Running sucks. There is no other way to put it. People who enjoy running are weirdos. I know because I am married to one. I have tried my hardest to become a runner so that The Wife and I can share a common activity. I just can't do it. I have done a handful of half-marathons, some 10k's, and lots and lots of runs through the neighborhood with the family. But I will never be a runner. I will simply be somebody who runs. The difference is that 'runners' find some sick enjoyment in it. They talk about that elusive "runners' high". They are making that up to suck us into running. The rest of us, people who run, simply do it because we hope it might make us a touch healthier and stave off death for another day or so. As a person who runs - married to a runner - with two kids, we had to get a double jogging stroller. Because any fleeting glimpse of enjoyment can be sucked out of running if you are pushing a six foot wide nylon wheel barrow with two screaming humans in it. I was oh-so-excited when it was finally time to sell this implement of misery. To the internet's favorite yard sale:
Really sweet double jogging stroller! Mountain Buggy Urban $100
Just in time for Christmas! Are you looking for a gentle way to tell that special somebody in your life that 'just because you have two small children, this is no time to let yourself go'? If so , this is your special opportunity! I am selling this totally awesome Mountain Buggy Urban double jogging stroller. Why is this awesome? Because why would you want to enjoy the solitude of a nice, peaceful run when you could run AND push two of the precious little angels which have likely caused you to get fat and out of shape in the first place. This double stroller will allow you to really work those muscles as you become your very own beast of burden. While you sacrifice your quads, heart, and sanity, every single mile you run will count for three -- but feel like six!
This is a pretty basic stroller, but let me break down the features for you. It holds two kids. Perhaps you didn't learn your lesson after having the first one. You made the same mistake twice. Now you will pay. You will pay by trying your hardest to stay in shape. And now you will share that miserable joy with your two snowflakes. A double stroller ensures that you will never have to worry about picking which child to take with you while you sweat away your broken dreams and chances lost. You won't ever have to suffer through the heartache of taking your kid for a ride in the stroller - only to have them fall asleep while you jog. No, no. . . Now you have TWICE the opportunities to answer questions like "why do we poop?" or "why does Grandma smell funny?". And now you will never have to miss a second of "sibling rivalry" whilst you are out of the house on a mission to lose that gut. This stroller will seat your precious little demons right beside each other where they can conspire to find all sorts of things to fight about.
This stroller also has a nice large cargo basket area on the bottom. Here's how that works: you have two kids. You will take tons of crap with you to keep the kids occupied. Over the course of your run, your spawn will throw all of this garbage OUT of the stroller. You will repeatedly stop to pick it up until you get sick of this and want to hide it in the cargo basket. Think of it as running lunges. Or jogging squats. On second thought, "jogging squats" sounds like something which happens after eating at the wrong place on an Asian vacation. Just know that you can store snacks, clothes, toys, books, hats, gloves, diapers, pieces of your shattered soul, and all other kinds of "parenty" things in there. There is also a spot down there that is made to hold two water bottles. You are pushing twice the weight. Now you need twice the water. But we all know that your non-pushing partner is going to usurp this storage area and put her water down there. Lastly, the bottom area also has a zippered pouch to hold your most precious of cargo. You know, stuff like cheerios, your wallet, a cell phone, 'medicinal' items to help you get through this workout phase you resolved to stick with at New Year's. . .
The handle bar is adjustable. Maybe you are tall, maybe you are short. Most likely, you are buying this for yourself in THEORY, but know that your spouse is really going to be the one doing all the pushing. I mean, after all, these two little joys are HIS fault. Right? Anyhow, this thing has people of all heights covered.
A movable canopy. Yay! A drop-top for the tots! Depending on the weather, you can leave this open and subject Timmy and Tammy to sunburnt scalps. Or you could close it and pretend that now you are the only one braving the elements as you set a new PR sprinting home in a sudden downpour. Yeah the weather guy made it sound like you had time to squeeze in a run, didn't he? Oh, but you didn't factor in the time it takes to get yourself ready AND prepare two unwilling savage beasts. While you were struggling to wrestle your child back into their socks, answering the "but why can't I sharpen my crayons in the dog's ear" question, and trying to find where your precious little Beelzebub hid your other running shoe, a rainstorm crept up on you. The canopy also creates the thrill of extra drag while running into the wind. You will go from the joy of sharing the importance of physical fitness with your little ones to the feeling of pushing a stranded Freightliner through quicksand.
For safety, this stroller also has 5-point harnesses to keep those quirky little snots from bailing out of the ride halfway through. There is also a parking brake. I found this to be particularly helpful when I felt like I needed a break and just had to walk away from them for a while. With the brake safely applied, I had the peace of mind of knowing that the kids would likely be just where I left them. This stroller also has 4 wheels. I know you have seen all those cool, hip parents pushing trike strollers, right? This is way cooler. Aside from being inherently more stable and nearly impossible to tip over, the design of this stroller is WIDER. This is kind of fun when you are at the end of the run and just want everybody out of your way. It's especially awesome at races. Everybody hates a stroller at races. Make them hate yours most. You can have a wide one to intimidate all the other pusher-parents. For the utmost in Haterade, it helps to actually be fast enough that you can pass other runners while pushing two loud-assed screaming kids. I have never known this joy. In case you care, the front two wheels both swivel -- making this beast quite maneuverable.
I can assure you that I have thoroughly tested this bad boy. On its swan-song run, I took it to the local Turkey Trot in Ann Arbor. Yep. Me, The Wife, both kids and a couple thousand idiots who thought getting up at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving to run sounded swell. As an added joy, it was about 15 degrees. And snowing. After bundling them all up - a la A Christmas Story - we loaded both kids into the stroller for a frigid, hilly, holiday version of "Let's See if We Can Give Daddy a Heart Attack". I must say that, after not having run for a few months, I was not at my peak. But luckily my 42 lb. four year old and well-fed 25 lb toddler would provide me with just the workout I needed to build up that holiday appetite. All of us survived the snow, the ice, the annoying vegan racers who finished with smiles on their faces as though they were walking through the mall, and the hills. The Wife and kids had smiles on their faces. I was beet red and debating the point at which one surrenders pride and requests professional medical attention. But without this awesome stroller, I never would have had that experience.
And now it can be yours. For only $100, you too can share in the joys of kids, running, and family togetherness. This stroller certainly has a few miles on it (it's as is), but I think you will find it to be a great deal, given the quality and durability of the stroller. It served us well for the short time our kids were both inside the "jogger window". Everything works and I might even be able to dig up the manual. I am more than willing to answer any questions, send better pics to serious buyers, or help you load this thing into your car. I am not interested in trades, payments other than cash, or running ever again.
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Really sweet double jogging stroller! Mountain Buggy Urban $100
Just in time for Christmas! Are you looking for a gentle way to tell that special somebody in your life that 'just because you have two small children, this is no time to let yourself go'? If so , this is your special opportunity! I am selling this totally awesome Mountain Buggy Urban double jogging stroller. Why is this awesome? Because why would you want to enjoy the solitude of a nice, peaceful run when you could run AND push two of the precious little angels which have likely caused you to get fat and out of shape in the first place. This double stroller will allow you to really work those muscles as you become your very own beast of burden. While you sacrifice your quads, heart, and sanity, every single mile you run will count for three -- but feel like six!
This is a pretty basic stroller, but let me break down the features for you. It holds two kids. Perhaps you didn't learn your lesson after having the first one. You made the same mistake twice. Now you will pay. You will pay by trying your hardest to stay in shape. And now you will share that miserable joy with your two snowflakes. A double stroller ensures that you will never have to worry about picking which child to take with you while you sweat away your broken dreams and chances lost. You won't ever have to suffer through the heartache of taking your kid for a ride in the stroller - only to have them fall asleep while you jog. No, no. . . Now you have TWICE the opportunities to answer questions like "why do we poop?" or "why does Grandma smell funny?". And now you will never have to miss a second of "sibling rivalry" whilst you are out of the house on a mission to lose that gut. This stroller will seat your precious little demons right beside each other where they can conspire to find all sorts of things to fight about.
This stroller also has a nice large cargo basket area on the bottom. Here's how that works: you have two kids. You will take tons of crap with you to keep the kids occupied. Over the course of your run, your spawn will throw all of this garbage OUT of the stroller. You will repeatedly stop to pick it up until you get sick of this and want to hide it in the cargo basket. Think of it as running lunges. Or jogging squats. On second thought, "jogging squats" sounds like something which happens after eating at the wrong place on an Asian vacation. Just know that you can store snacks, clothes, toys, books, hats, gloves, diapers, pieces of your shattered soul, and all other kinds of "parenty" things in there. There is also a spot down there that is made to hold two water bottles. You are pushing twice the weight. Now you need twice the water. But we all know that your non-pushing partner is going to usurp this storage area and put her water down there. Lastly, the bottom area also has a zippered pouch to hold your most precious of cargo. You know, stuff like cheerios, your wallet, a cell phone, 'medicinal' items to help you get through this workout phase you resolved to stick with at New Year's. . .
The handle bar is adjustable. Maybe you are tall, maybe you are short. Most likely, you are buying this for yourself in THEORY, but know that your spouse is really going to be the one doing all the pushing. I mean, after all, these two little joys are HIS fault. Right? Anyhow, this thing has people of all heights covered.
A movable canopy. Yay! A drop-top for the tots! Depending on the weather, you can leave this open and subject Timmy and Tammy to sunburnt scalps. Or you could close it and pretend that now you are the only one braving the elements as you set a new PR sprinting home in a sudden downpour. Yeah the weather guy made it sound like you had time to squeeze in a run, didn't he? Oh, but you didn't factor in the time it takes to get yourself ready AND prepare two unwilling savage beasts. While you were struggling to wrestle your child back into their socks, answering the "but why can't I sharpen my crayons in the dog's ear" question, and trying to find where your precious little Beelzebub hid your other running shoe, a rainstorm crept up on you. The canopy also creates the thrill of extra drag while running into the wind. You will go from the joy of sharing the importance of physical fitness with your little ones to the feeling of pushing a stranded Freightliner through quicksand.
For safety, this stroller also has 5-point harnesses to keep those quirky little snots from bailing out of the ride halfway through. There is also a parking brake. I found this to be particularly helpful when I felt like I needed a break and just had to walk away from them for a while. With the brake safely applied, I had the peace of mind of knowing that the kids would likely be just where I left them. This stroller also has 4 wheels. I know you have seen all those cool, hip parents pushing trike strollers, right? This is way cooler. Aside from being inherently more stable and nearly impossible to tip over, the design of this stroller is WIDER. This is kind of fun when you are at the end of the run and just want everybody out of your way. It's especially awesome at races. Everybody hates a stroller at races. Make them hate yours most. You can have a wide one to intimidate all the other pusher-parents. For the utmost in Haterade, it helps to actually be fast enough that you can pass other runners while pushing two loud-assed screaming kids. I have never known this joy. In case you care, the front two wheels both swivel -- making this beast quite maneuverable.
I can assure you that I have thoroughly tested this bad boy. On its swan-song run, I took it to the local Turkey Trot in Ann Arbor. Yep. Me, The Wife, both kids and a couple thousand idiots who thought getting up at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving to run sounded swell. As an added joy, it was about 15 degrees. And snowing. After bundling them all up - a la A Christmas Story - we loaded both kids into the stroller for a frigid, hilly, holiday version of "Let's See if We Can Give Daddy a Heart Attack". I must say that, after not having run for a few months, I was not at my peak. But luckily my 42 lb. four year old and well-fed 25 lb toddler would provide me with just the workout I needed to build up that holiday appetite. All of us survived the snow, the ice, the annoying vegan racers who finished with smiles on their faces as though they were walking through the mall, and the hills. The Wife and kids had smiles on their faces. I was beet red and debating the point at which one surrenders pride and requests professional medical attention. But without this awesome stroller, I never would have had that experience.
And now it can be yours. For only $100, you too can share in the joys of kids, running, and family togetherness. This stroller certainly has a few miles on it (it's as is), but I think you will find it to be a great deal, given the quality and durability of the stroller. It served us well for the short time our kids were both inside the "jogger window". Everything works and I might even be able to dig up the manual. I am more than willing to answer any questions, send better pics to serious buyers, or help you load this thing into your car. I am not interested in trades, payments other than cash, or running ever again.
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