I ran the Top of Utah Marathon in 4:43 after having my third child the year before. 5 K in 24:19, 10 K in 53 minutes pregnant. Survived personal training from my lovable but slightly overbearing husband Sasha for more than 8 years!!
Short-Term Running Goals:
Break 23:45 in the 5k.
Long-Term Running Goals:
Stay thin and full of energy.
Not be an embarassment to my family full of world class athletes.
Personal:
Madly in love with Sasha. We have been married since 1996 and have been blessed with seven of the most adorable and talented children : Benjamin, Jennifer, Julia, and Joseph, Jacob, William and Stephen.
All of our children have run in at least one race, including Jacob and William who did it inside the womb. I enjoy various non-running activities such as: baking, sewing, playing organ, piano and flute, painting, and playing with our vivacious children.
Elizabeth brought James to run with Sasha this morning (that's her teenage son) so we wogged around the block together. Calves felt better today but we were going pretty slow.
Hi! Have you tried Mama Calm? Michelle and Josse recommened it to me. It is a magnesium supplement for expecting mothers. It might help with the tight calves? The scraping and massage really helps too. I put my tight calf on top of the opposite knee and rub it with that knee. It get in pretty deep and really feels good. A little lotion on the calf helps it slide a it better on the knee and makes the knees a little less dry :D
Yes..thanks for the reminder. I have tried magnesium, which is basically what Mama Calm is and it did help for awhile. I am very grateful to have such good pregnancies because I feel driven to have a large family and it would be a very difficult goal if I couldn't stay healthy during my pregnancies. I do have a rough time after the babies are born for a couple of weeks...just sleep deprivation and my afterpains are actually worse than my labor...but besides that I usually do fairly well.
If it is any consolation, I had NO after pains with my last baby, Will :) The afterpains after baby #3(Kate) and #4(Ford) nearly KILLED me, but #5(Mac) was much better than #4(Ford) and #6(Will) was GREAT! OF course with Will, I cried like a baby for a month, he was my last and I knew it. (it was also Christmas, winter and I had six children, I was maybe a bit overwhelmed too :)
We are naming this baby Will...I'm ready to deal with the afterpains. I took pergoset after my last baby and that got rid of the pain almost entirely but it made me feel weird. I'm just gonna tough it out with Ibuprofen and maybe some herbs..gotta study up on some...Mine are bad for two or three days but I'm mentally prepared this time.
Will is a GREAT name :D I sure hope the after pains aren't too bad. I pretty much wanted to just die :( You are right, labor isn't as bad- it goes away and leaves you with the most wonderful gift. Good luck with the calves :)
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