![]() ![]() ![]() “That run represented so many things for me: that I can come back to the sport after taking a long break, gaining weight, and having a baby. More importantly, she enjoyed the experience. ![]() On January 12, Muir put her new mindset in action when she won the Disney Half Marathon in 1:19:45. Running is probably third on my list of priorities.” “I don’t have that drive to dig down deep in workouts anymore,” she said. ![]() In January 2018, her daughter, Bailey Grace, was born, and for the next year Muir continued to build up her training with a new perspective. The decision was made in part because she wanted to get pregnant, but she also felt mentally and physically burned out while spending way too long “running for the finish line,” as she told Runner’s World in January.Īfter she became pregnant, Muir started to miss running and incorporated training slowly back into her routine with a more relaxed mindset. In 2017, the British marathoner decided to quit running professionally after suffering from amenorrhea for nine years. Through her social media and YouTube channels, Bruce shares everything from her workouts aimed to prepare her for the 2020 Olympic Trials to strengthening her core postpartum.įor former professional runner Tina Muir, being a mom inspired a more enjoyable approach to the sport. Since becoming a mother, Bruce has openly shared her experience with the goal of encouraging other moms in the running community. “I don’t have to choose between being a mom and running professionally. “Above all I hope they know this time in my life was important, and shaped who I am as a human and a woman,” she wrote of her sons on Instagram. While challenging at times, Bruce approaches the lifestyle of marathon training and motherhood as a luxury. She makes them breakfast and plays with them before dropping them off at daycare and meeting her HOKA NAZ Elite teammates for a workout at 8-8:30 a.m. While marathon training, Bruce–who recently won the USATF Half Marathon Championship in Pittsburgh–wakes up with her kids around 5:30 or 6 a.m. She discussed the balancing act with Runner’s World in November when she shared her morning routine. national champion Stephanie Bruce creates her own balance between marathon training and raising her 3 and 4-year-old sons with husband and fellow professional runner, Ben Bruce. ![]()
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