Wooohoo!! This is a Tuesdays on the Run post to celebrate – for two reasons.
- IT’S RACE WEEK OMG. Yes, it’s Cleveland Marathon week. Yikes.
- I got in two (semi) runs this week!
If you’ve been following along, you know that I’m (super) pregnant – like almost 39 weeks – and have not been able to run as much this pregnancy as the last one.
BUT, I did get in two sorta runs this week – well, walk/runs, and even though they frankly sucked in terms of how my body felt, emotionally, they felt good.
Saturday morning there was a 5k running through my neighborhood, so B asked me if I wanted to run it. An according to my doctor, since I’m 38+ weeks pregnant and could go into labor at any time so running is okay with her, I said sure!
It was mostly a run/walk. And the running was sloooooow. And didn’t really feel good on my body. But man, it emotionally felt good to be able to run!
And now, we’re just 4 days away from Cleveland Marathon race weekend.
I’ll admit- I’m nervous. The 5k I did over the weekend was HARD. How am I going to do a 5k AND a 10K in one weekend? And at 39 weeks pregnant? How much walking is too much for it not to be considered a race?
But still, I am excited for an ready for the race – it’s such a fun race with so many great events all weekend and I can’t wait to see my fellow ambassadors and cheer on the marathoners. I may not be in as good a shape as I was at last year’s event when I did the half, but I’m still going to try to have fun!
Some questions for you:
- If you ran while pregnant, how long did you run for? Ever done a 10k at 39 weeks pregnant?
- Are you well into racing season now that SPRING is here?
Linking up with My No-Guilt Life, Marcia’s Healthy Slice, and MCM Mama Runs!
Wow! You are just amazing. I think at 39 weeks pregnant, I mostly just sat around on the couch and had my family bring me food. 🙂 Good luck this weekend!
Oh wow listen to your body is the only advice I can give. I suppose if you go into labor that’s fine at this point. I was put on bedrest at 16 weeks so I can’t begin to imagine running/walking that far at that stage. Have fun!
There was no way I could walk a 5k much less run at 38 weeks! Wow! Congrats.
That’s awesome that you are going to race this weekend that far along. You go girl!
If your doctor says ok, then have fun and enjoy every moment!
I cannot even imagine! Be careful out there and hope that sends you into labor 🙂