What’s the right way. Do you push it forward and let it come back, getting in 3-4 normal arm swings—doing that process constantly?, or do you maintain steady pressure on the front handle, or do you hold onto the side and sort of side-run and guide it and switch arms?
I don’t know, but I got my butt kicked in a 10K recently by a guy who ran 35:XX while pushing a stroller!
Switch arms every once in a while.
Push and run normally while going downhill.
I’d like to add another question to this if it’s ok. When jogging with a stroller (mainly through residential areas) do you follow the same rule of running against traffic or with traffic? Where I reside there are no parks with jogging paths.
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This sounds like a scary situation… running with a baby in a stroller.
pull it. use the muscles you will actually use in real running.
http://s3.backcountry.com/900/CTC/CTC0018.jpg
Chariot carrier with XC ski attachment, but use the wheels instead of the skis.
Is this faster? Easier on the body? I just bought a chariot (kid on the way) and was wondering if the harness would be better. We are getting the ski attachment next winter, but it is easier to run with then I might get it sooner.
This sounds like a scary situation… running with a baby in a stroller.
Maybe if it’s a baby wolverine.
not sure if it’s faster, or if that really matters. What I’m getting at is that you should NEVER run with a jogging stroller if you’re serious about running, and that no serious runners run with a jogging stroller. That being said, PULLING the stroller, vs. pushing it, might be more beneficial from a training aspect as it (seems to me) uses the muscles you SHOULD be using in running, ie. glutes and hammies.
Well, I’m a bit offended by your statement. What paces and distances does one have to accomplish to be considered serious?
I would do interval’s with my kid in the stroller. I would run pushing it at about 7.0 mph then give it a good push so that it would go 50 -75 feet in front of me then I would sprint to catch back up to it. Worked pretty good and got a bit of a arm workout also. Almost lost him a few times when I did it going downhill and through a intersection but I was able to catch back up pretty quickly. I tried doing it once going uphill but that was just plain stupid. I mean with three wheels the stroller does not go backwards to well.
not sure if it’s faster, or if that really matters. What I’m getting at is that you should NEVER run with a jogging stroller if you’re serious about running, and that no serious runners run with a jogging stroller. That being said, PULLING the stroller, vs. pushing it, might be more beneficial from a training aspect as it (seems to me) uses the muscles you SHOULD be using in running, ie. glutes and hammies.
I’m not so sure about the statement “no serious runners run with a jogging stroller”. These guys look pretty serious to me…
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20091122_298_0_Pretwa104628
I see it the other way. If you have a small child (exhausting) and still have the gumption to get out there for your runs with the extra task of pushing a stroller, you are indeed serious about it. In fact, I’d say that someone who used a child as their excuse not to run would be a better candidate for “not serious about running.”
X2. Sometimes you do what you have to do. I’ve nearly maxed out my hr pushing the stroller on some rolling hills.
To the OP- I usually alternate arms when on level ground, both hands on handle for up/down hills.
"What paces and distances does one have to accomplish to be considered serious? "
I’m curious too. I would like to be a serious runner, so I guess next time my choice is run with the kid or not run I should not run.
Wow if no serious runners run with jogging strollers how do you explain my friend that ran 2:23 in the marathon and recently went 4:10 in a half IM? He uses a jogging stroller all the time…This is just a generalization…when my kids were younger I used a jogging stroller all the time. I think it’s great to include your kids in your efforts and it’s often a practical matter for people with children, since you sometimes don’t have someone to ‘watch’ your kids while you run. As for the right way to use one, I don’t think there is a right way but rather it’s a useful piece of equipment if it keeps you training. When I ran with a jogger I would usually alternate arms and when the grade was right let the jogger glide or coast a bit for a few strides without pushing. I have the chariot with the ski attachment and I can’t imagine the chafing you would get running with that thing.
not sure if it’s faster, or if that really matters. What I’m getting at is that you should NEVER run with a jogging stroller if you’re serious about running, and that no serious runners run with a jogging stroller. That being said, PULLING the stroller, vs. pushing it, might be more beneficial from a training aspect as it (seems to me) uses the muscles you SHOULD be using in running, ie. glutes and hammies.
Wow, that is one of silliest comments I’ve seen on ST in a while!! If I pull my kid on a trailer, can I not be a SERIOUS cyclist either??
The real question is a moral one… do you give your kid a squirt gun and instruction to ‘shoot to kill’? Um… I think so.
…What I’m getting at is that you should NEVER run with a jogging stroller if you’re serious about running, and that no serious runners run with a jogging stroller…
The replies to your statement have been really, really good.
Why don’t you come back and try to defend your statement?
I mean, I think what you said there is a bunch of B.S., but maybe you have a point… I’d like to hear it.
Does pulling the Chariot while jogging using the XC ski harness (with wheels instead of skis of course) work well? Is it smooth? Seems to make a lot more sense than pushing. Just wanted to see if anyone has actually tried it . . .