I have been regularly following the blogs of so many running pregnant women, running moms and (my favorite) running, pregnant moms that I am beginning to wonder if I have lost my sense of normal. It now seems normal, typical, average, standard to:
~get up at 5 am to run
~run at 3 am after nursing and during a bought of insomnia
~run a 60 km week while in one's third trimester (actually in all honesty, 60 km/week seems low)
~run, puke, continue running (a la Bob Kempainen - 1996 Marathon trials)
~run the morning of giving birth
~run within 72 hours of giving birth (haven't done this myself but my point is it just doesn't seem that weird or extreme)
So, without much thought, I signed up for a 5 km race tomorrow (on which day I will be 38 weeks and 2 days pregnant and T-10 days to my due date) and it just didn't seem that weird or extreme. The only part that gives me (very slight) pause for thought is that this race is a little far from home, approximately 40 minutes by car. I'm not worried about "competing" while so heavily pregnant because I am, obviously, not going there to compete but rather to get out in the crisp air, see people I haven't seen in awhile and probably won't see for awhile and just drink in the atmosphere of this race which is the first of the year in the series I usually run. The physical demands of running this "race" will be no different than the demands of the "work-outs" I have been doing in the gym lately. My OB says I am not dilated, the baby has not descended, there is "no reason to restrict activity" (and yes, she does know what my activity consists of).
Have I lost my sense of normal?
All sounds completely normal to me, but I'm probably not the best example as someone who ran a marathon and multiple halfs pregnant! I think normal is whatever makes us feel good and complete :-) Yes I have friends who call me crazy, but I would call the countless hours of TV others watch crazy!.
ReplyDeleteHave fun at the race and good luck with the last 10 days, so close.
personally I love your sense of "normal" pregnancy activity - enjoy your run tomorrow - I can't believe it's T minus 2 weeks!!! Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteYour pregnant jogging tomorrow is going to frustrate a lot of people who finish behind you! ;) Awesome.
ReplyDeleteOne piece of advice: never worry about normal!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your race. Do what makes you the happy, wonderful woman you are.
Wait... Bob Kempainen was pregnant? Now I really feel bad about his kicking my ass in race after race.
ReplyDeleteAnd... how did it go :). I now gather you didn't go into labor.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure I feel comfortable with the notion of "normal"... I'd rather go with that of doing what you feel comfortable with... Sure, for most people, running 60+ kms a week when 38 week pregnant is not normal, but as long as your body AND your head as ok with it, who cares. They should not, and you should not.
ReplyDeleteI certainly could not run that much these days (even if I am 4 weeks behind you), but every pregnant woman is different!
The puking worries me a bit more though... why do you think that is? Again, if you don't feel this is something you should worry about, then I guess it is ok...
Congrats for yestertday's race, and god luck for those last few days!
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