Any other joggers/runners/active mamas here?

[xochimama]

I just started running again a few months ago, and am loving the natural high. I don't want to stop! Anyone else want to support the continuation of exercise?

Thanks, Cristina

[truelife]

ME! I started running in June and ran my first 8 mile race on Thanksgiving and have no intention of stopping anytime soon. I would love to encourage one another!

[xochimama]

Yeah! I'm so relieved to find a running buddy! I do 3-4 miles, 2-3x week. I was about to start training for a half marathon in April, but heh...I don't know if that will be possible now...

My OB father said I could keep running right now, but I have NO idea how this pregnancy will affect my routine and my potential, kwim?

so glad to find you!

[Belia]

I'll run.... but only if someone is chasing me with something heavy. Sorry!

[xochimama]

Originally Posted by Belia

I'll run.... but only if someone is chasing me with something heavy. Sorry!

That's EXACTLY what dh said! "I'll only run if there's a guy in a hockey mask with a chain saw chasing me."

[truelife]

Before my Thanksgiving race I was logging about 30 miles a week, but since then I'd be lucky if I get 10 miles a week in. I'm sure my times will be effected b/c I'm not going to push it, but I would love to run to 7 months - or until it's too uncomfy.

I wasn't a runner until June - as in I couldn't run 45 seconds without being winded and stopping. I hated running, but I had to have a goal so that I would keep going to the gym. Running worked.

Have you always been a runner xochimama?

[VeganCupcake]

Count me in, too. I'm running (or maybe woggling?) a half marathon at the end of April, so I'm training now. It's so great to have support of other running mamas! Thanks for starting the thread, Cristina!

(For those who may worry about me and the half, I am a runner and have been for years--though I'm not fast. )

[truelife]

I experienced something new today running and I'm positive it had to do with the pregnancy. I get on the treadmill and warm up at a very slow pace and kick it up to 10 mile/mph pace and by mile 2 it felt like my butt, hips, and lower back had thousands of tiny needles pricking me. It was so tingly. I'm pretty sure it has to do with my body trying to circulate more blood and oxygen to my little one, but it freaked me out enough to get on the recumbent bike to finish my workout. Anyone else experience this before/during pregnancy?

[xochimama]

I am a running "returnee"...after, oh...ten years of not doing it. I just started again in August, and I started really slowly. It was actually a prelude to lifting weights, so I started out with, literally, ten or twenty minutes jogs, and am now running for about an hour. But I only get about 4 miles, so that makes me a turtle, compared to you, truelife!

Wow, awesome, vegan cupcake, that you are going to still train for the 1/2M. I was going to do the same, but I don't know if I'll be able now, especially since I haven't been running for that long.

I have no info or advice about the tingling, but yea, it would make me nervous, too. Over in the health and fitness forum, there's a very active "dingos" thread and some experienced running-while-pregnant mamas. They might have some ideas

[starparticle]

I'm planning on running till around 12 or 14 weeks...or at least that's how it went last time. Then I switch to fast walking/lumbering

It makes such a difference with how I feel, energy levels, etc. Just these first few weeks are hard, being seasick and sooooo tired!

[Turtlemum]

Originally Posted by truelife

I experienced something new today running and I'm positive it had to do with the pregnancy. I get on the treadmill and warm up at a very slow pace and kick it up to 10 mile/mph pace and by mile 2 it felt like my butt, hips, and lower back had thousands of tiny needles pricking me. It was so tingly. I'm pretty sure it has to do with my body trying to circulate more blood and oxygen to my little one, but it freaked me out enough to get on the recumbent bike to finish my workout. Anyone else experience this before/during pregnancy?

Could it be the hormone Relaxin making your ligaments and joints more movable?

[skirsten]

Not in your DDC but I am a runner due late Feb or early March. Just want to say run while you can and cherish it. I've run several marathons/ half marathons and had grand intentions of running a half in early December. By about 16 weeks, I started getting crampy and having *tmi* a sensation of vaginal heaviness during running. It didn't feel right and my doc said to stop, so I did. Since then I have been swimming and using lower impact eliptical machine but it's not the same. I can't wait to restart and have my new jog stroller ready to go. Also, relaxin does crazy things to your pelvis. I did several long jumps at a local track this week and was shocked at how loose my pelvis felt and how uncomfortable it was to run at a significantly slower pace. Keep it up while you can- it's good for you and your baby but listen to your body and stop when it's time. Good luck!

[xochimama]

how's the running going, mamas?

My last workout was so-so... not enough sleep, I guess, and I ate a big breakfast so my New Year's Day run was cut short to 3.5 miles, 45 minutes.

Tomorrow I'll be doing some boxing, though, which I love!

[truelife]

It's not happening for me. I'm having a hard time regulating my heart rate, and I'm still having the prickly sensation. I'm doing pilates, the recumbant bike, and walking so at least I'm staying active.

[muppet729]

I was doing really good this summer but lately I haven't been doing much (I'm not much for and I have to take one or both of my kiddos usually.

So I'm not sure if I'm going to try to do any now that I"m preggo or not. I was up to 4miles several times a week so I was doing pretty good. I think I'm going to do more walking when the weather gets a little warmer and stick to my videos for now.

[VeganCupcake]

I've had a couple of great runs and a couple of so-so ones. I'm pleased enough with it! On Monday, I felt a little sore where my IT band attaches to my hip, and since I had an IT band problem earlier this year, I need to be careful not to have that happen again.

I registered for my half marathon, and I'm so excited!

Truelife, sorry to hear about your continued tingles! How have you felt on the perceived exertion scale? 4 to 6 on a scale of 10 is recommended for pregnant women--and I think the heart rate standard was done away with by the ACOG in 1999.

[truelife]

You all are doing great! I can't wait to hear how the 1/2 goes!

Perceived exertion is a hard one for me. I know that I couldn't carry on a convo during my last run, and would have been annoyed to have to answer questions. I have to slow it down and realize that time is no longer my goal.

[VeganCupcake]

truelife, you sound much more hardcore than me! Even not pregnant, last year when training for a half, I never felt like I was working harder than a 6. I never liked working too hard, feeling like I didn't have a big ol' reserve.

[xochimama]

truelife, ooooh, i hope the other activity keeps you satisfied if you can't be running. please stick around this thread and keep us posted. this isn't for runners only... (maybe I'll change the title of the thread, in fact...!)

true confession: with dd1, I did NOTHING but lie around, eat, and feel sorry for myself (constant morning sickness + exhaustion + cold/flu season) for all of my first trimester, and most of my second.

But at the end of 2nd T, I started to swim and it was AWESOME. A lot of the uncomfortable pregnancy symptoms eased up, and I started feeling healthier and more capable of giving birth.

I don't know how long I'll be able to keep up the running, but I definitely want to stay active.

[xochimama]

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