So, yeah, I finally had a baby! After 8 long days of periodic false labor (regular contractions that peter out and don’t turn into real labor) I went into real labor two days after my due date, on November 30. This made it fun, because not only were we super excited to discover if we were having a boy or a girl, it was also super exciting to see if more » Read more
3rd Trimester: What to Expect from Running When You’re Expecting
In my 1st trimester post I discussed the finer points of morning sickness, extreme exhaustion and adapting to running during pregnancy. In the second trimester post I talked about how relatively great you’ll feel. As I finish writing this last installment about the third trimester I’m 39.5 weeks pregnant … and feel like it! And what does that feel like? Read on! Related PostsThe First Trimester Yuck Fill in the more » Read more
2nd Trimester: What to Expect from Running When You’re Expecting
As promised, your favorite pregnant runner is back with our second installment of What to Expect from Running when You’re Expecting. This time I’m here to tell you of all the wonderful, and perhaps not so wonderful, things you might experience while running during your second trimester. While the first trimester was all about surviving fatigue, nausea, constipation and other fabulous hormonal effects, the second trimester is often a blissful three more » Read more
1st Trimester: What to Expect from Running When You’re Expecting
As I write this I’m just weeks away from delivering my third child. I’ve run through all of my pregnancies to varying degrees and because I know how hard it can be to find reliable information on running while pregnant I want to share with you what I’ve learned over the 26 months of my pregnancies. So today I bring you the first of three installments of my guide to more » Read more
Ask-a-Salty: Increasing Speed, Pregnant Marathons, Ball of Foot Pain
Woohoo! A new Salty feature! Ask-a-Salty is where you ask the questions and we give you the answers! Just look at the top of this page and you’ll see the “Ask-a-Salty” link. Just click and ask away and maybe you’ll be featured in our next installment! Of course with our Ask-a-Salty feature, as with any post on the site, readers are encouraged to weigh in with their input in the more » Read more
My Crazy Heart: Supraventricular Tachycardia
I wanted to write a state of my pregnancy address for Labor Day. (Get it? Labor. Har.) But, something rather interesting has come up that I wanted to share with you instead. Since high school, I’ve experienced an occasional freaky thing with my heart. Every once in a while, out of the blue and usually related to a run, but not always, my heart will start beating like crazy. It more » Read more
On Your Mark, Get Set, Gain! Pregnancy Weight Gain in Runners
I know. I know. We’ve been talking about race weight and calories and body image a lot these past couple of weeks. Another weight post. I hear you. But this issue is a little different. This one’s all about what happens to that fit body you’ve worked so hard for when you have a bun in the oven. It might go something like this. You come back from your morning more » Read more
Racing While Pregnant
Last Sunday I ran a 5k race while 10.5 weeks pregnant. Even though this is my third pregnancy I still feel a little conflicted about how much I can push myself. Must I jog all the time or can I push a little bit or a lot? Will I know if I pushed too hard? I’m sure I’m not the only one feeling a little confused about what level of more » Read more
Willoughby, Ohio YMCA 5K – One Fast Looking Pregnant Lady
My kids and I love our YMCA. My son and daughter take gym and swim and soccer and love going to play with the other kids while I get in a good workout. It’s such a win-win for all of us! Back in March just as I was on the up and up after my injury hiatus I noticed the signs in the gym advertising for their 5k in early more » Read more
Stuck
In the blogosphere it’s easy to portray the image that everything is like so great all the time. I am soooo happy and everything is perfect. All. The. Time. While there is so much to be grateful for in all the Salty Bloggers’ lives, we’re all still human. Including me. To prove it (because I know you’ve all been secretly wondering) I want to share a (probably irrational) fear I more » Read more