Mothers know how to juggle tasks, but one mom showed how she can juggle the needs of her newborn — and win a race.
Stephanie Case, 42, a Canadian who lives in Chamonix, France, entered the 100-km Ultra-Trail Snowdonia in Eryri National Park in Wales on May 17 with “no expectations,” so when she won, it was “a surprise,” she wrote on Instagram.
The runner had her daughter just six months ago and is still breastfeeding.
She also hadn’t entered a race in three years due to “recurrent miscarriages and IVF failures,” Case shared, but wanted it to serve as a “warmup” to another event — next month’s 165-km Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run in Colorado.
“My goals were to enjoy myself and make sure Pepper was fed at aid stations,” she continued.
Case noted that she started in the “last wave,