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|  Book Review Rosie Zylstra November 2003 Michigan Runner
"This will make me a happier, more energetic mom. This
will speed up my recovery. This will make my baby
healthier." I repeatedly reminded myself of these motivating facts
during morning runs last year, when I was expecting my
daughter, Lily. All the while I was trying to distract myself
from thoughts of nausea, round ligament pain, insomnia
and the strange, dark longitudinal line on my globe of a
belly. Chris Lundgren's "Running and Pregnancy" would have
been an especially-helpful addition to my library during
those nine months. The new book is a godsend to a
growing number of female runners. Lundgren answers the question every newly-pregnant
runner wants to know: "How will running affect my baby?"
The bounty of information in this book includes nutrition,
cross-training tips, a month-by-month guide to symptoms,
and profiles of other running moms. She makes sure to mention the benefits running holds for
mom and baby, as well as some of the precautions
pregnant runners must take. In her introduction, Lundgren mentions her own search for
just such a collection of information. During both of her own
pregnancies, she scoured the shelves for a guide to how to
go about the seemingly-incongruous activities of distance
running and gestating. When she came away disappointed
the second time, she resolved to fulfill this need herself. It was a timely resolution. The number of athlete-moms is
on the rise. There are prominent women, such as Marion
Jones, attempting to maintain a healthy pregnancy and a
pro-sports career. The need for information on exercise and pregnancy is
growing, and Lundgren fills the runners' niche well. MR
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