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Confessions of a Pregnant Runner

Four days until I run my half-marathon. I will be 23 weeks and 6 days pregnant. How did I get to be nearly 6 months pregnant already? How did it become time to run this half-marathon I’ve been talking about forever? Both my December 27th due date and the 13.1 mile marker are creeping upContinue reading “Confessions of a Pregnant Runner”

It’s Race Week…

In 6 days, I’ll be running a half-marathon PREGNANT! Am I excited? You bet! After missing out on the full marathon in March and getting pregnant in April, I thought I would miss out on racing in 2011 (with the exception of the Virginia is for Lovers 14k in February). I was able to startContinue reading “It’s Race Week…”

Scarecrow Moment

I think this might become a weekly blog topic for me now that I’m pregnant. If I only had a brain…. I could wile away the hours Conferrin’ with the flowers Consultin’ with the rain I swear. I promise. I cross my heart. I pinky promise. I had a brain before I got pregnant. SomethingContinue reading “Scarecrow Moment”

Thumbs Up and Way to Go!

This morning I woke up at 5:15am to meet Moms Run the Town for our Virtual 5k race this morning EXCEPT I was running 12 miles. I had planned on keeping track of my 5k time and then adding on another 9 miles. We meet in the Final Kick parking lot and headed into FirstContinue reading “Thumbs Up and Way to Go!”

100% Mental

Somewhere between the time I was given the okay to start running again, the double pink lines on the pregnancy test and today, my running has shifted from being physically challenging to being 100% mentally challenging. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a physical challenge to keep going. My biggest struggle is pushing myself mentally. Continue reading “100% Mental”