Would You Push a Stroller While You Were Rollerblading?

[MIGrandma]

I saw this in town this afternoon, a young girl was rollerblading on the sidewalk by the college, and pushing a baby/toddler in a stroller.

I just couldn't help but think what if she wiped out? Fell and had to let go of the stroller? That child could end up in the street!!

I would never push a stroller if I was rollerblading.

Would you?

 

[pilesoflaundry]

I would not but I admit I'm slightly paranoid and wouldn't jog either. Even with a wrist strap because if I fell I would end up dragged. If I didn't use a strap then the stroller could roll off.

 

[Freyja]

If I would rollerblade at all, I probably would.

 

[Colleen27]

I do sometimes, but I walk/jog/skate on a bike path that very seldom crosses any roads. I don't feel comfortable with it on sidewalks in town because of the frequent driveways & intersections, though, so I put my skates on when I get to the bike path and take them off at the other end.

 

[tammymacb]

I used to do it all the time. I used a jogging stroller with a wrist strap and we would roller blade about 10 miles twice a day. Lost my baby fat that way. Unfortunatly in the last 13 years, I've found it again.

 

[vettechick99]

I actually think it sounds like a good idea! But I'm impressed with anyone that exercises. LOL

 

[Handbag Lady]

It is very normal here. Everyone seems to do it at the beach.

 

[Sparx]

I'm pretty good at rollerblading, but I would NEVER do that. It seems way too dangerous to do so on a sidewalk.

 

[ols386]

I see people doing that at the park where I walk, on a paved walking trail. Some of the ones rollerblading while pushing a stroller, are moving along at a pretty good speed, and it makes me nervous to see them do this. I always think what might happen if one of the wheels on the strollers came off or something like that. I don't think strollers are designed to be rolling along at a fast speed.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

Used to do it all the time pushing a regular double because I couldn't afford a jogger. Never had a problem.

 

[Acklander]

I would if I was good at roller blading, but I'm a klutz, so the answer is no - I would not push a stroller while rollerblading.

 

[Magic Mom]

I used to when we lived in Germany. We rollerbladed all over town. That's how I got to the backerei and the metzgerei (butcher) when I didn't have a car and we lived 40 minutes from post. It was a blast. I'm in the bad parent club.

 

[castleview]

I'I live in a very hilly town so it's out of the question for me, but in my college days I was a pretty good blader and would have been comfortable doing it. But yes, a mom pushing a baby jogger/stroller while blading is a picture of health for me.

Sometimes, we think things are dangerous if it's not something we're used to. I remember people jumping all over Nancy Kerrigan for skating while pregnant. Ridiculous! Kerrigan was probably more in control of herself on skates than she was on bare feet.

 

[FireDancer]

I know a couple of people who push strollers while Rollerblading and running, including in races. Training doesn't stop just because you don't have a babysitter.

 

[crashbb]

I know a couple of people who push strollers while Rollerblading and running, including in races. Training doesn't stop just because you don't have a babysitter.

First, running is totally different from rollerblading. Further, using a stroller while training is one thing (and done often). However, almost every single race I've been in has specifically stated that strollers (and, for that matter rollerblades) are not allowed.

I wouldn't use rollerblades with a stroller because I am a klutz, but I don't see it as a problem if other people do so.

 

[ChristaDeVil]

Are you kidding? I am so uncoordinated that it is all I can do to push a stroller and walk, much less anything else.

 

[krcit]

I never really thought about. I probably wouldn't do it on a busy street but in a park or quiet street, sure I guess so. The thing I see that worries me is when I see the bikes with the little baby trailers on the back It just freaks me out because the trailer is so low to the ground and out of sight of the bicyclist. I just woory that a car could hit it.

 

[FireDancer]

First, running is totally different from rollerblading. Further, using a stroller while training is one thing (and done often). However, almost every single race I've been in has specifically stated that strollers (and, for that matter rollerblades) are not allowed.

I just did a 5K in the zoo that had 3 or 4 people with racing strollers. The larger races often don't allow push strollers but many small, local 5Ks will allow them as long as you start in the back.

Rollerblads I have never seen on a race course unless it was an inline race of course.