Run Like A Mother

      I just finished the book Run Like A Mother by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea. It was such a fun book. I recommend it to runners both new and experienced. Here is low-down:

1. This lighthearted and easy to read book is great for the mom who seldom gets to sit down and read for more than 10 minutes at a time. :) It's appropriately numbered 26 chapters are overall related by the underlying theme of running but unrelated enough to be read with several days, weeks, or even months between them without feeling lost. Lets face it, between mothering and running it may very well take a year to read a whole book. ;)

2. This book is great for a laugh. Not only does this book point out the humor of life through the eyes of a runner but it is also good for some laughs about motherhood as well.

3. Weaved throughout this book you will also find some great tips on shoes, clothes, nutrition, workouts, increasing your speed, and of course running while pregnant and postpartum. These 2 experienced runners freely share what they have learned over the years for the benefit of all. I don't know about you but I would rather learn from someone else's mistakes/trials than make them myself.

4. As a woman who LOVES to run and LOVES to be a mother, what is there not to like about a book that combines the two? There were so many times that I actually laughed out loud reading the anecdotes of these ladies who I swear were writing about my life!

5. If you have a love of running that no one around you seems to understand then you HAVE to read this book. If for no other reason than to know that: A. You are not alone and B. you are not crazy!

6. To top it all off these two swift-footed women also "run" a blog called Another Mother Runner which is chock-full of mother running awesomeness.  The blog even has contests and an online store.
Visit it here at: http://anothermotherrunner.com/.

  My overall impression: this book is a must read for any running mother!