All Entries in the "Running and Pregnancy" Category
Letter From America Part 7
With about six weeks until my due date, I find baby thoughts are creeping into most areas of my life.
David and I have started our parenting classes. Each Wednesday, we join half a dozen other clueless couples for three hours of beguiling information.
Post Birth Strength Exercises
Here are six simple exercises that you can do with your baby! These will strengthen you core and your legs and will enable your return to running to be a much more pleasant experience
Letter From America Part 10
Thwap-thump,thwap-thump, thwap-thump. That’s how my first few post-baby kilometers sounded.
The thwap sound was courtesy of my milk-engorged breasts bobbing up and down (I now have new respect for large-breasted female runners).
Letter From America Part 9
It’s a Runner!
Motherhood has been the ultimate reward for nine months of training. July 7 th was a banner day in New York. My daughter, Chiara Alexandra, was born at 12:21 p.m.
Letter From America Part 8
I’m two weeks away from my due date. At this point of my pregnancy, I can just about perch the laptop on my belly as I write. With each passing day, I wonder how many more runs I’ll be taking before my son or daughter gets to see the world first hand.
Letter From America Part 6
As I reflect over the past seven months, I am aware that I am approaching my pregnancy in the same way I trained for my first marathon.
Over the years, I’ve kept a training log detailing my running progress. I was especially diligent about journaling when preparing for my first marathon. The diaries included dry factual [...]
Letter From America Part 5
I’m more than half way to the finish line. Less than four months to go until my July 6th due date, I’m feeling thankful and a bit nostalgic. No, I’m not nostalgic about my old waistline.
Letter From America Part 4
As I’m nearing my 20th week of pregnancy, the keyword that sums up my fitness routine is FLEXIBILITY.
I am speaking about staying flexible in mind and body. As my pregnancy advances, I have supplemented my runs with workouts at the gym.
Letter From America Part 3
Physically I’m feeling terrific. I’m now safely into my second trimester and chances for a miscarriage have dipped to less than 90%. My energy has returned and I’m feeling strong and healthy.
Letter From America Part 2
Egads, it is happening. It seems I am getting slower each day.
The good news is the baby is healthy and the pregnancy is progressing along nicely. I saw the fetus’ heart beating courtesy of an ultrasound at my last appointment. At 11 weeks into the pregnancy, I am told my fetus has toes and weighs [...]
