Moms Who Want to Move!!

I love life!! It is so funny, fascinating, amazing, incredible . . . how through our life mom friends come and go and influence and inspire us in so many ways!!! After a childhood of minimal exercise and an adulthood of gyms & small personal training packages intermingled with bearing three children I find myself in the midst of lots of "moms who run". These moms don't just run for fun but run in races!! I started running in September of 2009 after my Y bootcamp trainer told me I had to run for the pre-bootcamp test. I ran my first mile ever! Since then I have run 2 5K's and can now run 5 miles. (inside track with no hills!). I am starting to understand the competitive and charitable aspect of races. One of my mom friends who recently ran the NY Marathon reminded me as I struggled up a hill during the Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell 5K, "Remember all the people with arthritis who can't run!!". Thinking about the people we were helping encouraged me to keep going. The competitive aspect only kicked in slightly as I passed a few people and thought, "I can do this!!!".

If you are a "mom who runs" you should check out two websites: Nashville Striders lists all the upcoming races and Fleet Feet is a locally owned specialty store that will help you with gear, information and training. Between these two sites you will have at your fingertips a wealth of information to encourage you and your mom friends to start moving for a good cause!!! If you haven't heard yet, registration for the April 24th YMCA Country Music Marathon is now open!! If you are like me . . not quite ready to run a 1/2 or whole marathon you can run with your children in the Kids Marathon the Friday night before. Let's get moving and teach our children the benefits of exercise and fitness!