Saturday, December 12, 2009

I ran!

I ran! I did it! I am so excited.

Postpartum life has been filled with ridiculously itchy skin, soreness that lasted too long, nether-regions that didn't heal correctly (but I didn't know until my 6-week check up), and feeling like I was going to pee my pants for a few days!

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being a mommy. I LOVE my baby. And it's all worth it. But my plan was to walk until the 6-week mark and then start running. I tend to overdo things, so that was my way of taking things slowly. 6 weeks came and went and I was too sore to even go on walks. Luckily my doctor fixed the problem and by 7 weeks I was all better! It's a Christmas Miracle! (Well, except the itchy skin. I can hope for a New Year's miracle, right?)

So yesterday Christian said, "Let's go on a walk." I got so excited that I put on running clothes. 5 minutes into our walk, I decided to run for a couple minutes just to test the water.

15 minutes later I decided I was too tired to keep running. 15 minutes, ladies (and gents?)! I mapped it out later and it came to a whopping 1.25 mile. I was soooo proud of myself!

Except for the fact that I feel like I need a sports bra for my jiggly belly, I felt great! I am sooooo back in the game. And it feels good.

6 comments:

  1. That's more than I did today. :) Okay, I did yoga for an hour while three kids were sleeping. Can't wait to start running with you again!

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  2. way to go molly! (and congrats on your baby!!) getting back into running post partum is tough and frustrating and times, but you'll get it all back in no time!

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  3. I can only imagine how great you felt getting back into it, good job! You are now totally inspired!

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  4. yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay molly!!!!!! :) :) :)

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  5. Wow! After only 7 weeks! How much did you run during your pg? And I totally understand the jiggly post-baby belly part! :)

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  6. Lys--I ran during my pregnancy until 20 weeks. At 20 weeks it was just plain uncomfortable so I called it quits.

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