Eighth in our interview series is Stephanie Tang from New York, NY. Stephanie was 26 weeks pregnant (expected due late July) at the time of the interview and was on-course to complete her 16th marathon-plus event, the 3rd benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training. Stephanie has also completed the JFK 50-Mile Ultramarathon in 2012, her first …
Sixth in our interview series is Stacey Purpura from Wheeling, West Virginia, who was 15 weeks pregnant when interviewed. Stacey has run a total of 46 races including a full marathon and 19 half marathons. Before becoming pregnant, what was your life as an athlete like? I had very little injuries, I never skipped a run …
Fifth in our interview series is Emma Barclay, an ultrarunner from Falmouth, Maine. Emma, who was 33 weeks pregnant at the time of this interview, has finished Vermont 100 miler (2013) in 20:52, earning her 4th woman. In 2009 she had a sub-8 hour finish at Pineland Farms 50 miler (2009) earning her 2nd woman. …
Fourth in our interview series is Emily Bulat Portnoy from Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to pregnancy Emily completed 5 marathons and qualified for the Boston Marathon. So far while pregnant she has run a 10k, a half marathon, and ran in the Boston Marathon at 5 months pregnant. Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever. Before becoming pregnant, …
Third in our interview series is Ann Thomas from Birmingham, Alabama. She has 4 stepdaughters {Lilly (11), Bella (9), Ava (8), Lucy (6)} and at the time of this interview was 37.5 weeks pregnant with her first, a baby boy. Ann has qualified for and ran both Boston and New York Marathons and holds a PR of 3:10. …
Be kind. For everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Second in our interview series is to Vanessa Wells from Carlsbad, California. Vanessa is mom to Maya (age 2.5) and Sahara (age 6 weeks). She has finished 3 marathons including a tough trail marathon in New Zealand and has also run one 100k ultra race. Before having children, …
Labor is the real marathon! All my running is in preparation for delivery! Since launching UMR, I have had the great fortune of virtually “meeting” dozens of running moms. The number one reason moms reach out to UMR is to find “other like-minded moms/moms to be).” Although the UMR community has formed because of a common purpose, it …
Seventh in our interview series is Lisa Hainstock from Charlottesville,Virginia who is pregnant with her first and was almost 39 weeks when interviewed. Some of Lisa’s running highlights have been finishing second in the Milwaukee marathon and breaking the 3 hour barrier, running a 2:56 marathon in Eugene, Oregon last year, and running through 37 weeks of pregnancy. … Continue reading
I was bit by the ultra bug last year and after finishing two ultras in blissful San Diego County, I moved back to Wisconsin and naturally became interested in running a winter ultramarathon. Despite growing up in Wisconsin I never embraced winter running when I was younger and by the time I did become I … Continue reading
Welcome to the first edition (of hopefully many editions so keep the questions coming readers!) of Ubersourcing, where our very own readers answer your questions! Last week on our Facebook page, Stephanie H-C. asked, “Calling all uber mother runners! I am wondering how you accomplish the longest mileage days in your training plans. With kids still … Continue reading
The husband/wife running duo over at Running Through Pregnancy graciously offered to answer questions from you, our readers. If you would like to ask them a question personally, they can be reached at admin@runningthroughpregnancy.com or dr.beth@runningthroughpregnancy.com. 1. I would like to know what the red flags are for running during pregnancy. For example, under what conditions should … Continue reading
The Spartan Race Warrior Ethos states: “I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade.” The Spartan Race is one of my favorite races – I look forward to it all year. To me, there is nothing better than running through the … Continue reading
I have been a fan of The Body Issue ever since I saw Sarah Reinertsen wearing nothing but her left leg in 2009’s Bodies We Want. I have admired athletic bodies for as long as I can remember and to see elite athletes appear in such a way showed a rawness of beauty that simply … Continue reading
Sometime in the fall of 2012, my husband Matt and I decided that we were “as ready as we’d ever be” to have kids. The last few years had seen us adventuring more frequently in the American West than abroad (our favorite spots are the Sierras and Utah), and ticking off a lot of accomplishments … Continue reading
If you are a crazy mother runner – an Über Mother Runner – chances are that someday you will hear this statement from your children, “Mom, I want to run a half marathon!” It makes perfect sense that your children will want to do what you love so much, and will want to push their … Continue reading
Back before I knew Molly to the level I know her know, I made this comment on a Facebook post of hers. I didn’t know her much beyond being the sister of a friend, and I certainly didn’t realize she was a fellow crazy (although a 4:00 plank should have been an indicator). After this … Continue reading
When I trained for my first marathon as a childless and young 20-something-year-old, I used to worry so much about numbers. The 10% rule. Calorie counting. Stride rate. Paces. I still do think about numbers in relation to running but to what degree has changed for me since becoming a mom and really has changed … Continue reading
Uber Mother Runner 