Fast Running Mommy

I tried running faster today and my legs could still do it...had a good run and felt pretty good at the end...yay. I'm making homemade bagels today for my kids. We always have an early morning 4th of July breakfast. We watch thehot air balloon festival they have here in Provo. I have to say Provo is an awesome place to be on 4th of July. I would travel here just for all this fun. They have the best firework show all over town from the Stadium of Fire, an amazing parade, fun free activities for the kids downtown and the hot air balloon spectacle in the early mornings. 

tried turning my legs over more today...felt good and I was able to keep it up for pretty much the whole run. 

Happy Independence Day!!!!!

A lady who sees me on the trail everyday came up to me at church and said I looked like I was going slower..duh..of course I'm going slower...I'm just a little over a month away from having a baby. Sorry..I can't stand it when people make obvious comments about your pregnant state and think they are clever. 

Another old man told me I was more beautiful pregnant. ??? How do you take a comment like that? I told him I'd take it as a compliment. 

I'm off to the parade with my kids. Julia has been sick and keeping me up at night the past couple of nights so I'm gonna take it easy today. It's still 4th of July here in Provo. :)

I was so swollen tonight that I couldn't tie my own shoes to go on my run. I went with Sasha and he said 1 mile..but try to break 11. It actually felt great to move my legs and go faster than a snail. It was one of those crazy crazy days though and I ended up tripping..didn't land on my belly..and then a ferocious princess dog (seriously it was wearing a princess outfit) came after me.  Those two things slowed my time down a bit because Sasha..the dork..kept running and didn't notice my dilema and didn't stop the watch while I chased down the dog and recovered from falling.  I got a nice apology when he realized what happened but it wasn't the best end to my day.  The terrific thing about the run, however, was my swelling went away and I could move again. As you all know..running is a beautiful thing. 

Okay so coach Sasha has given me a training plan for the next few weeks..Ha!! We'll see how it goes. I'm only allowed to run 2 miles but I need to run them fast. Well relatively fast. 11:30 pace is the goal. I typically slow down to like oh..20 minute pace and watch butterflies and old women with arthritis pace me with ease...but I'm going to try it out and see how it goes. I have been trying it on and off this week and it is okay so far. Just as long as 1. I don't go into preterm labor on or after my run because of pushing myself I'm good.  and 2. I have to feel good enough during the day to keep things relatively sane on the homefront.  Today I went to the library, a store and the mall with all the kiddos. Then I registered the car and made delicious soup for dinner. I'm saving the rest of the laundry and the bed making for hubby to help with..like right now..almost bedtime...

Did a 2 mile workout with GeriAnn. She and I both tried the faster pace today and we could do it!! I was so happy for us both! Sasha then tried to have us do a 100 meter dash at 8 minute pace because he's nuts. The pace felt good actually but my groin has an old injury that started hurting at that pace. 

tired run..but I made it. We went to Goblin Valley with the kids today and had such a nice time. I really enjoy the day trips we've taken over the past couple of years. The valley full of goblin shaped rocks was the ultimate playground for the kids. We got lucky in that it was a little bit overcast and we didn't die from heat. The kids had the time of their lives running from fort to fort..conquering as much territory as time would allow. We wore them out ..and then went home..perfect!

my legs were aching today. We took a small walking break and that helped me finish the distance. I'm running more like 2.5 but I'll just put in 2..not sure..probably like 2.43 or something. My partner has a Garmin and together we go 2.17. I run to and from her house which adds a little bit as she is almost a quarter mile from my house. Anyway..too scientific for my brain.  have a happy day everyone!!

felt good today. measuring small and not gaining too much weight..the baby's head seems to be down. Time to get ready for a baby to come. 

really good run today. I love having JeriAnn for a partner..I need to learn to spell her name. I wonder how much longer my legs are going to hold out at a real running pace. 

I only ran .3 of this but I did walk 2 miles. Yesterday was just too much for me. We had art class at my house in the morning, chess club in the afternoon and friends over for dinner at night. I'm kind of in the " I want to sit all day and relax" stage and hosting events all day long wore me out! So when I woke up this morning I seriously couldn't even run..walking was almost unbearable too. Sasha told me to "shake my fist" at the fatigue..not "get in a fight" however. So I just ran around the block once at a quick pregnant mama speed. I think I started out at 9:20 and ended up sub 10:00 avg for the lap. Yay..it gave me the confidence I needed to get through my day without feeling sorry for myself that I couldn't run this morning.

Well..I was able to run today except for a couple of walking breaks when the baby felt like he was trying to bust my bladder open.  My hurting hips kept me rolling back and forth from side to side last night and I'm tuckered out. 

running at a "normal" pace today like Sasha wanted me to try was a complete joke today..So much bladder/pelvic pain I was almost brought to my knees in tears a couple of times. Don't worry..I'm not stupid. I didn't run through it but it comes on all on a sudden when I'm trying to keep the pace. My legs feel fine..I'm not tired..it's just that this baby is heavy now and my internal organs don't like being bounced on. 

no bladder pain at all today..it was a miracle! Felt great..did a bunch of errands and very grateful for feeling good. :)

another good run today. I guess my body heard me saying I may stop running if the bladder pain didn't stop and it decided to cooperate..we'll see what tomorrow brings...1 more month until Stephen is here!!!

good run again today..had a nice time with GeriAnn. That lady is so perky and fun to run with in the morning!

Felt good again today. This has been a pretty good week. 2 by myself. I also walked to the park with the kids which added another 1.5 miles which totally counts when you are great with child. Looking forward to meeting Stephen. 

My best friend from high school's birthday is one month from today. I'm thinking that would be a great day to have Stephen. I had a hard run today and a hard night with hip pain. Bought a memory foam topper for the bed and hoping that that helps a little. 

Not too bad today. Still able to keep up a fairly decent pace and that makes me feel good. Sasha's mom is coming into town tomorrow night. She will be here for six weeks. Hopefully that will be a mostly good thing.  I am grateful that she will be here for a little bit after the baby because with Sasha's new job he won't be able to help at all during the day. I think my favorite recovery was after William in some ways because Sasha took time off and he and the kids did most of what needed to be done. Also he often took all of them away for errands or classes that they needed to go to so I had quiet time then and knew they were happy and not just sitting and watching TV. This time there will noone to take them away all day. Daddy will have to go out with them at night to give me a break at the end of what I'm sure will be long long days. 

I will be full term...37 weeks on Friday and I am still going pretty strong..wow..I'm grateful to Sasha for not giving up on even a pregnant lady..not to mention pregnant with our seventh. I get a kick out of meeting new people and having them ask me if it is my first. Last week someone told me I looked 21 and she was in complete shock it was my seventh.  good run today too...no bladder issues. I am happy for the good days and preparing for the tired ones ahead. :)

a tiny bit tired today but not too bad. We picked up Sasha's mom last night and are happy to have grandma here visiting.  I'm getting nervous for another baby..hoping things go well. :)

Ran with GeriAnn...had to take a couple of breathers for bladder pressure but everything else was good.  Sasha's mom is here and she is a fun addition to the family. The kids love her and she tries to be as helpful as is physically possible. She is also smart and witty. :) 

Had to walk a bit today to relieve the old bladder pressure thing. Sasha came running along during one of my walking breaks and I couldn't resist the urge to start running again and show off for him. It paid off because I heard him saying to his running partner as they passed that I sure looked good for a pregnant lady...gotta keep that flame alive. :) 

good run today with GeriAnn...:)

WEll I am officially full term ..which means I can have the baby at home and won't have to go to the hospital. I had a funny run today. At my turn around there was this string of women running really really slow...about as slow as I have gone at the end of all my previous pregnancies. I've still be able to truly run at the end of this one because of Sasha's encouragement. So when I turned around and ran flying past those ladies it reminded me to be grateful that my pregnant legs still work.  Then this guy came flying past me..no big deal...of course people running a really normal pace are going faster than me.  But then as I came up the hill I see the guy..who has slowed down alot and I think, " I could pass him too" I don't know why but there was something about his punky white headband that made me feel like he was a guy with an attitude that would never forgive himself if a 9 month pregnant lady passed him.  I started closing the gap and got pretty close but decided that I was being silly and didn't need to push myself just to embarrass Mr. Cool..of course he's probably a really nice guy but I guess I was just feeling evil this morning. :)