Running has been something that I wanted to do my whole life, but never did until January 2007. I was recruited by SoleSisterJeanine and SoleSisterShelly for training for the 5/3 Riverbank race. I found the training excoriating and thrilling. By the summer of 2007, I had decided that I was runner. What an amazing feeling!
This year, I have been ‘benched’ due to my pregnancy for my second child. I am thrilled to be pregnant, although not running is a lot harder than running! I have read many articles about running during pregnancy, although I did not feel my body was able to handle running and making a baby, and I chose to take a break. My husband feels this pregnancy is ‘flying by’, I disagree 100%! Walking on the treadmill next to a runner makes a pregnancy go slow! I only have five weeks left in my pregnancy, and then a few weeks of rest, and I’ll be back on the running track.
Listening to my fellow teammates will give me the energy to balance two young children and running. I look forward to all of their tips to start up my training this summer, and hopefully I’ll be able to join them in a few races in the fall.
