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Here are her top pieces of advice.
you could start walks in the stroller right away, she says.
And that is so critical for just how stressful that time can be.
Ease into it
Once your little one is ready for you to pick up the pace, begin gradually.
professional long-distance runner, run coach, head of running at Guava Family, and former stroller mile world record holder
Speaking of which…
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Focus on form
Most parents (including Gracey) use stroller runs for easy miles.
But that doesnt mean you should push the stroller in whatever way feels easiest.
A lot of your power is driven from your hips, from your glutes firing.
So you have to keep those underneath your body.
So I really focus on running tall, taking smaller steps so that my stride stays underneath me.
You do one hand and then kind ofhave a more normal arm carriage on [the other] side.
And then switch, she says.
Gracey found that her first son, Athens, needed constant engagement to stay happy in the stroller.
professional long-distance runner, run coach, head of running at Guava Family, and former stroller mile world record holder
But Rome is perfectly content just looking around and feeling the motion of the stroller.
Every kids different, says Gracey.
They get to see that firsthand in a front row seat on the stroller with you.
It feels so good to be able to do that as a family, she says.
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