Sierra was born June 10th and my midwife told me that I should not do any exercising for at least two weeks. So, June 24th, I went for a "run." I use "run" loosely in this case because it was really a combination of really slow jogging broken up with some walking for 2 miles. Two days later, I did the same two miles and walked for about 400 meters in the middle. The following day, I actually really slow jogged for the whole two miles, only stopping to let the dog pee. Today, I did my two miles again and jogged the whole way (again, one quick stop for the dog to pee). I still don't feel "normal" and I have a long way to go before I get back to where I want to be both running-wise and weight-wise, but it feels great to be moving my body like a runner again.
I am really going to try an ease back into things and build my mileage slowly because the last thing I want is to be sidelined because I got over-ambitious about what my body could handle. I'm still a little sore "down there" so I will definately be taking it easy for awhile longer.
Happy running!
1 comment:
Congrats on bringing new life into the world. I like your choice of name.
You should get your fitness back relatively quickly. I was out for six months, three of which immobilized. After about a month back now, I can cover about three miles comfortably.
Good luck with the transition to parenthood and your new fitness goals...
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