I have seen a NY Time fitness blog posted many, many times on Facebook over the last couple days and it+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s making my blood boil. It+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s essentially about how a woman+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s stride changes after pregnancy. it studied +ACY-ldquo+ADs-a handful+ACY-rdquo+ADs of women. The example it uses was a woman that … [Read more...]
Currently but not always running pregnant: What? They don’t make contoured bib #s? ( via @le_diable)
I know I said I wasn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t running anymore races, but I am+ACY-nbsp+ADs-notoriously+ACY-nbsp+ADs-fickle, and this race isn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t really a race-race, just a sort-a-race. I mentioned this little race-ish in my last blog post, but it was near the bottom so you might have missed it. To summarize Josh+ACY-nbsp+ADs-and I … [Read more...]
Minion’s first uniform and other stuff via @Le_diable
Back in January my amazingly paternal baby daddy came up with a great suggestion that we turn all of our old race shirts into onsies. This seemed brilliant, except that I didn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t have a sewing machine, nor have I sewn anything for the last +AH4-20 years. Then, to add to the vision, one of my … [Read more...]
I want an Olympic baby (via @le_diable)
Too much to ask? Here+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s the thing: there are all kinds of studies that say that drinking 200mg of caffeine is +ACY-ldquo+ADs-fine.+ACY-rdquo+ADs They say that there have been no birth defects from studies of women who consumed this amount during pregnancy. This is conventional wisdom at this point, and the … [Read more...]
Currently running while pregnant: Minion’s first Half Marathon (via @le_diable )
When is a half-marathon like a marathon? When two people are running it, that+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s when. Not that the actual race was any harder than a normal half-marathon, but the last 24 hours have been pretty similar to the 24-hours following my Philadelphia Marathon this past November. Why a half-marathon? … [Read more...]
The pregnancy symptoms I can help you out with (theoretically)-via @le_diable
I am about to throw out some very theoretical information. I am not a doctor, or a nutritionist. What I am is either very lucky to have avoided some crappy pregnancy symptoms, or very lucky to have had my ducks … Continue reading → … [Read more...]
Minion’s first race ( via @le_diable)
In my first race as a pregnant chick, I wore racing flats. I also over-dressed because NYRR put the porta-potties way too far from the starting line and the Parks Department locked the previously reliable bathrooms that are just off the starting line. Thanks Parks Department+ACE In case you were … [Read more...]
Does a pregnant chick wear racing flats?
This is more of a dilema that it should be and it has been on my mind all week. As a way of refusing to let my running life become stagnant for the next six months, I am still entering a few races that I love and don+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t think I should have to miss just because … [Read more...]
Olympic Adventures: women’s beach volleyball gold medal match
I'm going to state the obvious and first say that it was great to see an all-USA final in women's beach volleyball. The downside was not caring who won. It would have honestly been more fun to see one US team in each match. +ACY-nbsp+ADs Instead, I found myself cheering for Brazil in the bronze medal count … [Read more...]
Olympic adventures: Event Days 2, 3 and 4
I finally have some downtime after a whirlwind of Olympic events. No one could accuse us of wasting our time here+ACE Over the last few days we have seen rowing, the women's triathlon, the bronze medal men's singles and doubles badminton (which I finally know how to spell) and the women's marathon. … [Read more...]