Julie Culley Profile in Washington City Paper
Dec 6, 2019 1:09:23 GMT -5
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Post by RusskyHoya on Dec 6, 2019 1:09:23 GMT -5
Holy moly, what incredible fortitude. Recommended reading to say the least: Olympian Julie Culley Wants to Be a Positive Presence for Change in Running
The 38-year-old Arlington resident gave birth to her first son, James, via cesarean section on Aug. 30, 2016. Two days earlier, she had accepted her current job at Georgetown. As a young coach being promoted, Culley says she elected to report to work once she “was recovered enough.”
She did not take maternity leave. “And this has nothing to do with Georgetown,” Culley explains. “They were very supportive of whatever I wanted and whatever I needed, but in that moment when I was taking over the role, and we didn’t have a staff at that time—there were only two of us. We had to get to work.”
Culley’s second son, Paul, was born last August, a C-section birth that Culley and her husband, Pacers Running owner Chris Farley, planned for the summer so she wouldn’t have to miss the collegiate running season.
That has meant breastfeeding or pumping during road trips, in the back of a bus, portable toilet, locker room shower, or in a public bathroom stall.
She did not take maternity leave. “And this has nothing to do with Georgetown,” Culley explains. “They were very supportive of whatever I wanted and whatever I needed, but in that moment when I was taking over the role, and we didn’t have a staff at that time—there were only two of us. We had to get to work.”
Culley’s second son, Paul, was born last August, a C-section birth that Culley and her husband, Pacers Running owner Chris Farley, planned for the summer so she wouldn’t have to miss the collegiate running season.
That has meant breastfeeding or pumping during road trips, in the back of a bus, portable toilet, locker room shower, or in a public bathroom stall.
