Fitness and baby, weeks 27 and 28

Happy third trimester!!! I decided I'd count 27 weeks as my official 3rd tri, though the internet says all sorts of things. How I'm Feeling: Well, I definitely feel pregnant. I've noticed that things are much harder for me lately; turning over in bed, tying my shoes, bending all the way forward to give Liam …

Fitness and Baby, Week 25

Week 25 (I think my belly looks smaller in the pic than it actually is but this was the only pic I had) How I'm Feeling: Once again, I absolutely cannot complain-I feel great! I definitely feel pregnant at times but the discomfort is so minimal, it's easy to forget. This week, I noticed some …

Training and Baby, Week 18

Rolling into week 18: How I'm Feeling: pretty damn good! After last weeks fluke morning sickness (maybe), I've felt pretty good. Sleep has been good as well- I haven't had to sleep on the couch in over a week. I'm tired at the end of the day but I'm pretty sure I'd feel similarly not …

Training and Baby, Week 17

This was such an exciting week-we finally shared our pregnancy on social media and received an outpouring of love. Before we shared, I wanted to hear the babies heartbeat one more time and after that, I felt ready. We shared this pic, taken by my friend and fellow Cleveland Marathon Ambassador Leah Backo (go check …

Playing Catch Up- Week(s) in Review

The last two weeks have been a true testament of runner versus weather.  When I last updated on training, I thought we had really seen the worst of NE Ohio Winter (ha, so naive) yet each successive week has thrown more wrenches into the old training plan.  Following a huge snow storm (snowpocalypse), we faced …

Week in Review: Checking Goals off the List, and Breaking in My Running Shoes

I think my title says it all (I'm not known for my brevity apparently!) Well, last week was a banner week for goals.  I mentioned in a recent post that I had a few gymnastic-ey goals for 2019.  Well, I reached 2 of them in the first 11 days of the year-1 unassisted pull up …

One year ago

I love reflecting on growth, progress, successes and failures.  It's important to me to remember that one year ago I felt more disconnected with running than I had ever felt .  I felt burnt out, tired, and just sense of being "over it."  I felt that I was doing something good for myself in that …

Updates

Hello!!! It's been a bit since my last post and a lot has happened! It's been a busy month filled with new fitness endeavors, resting and some preliminary goal setting for 2019.  I last left off with my recap of the Get Pumped for Pets crossfit competition, held at my gym.  Since it's been a …

Catching up

Hi! I'm back....still here and still training.  Just missed a few weeks of posting.  Work has been and will likely continue to be busy over the next few months as we prepare for a huge audit in the fall. My desire to write has somewhat waned as I've spent the majority of the day up …

Week in review-taper time!!

Last week I reduced my running in preparation for the Rite Aid Cleveland 8k and Half Marathon.  I only ran twice (out of 3 total planned runs) and cut my mileage pretty significantly.  I've talked before about my struggle with resting/recovering but I think I took it to a new level these last few weeks. …