00:00I ran, I breastfed, I just happened to do those two things together.
00:03It's kind of just a normal thing.
00:14I just kept saying, I won, I won, I won, I won.
00:19Because it seemed ludicrous to me.
00:23You go through mental highs and lows as well as physical ones.
00:27Having to leave my daughter, Pepper, at the checkpoints when I knew that she just wanted a bit more time with me, that was probably the hardest.
00:46My relationship with running really changed.
00:49After my first miscarriage, people were questioning whether it was the running that had caused it.
00:55There's just not enough support and research out there to be able to support women who are trying to get pregnant, women who are pregnant, and also women postpartum, to be able to continue to compete, to train, to continue to be athletes.
01:11I know that I am a mom when I go running, and that I'm a runner when I'm being a mom to Pepper.
01:21In my head, I'm not pitting those things against one another because I know I need both of them in order for me to be.
01:27Whether it's running a 5k or 100k or just sitting on the couch and taking a break, we need to give moms that space to be able to navigate motherhood.
01:40Let's reduce the scrutiny, reduce the judgment, and let moms have a little bit of fun, recover, or go out and win a race.
