100,000 Metres of Motherhood

100,000 Metres done ✅ Powered by Naps, Noise, and Purpose 💕

Here’s the final breakdown of the rest of the runs. Another gratitude update coming soon 💕

🏃‍♀️ 10km (9 June): My first ever 10km run — and honestly, I looked like I’d just been born. Red-faced, damp, slightly shocked by life. Pulled it off while Justin popped Otis down for a nap and Tilda had “quiet time” on my bed (the treadmill lives next to it — very chic).

🏃‍♀️ 10km (10 June): Squeezed in another 10km while Otis napped. I got so hot I had to rig up not one but two pram fans to the treadmill. Then, as soon as I stepped off, Otis decided the best place to finish his nap was directly on top of me. A full-body, inferno-style contact nap 🔥

🏃‍♀️ 11km (12 June): Knocked this one out in the evening while both kids were down for the night. Sweet, sweet silence.

🛌 Had a week-long break from fundraising as an Influenza A storm cloud rolled in and took over my entire body. Would not recommend.

🏃‍♀️ 5km (19 June): Post-bedtime run while the little ones were down for the night — easing back in after the flu fog.

🏃‍♀️ 7km (20 June): Another nighttime run once the kids were tucked in. These after-hours sessions are becoming my secret weapon.

🏃‍♀️ 10km (21 June): Nap time lined up perfectly, so I snuck in a 10km. No interruptions, no drama — just me and the treadmill. A small miracle in motion.

🏃‍♀️ 3km (22 June): We were up at the crack of dawn, so after a pre-sunrise car ride with Otis, I squeezed in a quick run before work while Justin dressed the kids. I had to hit 70km — couldn’t let it sit at 67km. (No idea why this mattered so much, but multiples of 5 apparently soothe my soul 🤷‍♀️).

🏃‍♀️ 5km (22 June): Evening run while Justin handled bedtime. Had the monitor on just in case — and when Otis started crying, I found myself shushing mid-run. The “shush reflex” is real.

🏃‍♀️ 5km (23 June): Ran while the kids played in the lounge and Justin made dinner. Only overheard one, “Tilda, get off him — he will bite you.” A quiet night by our standards.

🏃‍♀️ 7km (24 June): Ran after Otis went down for his nap and Tilda was having quiet time (aka chocolate biscuit time) on my bed. Peak multitasking.

🏃‍♀️ 3km (24 June): Squeezed in a second run that day once Justin got home and set the kids up for dinner. Because obviously, I couldn’t leave the tracker at 87km — had to round it up to 90. 🤷‍♀️🤣 

🏃‍♀️ 10km (25 June): Wrapped up the final 10km while the kids were “down for the night” — or at least the start of the night. We all know how that goes 🤭

Over $1000 Raised — you fine, fabulous, fundraising friends 🙌🏽🫶🏽

Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve smashed the $1000 fundraising goal for Gidget Foundation — and I’m honestly so touched (and more than a little sweaty). That’s real money going to real parents who need mental health support during one of life’s wildest transitions: having a baby.

But we’re not done yet — I’ve still got 100,000 Metres of Motherhood to run, and I’m hoping to raise even more as I clock up the kms in pockets of time while caring for my two small humans.

Here’s the run-down so far:

🏃‍♀️ 6km (5 June): While the house was finally still and the kids were asleep. 

🏃‍♀️ 5km (7 June): While the kids tore up the lounge room and I ran watchfully, refereeing before it turned into a WWE match.

🏃‍♀️ 3km (8 June): Justin was on breakfast duty while I squeezed in a run — until Otis unleashed a full-blown Shakespearean meltdown. I leapt off the treadmill, bracing for tragedy… only to find it was just a standard nappy change. The theatrics are strong with this one.

That’s 14km down, 86 to go. Thank you for donating, sharing, cheering — or just tolerating my running updates. Let’s keep it going 💛

Love,

Katie x