The Working Mother Athlete

07/07/23 • 82 min

How do you fit in workouts around work and parenting? How much is it okay to talk about your kids (or your training) at work? This week on the podcast Jen and Amy get into the what it has been like for them to train for races as a working mom. They talk about nursing and pumping, what happens when babies don’t take the bottle, and the struggles in finding daycare. And they share some practical ideas for making workouts happen. In their weekly updates, the two cover screen time, long weekends in mom mode, and tapering for a stage race.

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You put ice where?! Getting through hot races

It’s getting hot! Amy and Jen share their experiences training in the heat and how they have worked through it. They talk about how to plan routes with water and shade in mind. They discuss different hydration strategies on the bike and the run. Amy and Jen both share stories of instances where they struggled in the heat during races and how they pulled themselves out of it. They also get into taking kids for runs in the heat and what extra precautions to take and signs to look for in them. In their weekly updates, Jen talks about the struggles of having a kid home sick from daycare and Amy contrasts the workouts that are worth the extra commuting time and effort and those that aren’t.

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