9 Months Postpartum and I’m Still Not the Runner I Used to Be

Running now has a different meaning in my life

Lindsey (Lazarte) Carson
Runner's Life
Published in
4 min readApr 29, 2024

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Photo by Jozsef Hocza on Unsplash

As I sat from the comfort of my home, streaming the 2023 Boston Marathon from my work laptop, I watched Hellen Obiri cross the finish line as the first female finisher and I was completely in awe. And the thing that nearly brought a tear to my eye was when she embraced her daughter…

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Lindsey (Lazarte) Carson
Runner's Life

Writer, Runner, Mother. I write about work, relationships, culture, and life in general.