Another Mother Runner Party – Carlsbad, CA

Last month, I was excited to photograph an event for an awesome group of women known as AMR, or Another Mother Runner. The group is lead by two amazing runners and authors, Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea (read more about the duo here). Dimity and Sarah were in SoCal to run the Tinkerbell Half Marathon (read their report here) and threw a party at the Road Runner Sports shop in Carlsbad while they were enjoying the warm California weather.

The evening was filled with running inspiration in the form of readings by Dimity and Sarah, chatting with other Mother Runners, and sharing Mother Runner stories (in 6 words or less)! There were tons of product giveaways and each attendee went home with a killer swag bag! It was a blast to attend and I was so happy to capture the evening for these awesome mommas!

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

The attendees were asked to share their goal for 2014 on their name tags. I felt the need to lace up my running shoes just by reading what everyone wrote!

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Many of the women also shared their 6-word running story, which was recorded and turned into a sweet video that you can check out by clicking here! Go watch it! This post will wait for you. :)

Another Mother Runner Party by Lauren Nygard

Looking for Another Mother Runner party in your area? Check out the AMR 2014 party schedule!

Want to see more?! Check out the books, Run Like a Mother and Train Like a Mother. Become a fan on Facebook: Run Like a Mother: The Book; or follow on Twitter and Pinterest. You can also subscribe to AMR newsletter and listen to another mother runner radio! :)

Now lace up those running shoes and get outside!

xoxo,
Lauren

Looking for a photographer for an upcoming event? Email Lauren at [email protected] or use the contact link on the top of this page to get in touch with San Diego Event Photographer Lauren Nygard! :)

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Swimming with my Camera

I went swimming with my camera again last night!

To those who say there is no winter in San Diego: try going swimming in February!

Getting in the pool took some convincing from my friends and fellow photographers present, Grace-Marie Brunken and Robby Ticknor. Our fabulous model, Paige Prior, is more fearless than I am and didn’t hesitate to cannonball into the deep end! We tried a few passes in the pool, started noticing that our speech was slurring a little since it was so cold, and decided to jump in the spa instead. The 98-degree water felt like it was burning our skin for a few minutes before we got used to it, and then we spent the rest of the afternoon photographing in there instead! I got some fun images in the spa, but I’ll share those later!

Here’s my favorite image from our time in the cold pool!

San Diego Underwater Portrait Photography by Lauren Nygard

We decided we’ll wait a little longer before trying underwater portrait photography again!

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!

xoxo,
Lauren

 

Looking for a photographer for your next portrait session? Email Lauren at [email protected] or use the contact link on the top of this page to get in touch with San Diego Portrait Photographer Lauren Nygard! :)

San Diego Portrait Photography | Lauren Nygard Photography

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