This is going to be a way for me to keep myself motivated and running!
I'm in week 16 of my pregnancy, and plan on running through my whole pregnancy.
I'm even more excited that my daughter is beginning to train for her first 5k, and we're both working to get into shape for a 5 day hike on the AT in Georgia.
Thursday: (2 miles) I ran the first mile and most of the second. Plan to run more with the kid and possibly hike a new trail today.
And that is the last post I did for a long time.
It's now mid January and I'm attempting to start back up again. I'm not sure what I hope to accomplish with this, but I know I'd like to just...do it. So, here goes.
Quick overview of pregnancy running:
There were times it was less pleasant than I'd have liked. I had to walk a lot and I was always worried that something was going to be wrong with the baby. I feel more comfortable admitting this now that TJ is here, but I was worried more that people would blame my running than I was that she would be affected. People who know me are aware of my feelings toward babies. I think they are relatively boring, but are a necessary step toward getting to be a mom of a kid. This is becoming a tangent. Note to self: continue the baby rant on another post.
C'mon...focus. I ran a bunch of races while I was pregnant and I mostly loved them. When we moved to Ohio, I joined the local running club and started participating in as many of their races as I could. When I got pregnant, I decided to sign up for the 401k challenge (run 401 kilometers on trails in a year) and attempt to finish it before TJ arrived so we could both get credit for it. Spoiler: we totally made it.
If I run again in the next pregnancy, I'm going to make a much larger deal of it. I'm not usually a big attention seeker, but when I'm pregnant running, I got so much support and encouragement that it made the mild discomfort and the decreased bladder size worth it.
The major races I logged were:
Xenia 1/2 marathon: March 25 (~3 months)
TARC spring classic 50k: April (~4 months)
Little Miami 1/2 Marathon: August (~8 months)
Air Force Marathon: September (5 days before my due date)
Germantown 50k: September (2 days after my due date) DNF *sad face*
I went into labor two days after the 12 miles of trail I managed to finish of the Germantown 50k. The race director was incredibly relieved when I removed myself from the course at the 12+ mile mark. I sat at the finish line and cheered on the first few finishers, designed a logo for another trail run, and strengthened friendships with some of the other volunteers.
I relied heavily on my pregnancy running belt, my Nathan fuel belt, and the patience of my family.
Now, I'm posting this. I'm not going to set a bunch of goals for continuing to keep it updated. I'm going to just...relax. I have enough other goals in my life that I don't feel the need to add an arbitrary, seemingly useless goal of posting to a blog I haven't told anyone about. We'll see if that helps.
And that is the last post I did for a long time.
It's now mid January and I'm attempting to start back up again. I'm not sure what I hope to accomplish with this, but I know I'd like to just...do it. So, here goes.
Quick overview of pregnancy running:
There were times it was less pleasant than I'd have liked. I had to walk a lot and I was always worried that something was going to be wrong with the baby. I feel more comfortable admitting this now that TJ is here, but I was worried more that people would blame my running than I was that she would be affected. People who know me are aware of my feelings toward babies. I think they are relatively boring, but are a necessary step toward getting to be a mom of a kid. This is becoming a tangent. Note to self: continue the baby rant on another post.
C'mon...focus. I ran a bunch of races while I was pregnant and I mostly loved them. When we moved to Ohio, I joined the local running club and started participating in as many of their races as I could. When I got pregnant, I decided to sign up for the 401k challenge (run 401 kilometers on trails in a year) and attempt to finish it before TJ arrived so we could both get credit for it. Spoiler: we totally made it.
If I run again in the next pregnancy, I'm going to make a much larger deal of it. I'm not usually a big attention seeker, but when I'm pregnant running, I got so much support and encouragement that it made the mild discomfort and the decreased bladder size worth it.
The major races I logged were:
Xenia 1/2 marathon: March 25 (~3 months)
TARC spring classic 50k: April (~4 months)
Little Miami 1/2 Marathon: August (~8 months)
Air Force Marathon: September (5 days before my due date)
Germantown 50k: September (2 days after my due date) DNF *sad face*
I went into labor two days after the 12 miles of trail I managed to finish of the Germantown 50k. The race director was incredibly relieved when I removed myself from the course at the 12+ mile mark. I sat at the finish line and cheered on the first few finishers, designed a logo for another trail run, and strengthened friendships with some of the other volunteers.
I relied heavily on my pregnancy running belt, my Nathan fuel belt, and the patience of my family.
Now, I'm posting this. I'm not going to set a bunch of goals for continuing to keep it updated. I'm going to just...relax. I have enough other goals in my life that I don't feel the need to add an arbitrary, seemingly useless goal of posting to a blog I haven't told anyone about. We'll see if that helps.
