August 22, 2008
My back healed and I am now aiming for a half-marathon on October 26th 
Lord willing!
Training was going very well before the move and then my Runner’s World Training Log page went kaput after we closed on the house. For a few weeks, all I could do was work @ the new place. Thankfully I did not lose much of my fitness and I also learned that painting, refinishing floors, and moving boxes in the extreme heat will cause you to lose a few pounds.
Our new house is than a half mile away from a high school track, so I shouldn’t have an excuse on running intervals! We’ll see how that goes.
April 29, 2008
A setback… while my husband was away on his annual golf trip with the boys, I hurt my back. I can’t attribute it to any one thing, but rather a combination of factors proved catastrophic: running hills in old sneakers, lifting weights a little too zealously, and lugging a carseat (and child) in and out of the backseat of a two door car. NOT GOOD.
I didn’t run my 9 miles last week. I could barely pick up Sweet Pea out of her crib. I ran this morning for the first time in twelve days. My half marathon hopes are gone, as least for May 25th. I’ll be rescheduling this milestone…. more to come on my blog soon…
April 19, 2008
There are five weeks until my half marathon race and I am ready!!! I ran 8 miles last Sunday and tomorrow I will run 9.
Strength training has been my downfall- lack of motivation. The time exists in the day, I just have to prioritize. Watching the finale of the Biggest Loser this past week was VERY motivating!!!
March 3, 2008
Up and running….
I have decided to start training for a half marathon. I am not really good at exercising just for the sake of exercising- I need a goal in mind, a competition of sorts. So, May 25th is my 13.1 mile race day, Lord willing.
The weather looks like it is starting to break here near the Great Lakes and I enjoyed running outside yesterday. Running outdoors has always been therapeutic for me.
I’ll be running 3-5 times a week and cross training on my off days, with one day off a week. My cross training thus far consists of various exercise videos that I do with a friend on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, while Sweet Pea watches and plays nearby. My favorite videos are Beach Body Power 90 and Advanced Tae Bo. I have found these videos to be great for aerobic and body shaping. The routines are easy to learn and doesn’t require dance-like moves. I’ve also tried jumping rope at home and doing some weight circuit routines found in Fitness magazine. I am aiming to strength train 3 days a week.
Getting to the gym has been a challenge due to my new need for childcare! Morning workout sessions before the husband goes to work have been out since the baby’s morning schedule isn’t super reliable. PLUS it’s not very comfortable to exercise when you haven’t nursed the baby in 8 + hours (nursing moms you know what I mean!). So far I have been able to get to the gym after my husband comes home from work a few days a week and do a long run outdoors on the weekend. Maybe when my snow-bird mother comes home from Florida she can watch the baby for a hour or two while I work out.
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January 2, 2008
I got the go-ahead from the doctor today to resume regular activities, including exercise. Stay tuned to how I figure out fitting that into my sleep-deprived schedule!!!
October 22, 2007
A year ago today I was running the Nike Women’s Marathon, see Marathons of Different Sorts
I am at 39 weeks and a million pounds, which makes me feel OH SO LOVELY. Apparently I have to wait 6 weeks after the baby is born before I can start exercising, according to my doctors. I have read though, that when you feel ok you are probably ok to do light exercise within a few weeks. I’ll probably stay away from running for 6 weeks, but I am hoping to start using these BeachBody tapes that I used to do in college ASAP.
Until then, I wait…
August 29, 2007
While I have two more months to go before our baby is born, I am already starting to think about post-partum fitness and weight loss. A fractured pelvic bone from last December threw me for a loop and made exercise and pregnancy a difficult, if not impossible, combination.
My restrictions have basically been “don’t do anything that hurts,” which basically left slow walking as a sole form of exercise! This was a huge slice of humble pie for someone who had previously been running 4-6 miles a day. I’ve struggled with the weight gain from pregnancy because I haven’t been able to work out and have felt totally out of control over my body.
As I sit, patiently and impatiently waiting for our little bundle of joy to make her appearance into the world, I have been doing what any expectant mom would do- make lists and plan. Plan for the baby’s room; make lists of what to bring to the hospital; read up on childbirth, labor, delivery, infant care; research dog/ child interatcion and prepare our dog for her human sister! Why not make a plan for success in regaining my fitness and losing the baby weight?
What I’ve got so far:
I’m planning to go back to utilizing PeerTrainer to keep track of my daily food intake and exercise. In addition to just logging my info, my good friend Jody (blogless and not a knitter yet!) is planning to start up with PeerTrainer as well. We are having a little bit of a competition of getting to our goals. The specifics aren’t ironed out yet, but were working on it.
Researching Heart Rate Monitors (HRMs). I would love to find an HRM that will do some cool uploading to my computer and show graphs and charts and things of my exercise progress.
I also am thinking about asking for personal training sessions for my birthday and Christmas.
I’ll be updating this page with additional plans, progress, and link related blog entries. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions of comments about this page.
