Ok, so there are two things in life that I am obsessed with.
1. Shoes
2. Full Marathons
I have been running for a little over a year when I caught the marathon bug. I trained for my first Marathon on March 7th. I then ran another one on April 25th, and ran my 3rd on July 25th and I am now training to run a half in Oct 2 and a full on Oct 17.
I know that there are pregnant runners out there and I know that pregnant women have run full marathons as well. I have one more marathon to run this year, and that is the Nike Women's Marathon on Oct 17th. There is no chance in hell I am dropping out of this one because...
A. I don't like to quit.
B. I am running to honor my grandfather.
I am raising money in this marathon for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. On March 19, the day before my wedding, I lost my grandpa from Leukemia. I didn't get the chance to say goodbye to him. He fought courageously throughout his life and I will fight through the pain of running 26.2 miles...and pregnant....to honor his life. If anyone out there wishes to support me on my run because I am still very far from hitting my minimum...feel free to visit my website.
Anyhoo, his should be an interesting experience. So, all this week I have been really fatigued. I wasn't sure what was going on because It had already been 2 weeks since my last marathon and I have pretty much recovered. When the test came back positive, I kinda attributed my sleepiness to it. As for the other symptoms...I really don't have any. I already drink water like a fish and have to use the rest room frequently, so that will be nothing new.
My run on Thurs was actually the fastest 5 miles I had ever run at a 9:33 pace so I clearly had enough energy for that. Today however,.....we ran 12 miles on a very steep trail. I seriously felt like this run kicked my butt. I am so tired now and all I want to do is sleep. I wasn't hungry before or during my run. We went out for brunch right after and I didn't even finish my meal...which is strange because I can almost always finish up a yummy eggs Benedict with home fries. So dinner rolls around and we had Malaysian food, and again, I was pretty full when we had a lot of food left.
This is all new to me...being pregnant, be pregnant while training for a marathon...and blogging. I am very excited for this journey!
Loan, love your blog as it keeps us on the East Coast up to date with your pregnancy! I click on a few times during the week!
ReplyDeleteSorry the little one is zapping your energy and I wish I could help by waving a magic wand but it's all part of becoming a mommy!
I'm sure all will be well! Love Grandma Cathy