I went in for my 36 week appointment today. I was so excited for this – I’m not sure why. Perhaps because it signified the start of actually talking about delivering the baby?!? The appointment went great, except for one big part: baby has still not flipped into delivery position. It’s in a half breach/half…
It seems crazy – just 5 short weeks before we meet baby P! Running/Training: This week I was able to run a 5k to support a St. Olaf XC runner who was hit by a bus earlier this year. She is one tough cookie, and is making some great progress to get back to her…
Flip Belt and Wojo wallet: Two unique “runner” products! First, I was asked to test the Wojo wallet. At first, I was pumped. I’ve always struggled with carrying cards (especially hotel key cards) and cash on a run – they always get really wet and I wonder if either 1) the key will still work…
The last three weeks of pregnancy: Ab Ripper X, a 5k “race”, and a lot of house projects/baby room prep! Pregnancy: Ab Ripper X, anyone? About every 3-4 days, I swear I go through Tony Horton’s Ab Ripper X routine. Except, instead of strengthening my core, I’m tearing it apart. It’s not terribly painful, unless…
Something has changed. Despite the fact that I am incredibly pregnant (read: huge), I’ve been more motivated than any other time during my pregnancy – heck, even before I became pregnant! Perhaps it’s the fact that I can see “the end”, so the running goals I have actually seem tangible. Those goals? They’re huge. Impossible,…
Running update: Things have been going so much better. Yay! 29 weeks Running has been going awesome during weeks 30-31, and I find myself falling in love with the sport all over again. Chris now writes my plans in minutes and specifically writes workouts as X mins running/X minutes walking. For my “long” aerobic/easy days,…