a baby in a sling on her front and a couple in the pushchair. She is feckin awesome!!!! She always seems to be an oasis of calm and the dogs seem impeccable.

I did a 10 k training programme put together by a young lady who famously blogs and has written a book about overweight runners for Kindle books. She too runs with a buggy and writes about that too. Her name is Julie Creffield! She has on her blog, a section for mums on the run sessions

Enjoy!

[ginbin Graduate]

Good luck...this is a great programme and jogging/walking with a baby in a stroller will give you more exercise. Just make sure to take the rest days in between. I made the mistake of not doing it the first time I did this program and to be quite frank, I was quite knackered. You need those days to rest your muscles.