I think Mother’s Day will always be a little bittersweet. As excited as I am to now be able to celebrate it, I also think back to how much I dreaded it before our successful IVF cycle. Yes, it was a day to celebrate my own mom. Still, it and the several weeks before were a constant reminder that not only was I not yet a mother, but that there was no guarantee I’d ever be.
Anyone who has ever read this blog knows how important running is to me. It has helped me through stress and infertility. It has helped me stay healthy. I hoped to be able to share it with my future kids, and looked forward to the day when we could all run together.
The Mom’s Run takes place on Mothers Day weekend, and funds go to help Charleston Postpartum Depression Support. Although most 5k’s allow strollers, all (that I know of) require you to start in the back of the pack. This run not only allows strollers up front, but has awards specifically for those with strollers.
The race started at Blackbaud Stadium and ran through a few nice local neighborhoods. Abby exclaimed “weeee!” I stayed with another girl pushing a stroller through most of it, though she was ahead of me more than I was ahead of her. I finished literally steps behind her, and thought that I had possibly even finished 3rd (stroller, that is). It was a nice course, with water every mile or so. There was an incline and headwind at the end, so that sucked, but otherwise I had no complaints 🙂
Bryan took a video:
Afterwards they had a “family fun day” with vendors and music.
We hung out for awhile. I put Abby in jump castle but she just sat there. She did enjoy some dancing:
Eventually I found the results and found that I had, literally, JUST missed third place. The girl who was two steps ahead of me took it. I was bummed because I would have really liked to add a Moms Run medal to my collection. Unfortunately for me, they don’t distinguish between single and double strollers so even though I was the first double through, I still missed it. I blame the extra 25 lbs I was pushing. 🙂 Overall though, I was happy with my 25:05 finish time, or 8:05/mile, especially considering I was pushing 55 lbs. (The girl who won ran in 20 minutes and some change – with a stroller).
Look forward to next year.
Journey To the Finish Line 
May 16, 2015 at 7:04 pm
Congrats girly! The speedwork is really paying off for you :). Plus it’s so awesome you ran that fast pushing a *double* stroller. Sounds like they need multiple stroller categories. I occasionally see people running with doubles but it’s mostly men. Pretty badass that you do it and did it in a race.
Just curious, but did they let they let the overall winner double-dip and also win the stroller category?
May 16, 2015 at 7:48 pm
Yes they did. She actually won second overall and first stroller. I thought it kinda stunk but I don’t make the rules. And thanks!!
May 16, 2015 at 8:43 pm
They did the same thing last year. Same girl too. I agree it is kind of dirty… the whole run last year left a really bad taste in my mouth and that’s one reason I didn’t sign up this year.
May 16, 2015 at 8:46 pm
It happened twice actually. The girl
Who was the second stroller finisher also won 3rd age group. I feel like if you win one, particularly overall, you shouldn’t get an award for another category. But again I don’t make the rules. Other than that I liked
The race and I’d run it again if for no other reason than they don’t make
The strollers start all the way in the back.
May 16, 2015 at 8:49 pm
I guess there’s no governing body of stroller running (lol), but I agree… for example if someone wins masters or grand masters they do not place in their age group. Same if someone over 40 places overall, they do not place in masters.
May 16, 2015 at 8:47 pm
That race is the only race I’ve run where I’ve seen that happen actually. Every other if you’re a winner overall it knocks you out of age group. So I was extra bummed bc I thought her overall win meant I’d get third. Still the point of me running it was to do it with the twins so I stand with my original opinion that I’d run it again.