Competing in a triathlon is a grueling challenge that requires months of preparation and countless hours training, yet one super-mom managed to do it all while raising her 7-month-old baby.
28-Year-old Katrina Bolduc had completed four triathlons before becoming a mom, and was even training for an Iron Man race when she found out she was pregnant with her first son, Grayson. After giving birth in December, however, the yoga instructor and endurance athlete struggled to get back to being active and decided to sign up for some races and a triathlon to motivate herself.
“I think sometimes society kind of pushes [new moms] aside and expects us to stay at home and not work out and just be a mom. But I believe—and I think I’m proof of that—that we can be so much more. We continue to be part of a fitness community and have goals and we can still get our training in,” said Bolduc, who had to schedule her training around Grayson schedule and frequent breastfeeding sessions.
On the day of the triathlon, which included a half-mile swim, a 12.4-mile bike ride, and a 3.1-mile run, Bolduc was excited to prove herself as an athlete, yet before the race started she managed to breastfeed her hungry baby.
“I saw my husband and my son right at the finish line, and I went through the finish line, got my medal, grabbed some water, and immediately came out and my husband said, ‘He’s hungry,’” Bolduc said. “I had an easy-access top on. We were right there at the finish line, and I unzipped my top. He latched right on, and he was as happy as can be. He looked up, smiling at me.”
“I dared anyone to test me here, but no one even cared, and even commented as I fed him “congrats”. This is a special day in the books for me!”
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Mom Breastfeeds Baby Seconds After Finishing Triathlon is an article from: LifeDaily