I did a lot of research before the baby girl was born. I wanted to be sure I wasn’t wasting money on things that weren’t good or that I really didn’t need. When looking into jogging strollers I read that if you are a “serious” runner you probably want to get a stroller with a fixed front wheel. So after evaluating the situation, knowing
O that there were times that I have been a serious runner, I thought better to be safe and get a stroller with a fixed wheel just incase I decide I want to be “serious” again. I figured all babies love strollers and that mine would probably take naps in it while I went on a long run, because I was pregnant and that seemed like a possibility (plus, I had read great stories about moms training for half marathons never skipping a beat after having a baby). The problem with all of this is that none of the resources I looked into said anything about considering where you would be doing your running. My neighborhood has winding roads, sidewalks and the like; therefore, I spend my entire run adjusting the fixed wheel so the stroller will go straight and not run into the grass, middle of the street, any cars that might be around, curbs, people, dogs, and other hazards along the way. As you can imagine this becomes a laborious task, making me not go as far as I might like and causing me to loathe my afternoon runs. Not to mention my baby doesn’t like strollers, period. Hind sight is 20-20.
O that there were times that I have been a serious runner, I thought better to be safe and get a stroller with a fixed wheel just incase I decide I want to be “serious” again. I figured all babies love strollers and that mine would probably take naps in it while I went on a long run, because I was pregnant and that seemed like a possibility (plus, I had read great stories about moms training for half marathons never skipping a beat after having a baby). The problem with all of this is that none of the resources I looked into said anything about considering where you would be doing your running. My neighborhood has winding roads, sidewalks and the like; therefore, I spend my entire run adjusting the fixed wheel so the stroller will go straight and not run into the grass, middle of the street, any cars that might be around, curbs, people, dogs, and other hazards along the way. As you can imagine this becomes a laborious task, making me not go as far as I might like and causing me to loathe my afternoon runs. Not to mention my baby doesn’t like strollers, period. Hind sight is 20-20.
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