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Bump, Bike & Baby

Mummy's Gone Adventure Racing

Moire O'Sullivan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Sandstone Press Ltd

Published:15th Mar '18

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In Bump, Bike and Baby, Moire O’Sullivan charts her journey from happy, carefree mountain runner to reluctant, stay-at-home mother of two. With her sights set on sporting glory, she slowly learns to become a loving and occasionally functioning mum.

In Bump, Bike and Baby, Moire O’Sullivan charts her journey from happy, carefree mountain runner to reluctant, stay-at-home mother of two. With her sights set on winning Ireland’s National Adventure Racing Series, she manages to maintain her post-natal sanity, and slowly learns to become a loving and occasionally functioning mum.

‘A fun, light-hearted and insightful account of the challenges competitive mums are faced with.’


'Honest, humorous and insightful: a must-read for mums who run.’


‘A winning journey through pregnancy, motherhood and mountains. You can't stop until you get to the end.’


‘Bump, Bike and Baby is a hilarious account of her journey through pregnancy and as a new mother, all the while training for the Irish National Adventure Racing Series title. ’

* Outsider Magazine *

‘I really enjoyed the book. The honest account of how Moire dealt with coming to terms with becoming a reluctant mum is extremely brave... Brutally honest...’


‘Highly recommend this book, whether you are involved in sport or not, it’s a wonderful, honest, raw and eye opening read’

* Kayathlon.ie *

‘A refreshing, honest memoir on becoming a mom and not losing one’s identity as acompetitive racer.’

* Booklist Online *

‘An insightful, witty and honest account of her challenges in adventure racing and motherhood.’


‘Moire’s determination to get back to fitness while learning (and becoming) a loving mum is an excellent read. This book is packed to the brim with inspiration, success, failures.’


‘This is a book about how we can belong to different tribes: cyclist, mother, wife, sports champion; and the struggle to balance these identities.’

* Dublin Cycling Campaign *

‘I thoroughly recommend this book. It made me laugh, it made me wince but it also addresses important issues and it made me think... Ultimately it’s a story of perseverance, strength and self development all wrapped up with bringing two new little boys in to the world.’


‘Enjoyable and lighthearted, yet honest and up-front – dealing with some difficult topics with insight and a good dose of humour.’

* WildRunning.net *

‘Moire gives us an insight usually lost in the fluffiness of Hallmark pregnancy.’


‘Honest and revealing...’

* Run De

ISBN: 9781912240067

Dimensions: 195mm x 130mm x 20mm

Weight: 286g

304 pages