Mountain buggy has started a new EVOLUTION of Mountain Buggy strollers for 2013!

The Terrain….A great running stroller just got better….

Not only does it now have a rigid front locking wheel (5% play is still an option too!) but, you can urbanize your stroller by purchasing the optional 12″ rear wheels. The Terrain Wheel Set will retail for $64.99. The best of both worlds! Starting to ship next month.

So What is all of this talk about an EVOLUTION?

Mountain Buggy has evolutionized itself with the introduction of the Mountain Buggy. They took their current line up of strollers and developed a new stroller based on feedback from parents from across the globe. Here is what they have come up with:

ZIP FABRIC SLING- Easy on, easy off the stroller frame for easy cleaning and or adding the optional bassinet.

      For those of you that have been running in races a white t-shirt and a medal used to be status quo. Most races have given up on giving out medals but, continue to give out race tee’s. 99% of your 5k or 10k races are still the white logo’d tees with the race graphic on the front and the sponsors on the back. I have 20+ of these white tee’s that I only use to clean house in. Who wants to run in cotton??? It keeps the sweat on your body and it does not breathe as well as a tech tee. For a little more money you can get a tech tee that you would actually run in again or wear a really cool graphic tee done on a color like this one shown above from the Westminster Women’s Classic put on by 3W races. I actually “wear” this cotton tee for every day things like going to soccer practices. It is a favorite! Still shows that I ran in a race but, it doesn’t shout it out like so many others do. I realize races need to get the word out about their cause and or race and they need to show their sponsors (I have been one of those sponsors and I am happy to wear a tee with my business on it). I also realize that a plain white tee with a graphic on the front is the best way to advertise their race.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could “opt out” of the tee or say the first 100 to register get a free tech tee? Just thoughts….I will continue to give out cotton tees but, sell the tech tee’s I hope those who wear them wear them because they like the graphics or logo….

Another thought is to give a sweat towel, visor or socks out to the racers…Personally, I miss the bling and would rather get a medal at the end of a race then a white cotton tee….need a few ideas on what to do with those white cotton tee? Check out this post on what to do with race tee’s, bibs and medals:  http://www.active.com/running/Articles/What-to-Do-With-Your-Old-Race-Bib-T-shirts-and-Medals.htm

 Happy Strolling,

Joggermom

As most of you know I am a mother of one plus triplets. I had 4 in a stroller at one time. I also had 3 in infant seats at one time. The seat I used was Graco. The number one selling brand in America. I loved their car seats but, my children quickly outgrew them. It used to be 20 lbs was the limit and at one year you could turn your child around to face forward. You really wanted to turn them around earlier though because their feet always seemed so crammed against the back of your vehicles seat.

       Fast forward almost 10 years and things have really changed. Not only is rear facing still the safest position for your infant it can be done up until they are a toddler! I recently learned this at a great home party sponsored by Graco.Graco has come up with a new infant seat called the Graco SnugRide Click Connect 40 (Currently only available at Babies R Us). It can be used rear facing from an infancy weight of 4 lbs (even my trio could have used it) up until they are 40 lbs. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that your child stays rear facing up until age 2 because they are more than five times safer riding rear facing. This seat is great news for parents of larger babies. What I really liked about the seat is that even my long little ones could have used it because the seat has 8 recline positions. Allowing you to adjust the seat as your baby grows. It even has a retractable kick plate for your child’s little feet to rest against so that you do not ruin your vehicles interior. One other important feature is the Click Connect attachment which allows you to take your baby from your vehicle to stroller with one secure easy step of a “click”.

     Currently this seat will only fit with Graco strollers. As this article was being written we knew of a few of the better priced baby stroller manufactures waiting for the Graco SnugRide Click Connect 40 car seat to arrive to be tested with their own adapters and strollers. I will give you another update soon.

We will be giving away a NEW in box Mena print SnugRide Click Connect 40 (shown to your left) in approx. 1 month. If you want to be one of the first to know about our giveaway be sure to join us on Facebook or sign up for our newsletter (sign up on the right side bar of our blog). Excited…..you should be as this car seat retails for $219.99. Stay tuned for more great things!!!

Happy Strolling,

Joggermom

The Graco SnugRide® Click Connect™ 40 – the first and only newborn to two-year infant car seat that actually grows with your baby from four pounds all the way up to 40 pounds. The car seat is designed for a parent on the go. The infant car seat can be easily removed from the base and used as a carrier when the infant is small, providing portability and convenience so you can easily move your infant in and out of the car without disturbing them.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently made the recommendation to keep all children in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2. Graco set out to make this product so parents can keep infants rear facing longer while still keeping them comfortable.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Graco. The opinions and text are all mine.