This past weekend I got to race in the BAA Boston Half Marathon for the second time in the last three years. Two years ago I was almost seven months postpartum after having our first daughter in April; last year I was a few months pregnant with our second daughter (and didn’t race); and this year I was seven months, to the day, postpartum again.

Having been a professional runner for just over a decade, deciding to start a family in the midst of my career was not what I’d call a small decision, but felt like a surprisingly easy one. I love to train and race -- like really love it. But I loved the idea of being a mom even more. After making the Olympic team in 2021, the majority of my 2022-2025 has been defined by pregnancies and the humbling climb back to elite-level fitness. Copy article

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