January 2012 Mom of the Month

Our mom of the month program honors moms for their efforts to lead healthy lifestyles, and gives us a chance to get to know them better at the same time!

January's Mom of the Month is: Kim Schmitt! Congrats Kim!

Kim (pictured above with her husband Matt, son Cohen, and daughter Hadley at the Monster Dash 5k) has been a Stroller Strides member for a year and a half now. She has brought a great attitude to her workouts from the beginning, with plenty of smiles and laughs that brighten up the morning for the other moms working out alongside her. She exercised with us during her second pregnancy, and since the birth of Hadley last summer, she's been working out hard again and made amazing strides in fitness and getting that pre-baby body back. She was part of our fall Running Mamas 5k training program, and ran her first post-baby 5k race when Hadley was just 3 months old! Kim has also been an active member of our Moms Group and a great example to all of us about managing motherhood with a smile.

Join us in congratulating Kim, and read on to get to know her a little better!

Hometown: Fairmont, WV

Current part of the Triangle that you live in: Apex

Education: WVU (Bachelor of science in Journalism!) Let's go Mountaineers!

Stroller Strides Member since: July 2010, Cohen had just turned one!

Members of your Family: My husband Matt, my son Cohen 2 and my daughter Hadley 5 months!

Tell us about your children: Cohen is full of life! He is a little social butterfly! Lots of energy and your typical boy! He has a big heart! My daughter Hadley is 5 months and has just started to roll over and assume crawling position! Her personality is beginning to blossom! And she loves to laugh, which melts my heart.

Current/previous Career: Worked at orthodontist

What was your childhood ambition? To be a wedding coordinator

What does motherhood mean to you? Motherhood is all those small moments that fill your heart that makes life worth every minute of the rough moments.

What is the furthest you have been from home? Bora Bora! Our honeymoon!

What has Stroller Strides done for you? Giving back to me in so many ways! First of all the bond between the other mothers! My children love all the other children! I finish one task of the Day! (I love checking my workout off my to do list)!

What have you enjoyed most about the Running Mamas program? The encouragement and support of the other moms!

What is your favorite exercise? Running! Relieves stress!

What is your proudest moment? Having my children! They are such blessings and truly amaze me each and everyday!

What are three of your favorite things (besides your family!)? Running, Shopping, and the beach!

Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us or makes you unique. I've skydived before:) I use to be such a risk taker definitely have slowed down!

If we asked your spouse what they think your best qualities are, what would they say? I hope he would say I'm caring, generous, and funny!

What advice would you give to moms looking to get back into shape? Don't be so hard on yourself! It's a work in progress!