Baby Joggers - Useful or good for nothing?

Hedge, using a stroller on your easy and recovery days would be beneficial. The point is you are out doing something and getting your body in motion while sustaining a higher HR. It is no diferent than cross training (which most people understand is beneficial), in fact it obviously more resembles regular running than cross training does.

Stepay, your last comment is making some of us wonder if you have other identities (see above!)as well.

Look, don't be jealous of me if I can break 20min in a 5K and you can't.

Please send me the manual on being the perfect father, but puhleezzzee, I know you're full of BS.

I do enjoy spending time with my children, both while running and not running. I am sure from my posts you know all about me. My wife is pleased with my fathering... I could give a flip what you think.

Bush,

Just another reason of you not understanding what it means to be a father. What you and your wife think of your parenting is irrelevant. She isnt the judge, and with your self centered ways, you apparently aren't a good judge either.

At least she found one thing to be pleased about.

Again, try to understand this: its about the kids, not you? Why is that so difficult to understand.

Fine. I can see your point about my wife not being the judge. But, she is in a better position to determine than you, no??

As for your "it's about the kids" theme... you are clearly just trying to argue just for the sake of argueing. I suppose EVERYTHING you do is about the kids, right? You never earn and spend money for your own well-being, right? I think it is reccommended for Moms and Dads to actually keep some of their own hobbies even after having kids. Oh, but wait, this wouldn't be about the kids.... everyone else must be wrong, Teach.

Anyway... thanks to those who actually answered with good intentions. DougM did a fine job of answering that I shouldn't care about effort so much without flaming, and I appreciate that.

Hedge, please stop encouraging the nonsensical babble being spewed by sugarcane/teacher. He is probably sitting in font of his computer giggling at your every response. Don't humor him anymore, I'm begging!!! Your initial question was legitimate. Just extract his responses from this thread and you'll find a few decent answers to your question. Keep up the quality running and parenting!

They can be useful. As long as you bring them along slowly, by 11 - 12 months you can teach them to jog and fetch you shit, like a beer when your watching football. Although it's kinda hard to find Asics in size 1.

Bush,

I told you that in the very first reply. That's right, the very first reply.

Then we had loud mouths like the drunken irishman chime in (while apparently falling off his bar stool) how fast people run with baby joggers./

This all detracted from my post. I answered your question, I answered it correctly, and that should have been the end of the issue.

You are being a selfish slob if you take your child out for a run in a baby jogger and are concerned about your vo-2, etc. You can take the baby out, that is fine. But, the focus must remain at all times on the baby and the safety of the baby. Anything else is completely reprehensible.

Your comments indicate to me at least a complete lack of respect for the welfare of your child.

Hedge, your last post showed up before I was finished typing my last post. Glad you were able to step back from the fray and glean only that which is useful from this thread. Happy trails!

Kindergarten,

I honestly don't know what you mean. My last comment made you wonder how many other identities I have? Please explain yourself. I know I've been accused of having more identities, but what does my last comment do to make you think I do?