Inspiring running tips for moms
Let’s face it, if you’re a mom who likes to run, it can be challenging to fit it all in. You may have a job, take care of the kids, cook home cooked meals and stay fit and run a few times a week to stay in shape. How can you do it all? Don’t worry, we created an overview with running tips for moms for you! Check out the list of the women we featured on the Fit Fifteen. They are inspiring examples of mothers who have found ways to fit running and fitness into their busy lives.
Fitting Fitness into Motherhood and Business Building with Lauren Golden (episode 93)
Lauren launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability. With this powerful movement, she empowers women to make choices that don’t feel like compromises. This year she started her fitness journey after baby number three. Not only did it have a huge impact on her health and her energy, but she’s also better at running her business, and she feels like she has become an even better mom because of it.
Marathon Training with Full-Time Working Mom Alyssa Houtby (episode 60)
Aspiring Elite Runner Alyssa Shares Her Weight Loss Story (episode 61)
Training for a marathon has never been an easy task, imagine working full-time and having a toddler at home. Alyssa Houtby has done it and in the most inspiring way. She started running when her daughter was three years old and ran her first marathon in 3:09. And she’s now training to OTQ (Olympic Trial Qualify)! To top it all off, we talk to her in episode 61 about her inspiring weight loss journey.
Olympian, Author, and Marathoner Deena Kastor on Running and Positivity (episode 94)
Deena Kastor on Marathoning, Motherhood, & Writing a Bestselling Book (episode 95)
Though Olympian Deena Kastor is not a beginner anymore, her positive attitude to running and marathons is sure to inspire every aspiring runner. Divided over two episode we talk about running, motherhood and writing a book. Deena believes that your thoughts influence how well you preform on your runs. And that’s something we can totally get behind!
Elyse Sparkes Shares her Prenatal Fitness Journey (episode 52)
Fitness + wellness coach, personal trainer, and yoga teacher Elyse talks about keeping fit while expecting her first child. We chat about how exercising during pregnancy wasn’t what she expected mentally or physically and how’s she’s made adjustments as she’s progressed from her 1st to 2nd trimesters. Elyse also shares the pregnancy workouts she’s been loving and some of the tips she’s learned from her prenatal classes
How Marathon Kids Gets Kids Moving with CEO Cami Hawkins (episode 78)
The best thing about getting fit is that it sets a great example for your little ones. Especially when you listen to the inspiring story of Cami Hawkins Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Kids. Marathon kids helps you to get your little ones moving and cross the distance of a marathon in the course of a year.
Prenatal Yoga with Gabby Orcutt (episode 72)
While this is strictly not about running, yoga is really good for both runners and moms (to be). Gabby Orcutt talks about prenatal yoga classes, how they are different from regular yoga classes, why they are so good for pregnant moms. And we even talk you through a few poses.
The Running Couple: From Overweight to Over 150 Races (episode 48)
When we talk about inspiring running stories, the story of Mark and Lissett Lineberry is certainly high on the list. Advised to up their cardio to overcome a weight loss plateau the couple completed their 1st race together, the Life Time Fitness Commitment Day 5K, on January 1, 2013, in an hour’s time. Since then, they have run over 150 races from 5Ks to full marathons and have lost over 100 pounds between them. Lissett is now paying it forward as an RRCA Certified Running Coach.
