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The victory was far from her heart when Stephanie’s incident entered a 100-kilometer (about 62 miles) ultra-running race through the Welsh Mountains.
Six months after giving birth, infant peppers are breastfed. The only real purpose of the case was to complete the Ultra Trail Snowdonia in Eliri National Park in North Wales and to ensure it was stopped at an additional point with special permission from the race organizers.
In fact, the incident was informed that her end time made her the winner of the female competition, as the three years off from the running meant that she would leave in the third wave much later of the elite runners.
This was included in her total race time despite the fact that she stopped supplying the chili peppers three times while riding.
“It was a huge shock. I wasn’t expecting it. It wasn’t even my radar that could have happened,” Case told CNN Sports.
According to Ultra Runner, she may have been viral since she went viral, but the response was overwhelming.
“It wasn’t something I did strategy or plan ahead, but what it tells me is that we really don’t tell enough stories about new moms doing all sorts of things.
Case said she thinks the photo is “life won’t stop even if you become a mom, and that’s another layer of who you are as a person.”
“We all have mum guilt, but it is important to know that it is okay for new moms to prioritize what makes them full and full human, as they will make them better parents in the long run.
She added to CNN: “When you’re a mom, it’s one of the most physical and emotional transformations you can experience in your entire life. So, if there’s something you can hold, for me, it’s running – reminding me of everything that’s changed.
Case, who turned 43 this month, began her super lunge almost 18 years ago when she was looking for another challenge.
She has also become quite good at it, running through North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Africa.
However, daily international human rights lawyer Case took a three-year break from sports after suffering from several miscarriages as she and her partner tried to give birth to a child.
“I’ve had a few questions from people about whether it was running that caused the miscarriage. Of course there’s no medical evidence and there’s no science to support it, but it planted seeds of doubt in my head and really changed my relationship with running,” she told CNN Sports.
“Running, not that it’s a source of stress relief and a source of joy for me, it’s turned into something completely different,” she explained.
After clarifying everything from Pepper’s birth and her doctor, she started running again six weeks after giving birth.
“It felt physically strange. It felt strange. I thought my organs would fall out, but at the same time I felt like a runner again. I felt like me again,” she explained.
It started so far with Snowdonia on Ultra Trail, saying, “Maybe it was a disguise blessing because it really reduced the pressure. Starting the third wave kind, I wasn’t solid with me because I couldn’t achieve my performance goals.”
The race had already stopped checkpoints at 20km and 80km, but Case knew she had to feed the peppers in the meantime, so she requested and got permission to get help at the 50km checkpoint.
“It meant that my partner, John, was able to give me some pepper. He didn’t help me with one of my bottles in my pack.
“I had to manage everything myself and make sure Pepper was taking care of me, so it was a completely different layer of logistics I’d never experienced before. Pepper is used to running feeding training, but never did it in racial situations,” she explained.
Although Case has received many positive reactions to her victory, she has also received many “misesy, paternal” comments.
“(They) said: ‘Does she spend time with the baby? She should be at home. Why didn’t she wait?” Comments about my looks and my age are just trying to criticize them for looking at me,” Case said.
Other messages, she explained, came from moms who were very concerned that this image and this story contributed to this idea of setting this incredibly high standard that women cannot reach.
“Some moms are exhausted and they’re just trying to spend the day,” Case said. “And the idea is that they have to not only be moms, they have to have a career, they have to get fitness back, and now they just have to have an ultra marathon and breastfeed, and they have really felt bad about themselves.
“Everything we do as new moms will need to be scrutinized and reviewed, and spaced to navigate the journey on our own and to individually understand what motherhood looks like for each of us,” she added.
“For me, it means running 100K, and I know you’re going to do everything you know that makes me happy.
Next is the Hard Rock 100, a 100-mile ride in Colorado in July with 33,197 feet of climbing and 33,197 feet of descent.
“It should be about choices, that is the whole point. Women can do all this if they have support, XYZ falls into place. If the stars match, then they choose to go afterwards, they need to provide support, encouragement and resources.
