Tempo running with stroller?

Find a gym that does child care and do the run on a treadmill.

try this instead? wrote:

Find a gym that does child care and do the run on a treadmill.

No option where I live.

Running with the Bob seems to add 15-20 seconds per mile or so to me, so I would probably start with 20 seconds slower and hope for a successful workout with that, but going off of heart rate should work too.

Form during the run suffers slightly - can I assume you're already adept at pushing one-handed and switching off?

no hate but idk how anyone could run with one of those things alone let alone a actual baby/toddler in it. would be far too distracting to me to get a decent work in and even sound potentially dangerous/deadly. not worth killing urself and/or ur infant son/daughter just to get a few junk miles in..

have u really dug urself in such a hole that u literally have no free-time to just urself during the week where u cant sneak a little run in?

It is no problem to do tempo or even faster with a stroller. I have done this for years. A hands free harness helps but is far from necessary.

If you think you're too good to push a stroller you're probably delusional about your ability level.

Feel free to come back to the tread when you and your spouse have full time jobs and your infant/toddler wakes up early every morning.

Bobs are safe and once you get used to it not distracting at all. I've gone as far as 16 miles when the kid passed out after an early wake up. When you're a new parent, these aren't junk miles but the bulk of your training.

Try hill repeats with the stroller, sounds fun.

The joy of parenthood wrote:

Try hill repeats with the stroller, sounds fun.

It is.

I suppose it would be doable, but your pace will obviously suffer. I think 20 seconds per mile sounds right, although I'd even go as high as saying 30-40 seconds per mile would be reasonable.

I usually just run easy miles with my daughter in the stroller so that if I have to cut interrupt the run to get her a snack, pick flowers on the side of the road, or what have you, it's no big deal. When we run together, our safety and her needs are my primary focus, and I feel like trying to run fast would distract me from those purposes.

I have the same stroller and run with it all the time. Your pace will be at least 15-30 seconds slower per mile for something fast. The wind is the biggest factor. On calm days the stroller is easy to push. On a windy day you will have lots of fun. When I run with the stroller I stick to routes in our neighborhood. It is decent size and very safe. I have gone outside the neighborhood a few times. Safety of my child is number one. I haven’t had any close calls. I find I get more space from vehicles when pushing the stroller. I love when people make comments in regards to something they know nothing about. Running with a stroller does not make those miles junk miles. I have been able to stay in good shape thanks to the stroller. I hate when people think that b/c they can do something so can you. You have no clue what each parent is dealing with. It’s amazing when a parent keeps the running going after having a kid. A lot of people cut back or stop due to the time commitment/loss of sleep that comes with having a kid. Good luck with the workout.

RunSwingLift wrote:

As it says. Anyone has experience with lets say HMP-MP running with a stroller? (mine is the BOB ironman so it’s pretty light).

You reckon form suffers too much? I would base on heart rate and maybe knock of 10 sec to account for having to push the stroller.

(I prefer to run tempo without it, but busy schedule and all... )

I have never tried tempo runs but I have ran many 5ks. It is a good workout. takes probably about 30 secs/min off my 5k time but that will depend on the weight of your kid. Try to push single handed and switch hands. Obviously you should try and find a course that is smooth and straight. Flat is good because pushing that thing uphill is a killer.

Thanks for input everybody.

Until now I have just been running lots of easy running with the BOB and my son and it’s been great. doing my 2 quality workouts on days without the stroller.

Now I foresee having to do my tempo session with the stroller also. Good to know that you have reasonable experiences with this.

Will give it a try and try to lock on to the right pace and effort suited to te conditions.

Kennekuk Jack wrote:

I suppose it would be doable, but your pace will obviously suffer. I think 20 seconds per mile sounds right, although I'd even go as high as saying 30-40 seconds per mile would be reasonable.

I usually just run easy miles with my daughter in the stroller so that if I have to cut interrupt the run to get her a snack, pick flowers on the side of the road, or what have you, it's no big deal. When we run together, our safety and her needs are my primary focus, and I feel like trying to run fast would distract me from those purposes.

It's barely 20 seconds per mile if that on a flat and wind free course.

A guy did something like 2:30 for the marathon while pushing a stroller.

Update: Went for a temporun with the stroller yesterday. During a 9 mile run I ran 5 miles at a progressive pace starting out only a bit faster than MP. I ended up only 10 sec above my normal tempo pace without the stroller.

My form didn’t suffer, but as you say, wind direction is crucial. At a 2 mile stretch with headwind I had to lower the pace somewhat as I wanted to have 85% max HR as my ceiling.

Thanks again for input.