5k Training with the Joovy Cocoon X2 Jogger

Before the hol­i­days, I shared some of the fea­tures of the Joovy Cocoon X2 Stroller.  As I talked about then, the amaz­ing thing about the stroller is that it actu­ally is a 3-in-1, func­tion­ing as a reg­u­lar stroller, a jog­ger, and a bicy­cle trailer. In the last post, I shared many of the great stroller fea­tures (so head on over there if you’d like some more gen­eral info). But, the past few weeks I’ve been using it as a jog­ger to get ready for the big, col­or­ful 5k com­ing up at the end of the month! Look at Baby Brother all “snug as a bug” in there! I love that I can go out while it’s chilly out (and yes, even here in Phoenix, it has been chilly. Like actu­ally tech­ni­cally below freez­ing, chilly! Dare I say even cold?!). He rode in com­fort, cocooned in the jog­ger, stay­ing nice and warm. That is such a nice fea­ture if you want to be out­side dur­ing the win­ter months!

Con­vert­ing the stroller from its nor­mal 4-wheel mode to a 3-wheel jog­ger mode is so incred­i­bly easy. It seri­ously took less than 5 min­utes! You just just remove the front wheels using some sim­ple lock­ing levers. Then, in the mid­dle of the front, you attach the jog­ging wheel (sold sep­a­rately). I couldn’t believe how easy & quick the con­ver­sion was! As a jog­ging stroller, this really does per­form quite well. It is a fixed front wheel (as opposed to a swivel wheel), which does make turn­ing a bit more dif­fi­cult. But, it’s noth­ing that’s prob­lem­atic. It is incred­i­bly easy to push (very lit­tle effort needed) and the kids seem quite com­fort­able. As far as jog­gers go, it per­forms well. If you’re look­ing for “the best” jog­ging stroller, this prob­a­bly isn’t it. That’s not to say that this isn’t good (because it is), but its pri­mary func­tion is not just a jog­ging stroller. The major sell­ing point of the Joovy Cocoon is its ver­sa­til­ity. While I’ve used a bet­ter “just jog­ging” stroller, I’ve never used any­thing that per­forms this well while being able to func­tion in 3 dif­fer­ent capac­i­ties! In get­ting ready for my first 5k, it’s been great to be able to just snap in the jog­ging wheel and go! But, I can still use it as a nor­mal stroller or we can do a fam­ily bike ride! This is def­i­nitely a great prod­uct to help keep your fam­ily on the right healthy track this new year! And, stay tuned as I’ll be shar­ing more in the upcom­ing weeks about the bicy­cle trailer mode!

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Dis­clo­sure: I was pro­vided with the items shown above for the pur­poses of review. As always, all opin­ions and expe­ri­ences are entirely my own.