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.
My adorable little boys keep saying, "Mommy, you look so fat!" Guess that means the baby is growing and healthy. They also say they can't remember when a few months ago I was much smaller....hee hee...gotta love them!!
Comments
From Britta on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 18:22:31 from 99.186.204.43
Sarah,
I am so impressed you have been able to keep up your running. I am 13 weeks and having a hard time. I am so exhausted and don't last very long when I do run. Do you have any suggestions?
From Fast Running Mommy on Thu, May 06, 2010 at 11:03:25 from 192.168.1.1
Thank you Britta! I am sorry to hear you are exhausted. One thing you have to remember is that everyone is different. You run WAY faster than me when you aren't pregnant but that doesn't mean pregnancy is as kind to your body. I know several women athletes, including an Olympian we were friends with, that just could not run pregnant. Afterwards, they felt great. You may be able to pick it back up like nothing happened after the baby is born. You may be able to run better in a few weeks when they intial morning sickness is really over.
I find that sleeping more, taking my vitamins and keeping stress down during the day (like not being in charge of a million play groups, and going on lots of outings..etc) can help me maintain my overall fitness.
Take a look at your overall life if you want to have more energy for running.
Also, don't rule out the possibility of a health problem. Common things to check for are being anemic or having thyroid problems.
Hope that helps. Congratulations on your pregnancy!!
From Britta on Thu, May 06, 2010 at 13:49:10 from 99.186.204.43
Sarah,
Thank you for all of your suggestions. I was tested to see if I am anemic and that was negative but I wonder about Thyroid.
That is so interesting about your Olympian friend. It brings me a little peace of mind. Women are all different during pregnancy. I am just so use to being "tuff" that I really need to remember this is not a mind over matter thing.
The other realization I had is that I have lost 6 lbs. since getting pregnant. I have a hard time getting the right amount of nutririon durning my weeks of nausea. I am sure my body just doesn't have the energy to make a baby and run.
I have been trying my best to eat enough calories and make them the right calories to fuel my body but it is not easy when fruits and veggies usually send me running to the toilet.
I feel like I am preaching to the choir!!!
Thanks for your advice and your listening ear.
Happy running and Happy pregnancy!!
From josse on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 13:45:31 from 75.220.114.177
My little boy tells me the same thing. I said there is a difference between being fat and being pregnant. I am sure you look great:)
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