Friday: AM: 30 min easy, PM: 14min w/u, 12x400m +AEA-76-78, 60 sec rest, 37 min c/d Saturday: AM: 80 minutes Sunday: AM: 20 min shake out, PM: 20min w/u, 3 miles in 18:00 (6:00), mile jog, 2 miles in 11:30 (5:45), 2 min rest, 1 mile +AEA 5:42, 1.5 mile c/d Monday: AM: 20 min shakeout, PM: 56 min w/ … [Read more...]
Long road ahead. 14 week pp training log.
Sunday: 90 min progressive treadmill run. I've been super sick so I ran inside giving myself the option of quitting if I was too sick to continue. Started at 7:20 pace, worked my way down to 6:44 pace. Good run.Monday: 30 min at a snail pace. Legs really hurtTuesday: 9.5 miles, easy pace … [Read more...]
Turkey Trot 10K Recap + First Postpartum Win
11/15/14 - Turkey Trot 10k - 40:51 for 1st overall person (11 weeks postpartum)2 mile w/u, 1.5 mile c/dResultsAs much as I hate to say it, I was a tiny bit disappointed with this race. It was suppose to be more of a +ACI-see where I am+ACI type effort, but I got a little too competitive in the first half … [Read more...]
Training Log: 7 Weeks Postpartum
Monday: 50 minutes light progressive run (still tight from Saturday)Tuesday: 8.3 miles 7:40-8:00Wednesday: 30 min recoveryThursday: 8.3 miles w/ 2 miles fast (6:25, 6:21) +ACY-amp+ADs 5x 1 min fast, full jog recovery (5:35-5:55)Friday: 45 min progressive 8:00-7:24Saturday: Off (worked/volunteered all … [Read more...]
Weighing in
If you clicked on the link to my blog thinking that I was going to tell you how much I weigh post-baby, I'm sorry I misled you. I was going to write about the +ACI-weight+ACI issue, pregnancy weight, and post pregnancy weight and why I think we (men, ladies, humans) make more of a deal about it than we … [Read more...]
Patrick’s Birth Story
He's here+ACE Baby Patrick arrived at 2:02pm on August 26, 2014. At birth he was 9lbs 2 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long. He was quickly approaching 41 weeks when we realized we had waited as long as we could for me to go into labor naturally, because we were a little worried about his size. Given that my … [Read more...]
Week 40
Here I am just a couple days shy of 40 weeks pregnant and just...waiting. Honestly I never thought we would actually get this far.Three weeks ago we had a sonogram to estimate the babies size and they told us he probably weighed 7lbs 3 ounces. Because my first baby was large we started to get … [Read more...]
36+ weeks. Officially on the home stretch.
This week I will go in for my week 37 appointment. We are no longer considered pre-term, and will have an ultrasound to guesstimate the babies size. Because Maddy was so big (and I am small) there is a possibility I will be induced before week 40. I would rather go into labor naturally but I don't … [Read more...]
Pregnancy running log week 31, 32, 33
One unfortunate event occurred during week 32...I am now unable to handle running on the road. The ligament pain when logging miles outside is just too much for me, plus the humidity is so high right now I struggle to breath throughout most of the run. Therefore I will be stuck with the treadmill … [Read more...]
Pregnancy running log 7 months
This week was a challenge. My husband was gone from Sunday-Saturday to Eugene for NCAA Track and Field Championships so running was (sort of) the last thing on my mind. I was more concerned with how I would manage single-parent mode all week at just a few days shy of the 7 month mark. By 3pm … [Read more...]