On 10 July 2021 Laura Podger completed Race to the Stones 100km ultra in just...
On 10 July 2021 Laura Podger completed Race to the Stones 100km ultra in just over 16 hours, 5 months after giving birth to her daughter. She used her maternity leave to train for the ultramarathon.
“My daughter refused to feed from a bottle so rather than pull out after months of training, and have to pay a deferral fee to the event organisers, I decided to arrange to meet my partner every 10 miles so I could breastfeed her., as that iconic picture of her and her son back in 2018 made me realise it was possible. While this resulted in a much slower finish time than I had hoped, I am so happy to have completed the 62 miles so soon after birth.
“I appreciate running an ultramarathon is the extreme but if I can encourage, inspire and empower just one mum to fit in some exercise postpartum safely, I would be happy."So just how does Laura juggle a training regime, a toddler and a newborn? “A lot of my training included buggy running so I could feed my daughter, and it meant I could go out while my partner was at work and my son at nursery. On longer runs my partner would meet me at points, again so I could feed her.”
“I am a normal person, with a normal job and try to make running part of my everyday life as it makes me feel so much better and makes me a better mummy. I guess I just want others to know it is possible and to highlight the need for more advice to be available to mums to help them return to exercise safely.”
Keeping fit during pregnancy and post-partum doesn't have to break the bank. Running or walking is great for fitness, plus there’s so much fitness content on Instagram, YouTube and more.
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