Cynthia Arnold showed ultimate mom power when the 34-year-old from Polson, Montana, crushed the women맥스카지노�s half-marathon race in the Missoula Marathon. In the July 15 race, Arnold not only finished 14th for women overall and third in her age group, but she also beat the current world record for the fastest half-marathon by a woman pushing a three-child stroller. That record was set earlier this year at 1:47:32, but Arnold raised the bar with 1:29:08. That맥스카지노�s almost 20 minutes faster than the previous record.Arnold competed in track and cross country in high school and college, so she맥스카지노�s no novice to running. The idea of beating the world record came from Arnold맥스카지노�s husband when they were preparing for their third child. 맥스카지노�He said, 맥스카지노�You should try to go for this triple world record in the half marathon. That would be really cool,맥스카지노� Arnold said to Runner맥스카지노�s World. 맥스카지노�맥스카지노�That would be really neat for the kids.맥스카지노�맥스카지노� Running was already a huge part of their lifestyle: Arnold맥스카지노�s husband runs to work, and Cynthia runs her children to school in the stroller. For her, the goal of running with the kids wasn맥스카지노�t merely to beat a record but to introduce them to a healthy and active way of living at a young age. 맥스카지노�That type of lifestyle shouldn맥스카지노�t be sacrificed if you have kids, and kids should realize that it맥스카지노�s fun and normal and good to make these types of choices,맥스카지노� Arnold said. Arnold explained that in the years leading up to having children, she was stricter about her runs: Her socks had to match, she had to wear the right headband or hat and she had to meet her pace goals. But once she started running with her little ones, all those smaller issues flew out the window. Her new goal was just making sure all the kids were safe in the stroller and out the door without crying 맥스카지노� and, hopefully she was wearing socks, whether they matched or not. Plus, Arnold and her family live in the beautiful town of Polson, about 70 miles north of Missoula. She wants her kids to fully experience their surroundings rather than being cooped up inside the house. 맥스카지노�I think if I can instill the love of being outside and nature in them, and they count butterflies and see the dragonflies and a gazillion grasshoppers hopping around, that맥스카지노�s so much better in the long run than watching cartoons all Saturday morning,맥스카지노� Arnold said. That environment may have also helped her in her recording-breaking half-marathon, too. Polson is windy and hilly, which caused Arnold to run slower with the stroller in her training. Those tougher conditions actually helped prepare her for the race, since the course was flatter and less windy. When she knew she broke the world record, Arnold said she was, to her surprise, very emotional. She realized the time frame of all her three kids (ages 6, 3 and 11 months old) being in a stroller all at the same time was short, and she just wanted to soak in the moment. 맥스카지노�It was more of a parent moment than a running moment,맥스카지노� she said. As for how her kids felt while mom was speeding along the course at a 6:48 per mile pace? The kids were licking their lollipops, just enjoying the ride.