Run for MAAM. Run for motherhood.

Life starts with mothers. Let's help them live theirs.

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Join our team for The Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Train in Chicago. Make a friend in New York. (We do it differently.)

Find the kind of support only mothers can give.

Sign up now for twice the support and unbeatable benefits of two running communities: New York & Chicago!

• low fundraising minimum
• NYC MAAM PAL (Find a support partner - see how it works!)
• certified coach a phone call away
• CARA marathon training ( MAAM’s official training partner for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon)
• 1 year MAAM membership (gift redeemable by you or a friend)
• customized program & goal-setting guidance
• conference call training with national teammates
• 4 color race shirt - high tech and cool!
  

MAAM is a 100% volunteer grassroots organization. 100% of funds raised by our team will serve to expand our outreach capacityand enable continued low cost running programs for mothers nationwide.

For fundraising details and more information please contact us at RunforMAAM.

Why run for MAAM? We follow up.

Mothers Across America is a non-profit running organization dedicated to improving the emotional and physical health of mothers. MAAM promotes running to lower depression during motherhood and foster positive self-image for mothers and children through goal setting and team sports participation.

Mothers who neglect their health aren’t only hurting themselves. Physically inactive mothers often have physically inactive children. Children who do not exercise are at elevated risk for physical and mental health problems and are more likely to engage in risky behavior such as smoking, drinking, and early sexual activity.

Depression during motherhood is a growing epidemic due to lack of awareness, support and prevention. Every year up to 50,000 women in New York State alone will experience depression related to childbearing. 1-2 in 1000 are at risk of developing postpartum psychosis, the most severe level of postpartum depression. This puts them in danger of killing themselves or their children.

MAAM brings mothers together in a team setting that invites honesty about the physical and psychological stresses of motherhood not generally discussed in the open. These may include feelings of inadequacy or anxiety, decreased body image due to weight gain, guilt about feeling depressed, or regrets about not having as much time as desired for children or career.

Our original team is still running today and closer than ever.