Baby Germain is the size of a head of lettuce
This week's craving: I've been craving citrus fruits... Probably not related to pregnancy, just a normal summer time craving for me... but that's it
This week's aversion: After all the sweets I just ate, I'm putting that on the aversion list... just for today (Sunday)



MONDAY- 0 Miles-  I Almost was talked into a run with my sister, but I just needed a day off from running after the race. I had my last monthly (now bi-weekly) appointment for the baby in the morning, so I took a half day from work. I got an extra 30 minutes of sleep or so and it was nice to not be so rushed when my body was still sore from the race. My glucose test results obviously came back normal (otherwise I would have heard from them a month ago) but I was curious about my iron. Once again, my iron and B-12 levels came out "spectacular! Whatever you're doing for vitamins, keep it up!"... SO I'll share that with you! I'm vegetarian, and when I became pregnant with Raea my husband did a lot of research to make sure I was never deficient (I suffered from B-12 anemia badly when I first became vegetarian so this was a big concern). My husband graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2007(?) maybe 2008... Anyway. With Raea I was a champ with the vitamins and with the green smoothies EVERY DAY. But I gotta admit, I've slacked with this kid. Not only in the green smoothies department, but the week I had my blood work done I had run out of my iron supplement and it's SO EXPENSIVE I had to wait until the end of the week to get it... so I was shocked with all the running I've been doing that I was still well in the normal range. What am I taking? : FLORADIX. This has been a game changer for both of my sisters in their running as well. Even if you're a meat eater, the meat industry is so.... terrible... that unless you are purchasing the top of the line stuff, it's likely you're also not getting enough B-12 or vitamin D because the animal you are eating is not eating well... SO, whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or carnivorous, I highly recommend talking to your doctor about Floradix and giving it a try if you've struggled with iron. If you're not sure, here's a link to some tell tale signs you are anemic or iron/b-12 deficient. A simple blood test can confirm! When I got home at night I worked on some pelvic floor exercises. I got some shit on instagram for laying flat on my back while pregnant. *disclaimer* I'm not a doctor! What works for me may not work for you or be advisable for you!* Don't take my advice as gospel! I've researched a lot for some pelvic floor exercises to prevent diastasis recti (which I'm afraid of getting this time around for some reason... I think the somewhat subsequent births and the fact that I'm measuring in the 86th percentile). I do often do exercises on my back. I read it's not great, and that I should do them standing against a wall... BUT the truth of the matter is I just simply wont do them if I have to stand at this point. I don't stay on my back long, and roll to my side between. Also, I'm usually either a. In a yoga class with an instructor to help me, or b. on the couch where I'm slightly inclined. It just so happened when I took the picture on Monday I was also so sore I rolled out so my yoga Mat was there, and the bachelorette was on. Bottom line: It's ALL GOOD. I'm laying down because I'm tired, alright?!  


TUESDAY- 5.1 Miles, 9:42/mi After last week I wasn't going to miss count. I knew I had a busy weekend ahead, and also knew I had some weekdays off... So I front-loaded this week kicking it off with an easy 5 miler. I felt good even thought it was super hot. Fortunately my parents have finished installing the pool, so I have a place to cool off immediately after. I was tiredtoday. I had to be up a bit earlier for another  doctors appointment. This time I needed to get an Ultrasound to check on the baby's kidneys (they were dilated for the previous two ultrasounds) and I'm very relieved that both kidneys are now in the normal range and I wont need to worry about future interventions! Every day a little bit of stress is removed I feel a little lighter (which is weird because I'm getting SO much heavier!) Weighing in at 160lbs now! I've gained 30-35lbs. Can't be sure, I never really weigh myself or put much emphasis on exact weight... but based on pre-pregnancy performances I'd have to guess I was just under 130. Anything less than 125 I'd get injured, and anything more than 130 probably wouldn't have gotten me those XC PR's 


WEDNESDAY 3 super slow pathetic miles. Last day of work sucked. Packing, firedrills, nervous kids on move up day (where they meet teacher for the next year) and worst of all, a bus that was over an hour late. Yes... and HOUR late on the last day of school! (where's my overtime!!?)... Needless to say, this did not make me want to run... BUT I did it. Albeit slow, I did it. 


THURSDAY: 5.1 easy in the middle of the day: We have so many baby shower errands today! I dropped Raea off for Day Care and then started listing out the things I needed. Went to get my sisters Jane and Caroline for a day full of errands. Standing on my feet shopping didn't make my legs want to run, but we all had to get something in so during the peak of the heat, as soon as we finished the errands, we headed out for our runs. Caroline and Jane did 5 together.. and I thought I could go with them but I was just too slow. I was able to do a progression run though, even though in the end I only averaged 9:40's. Hopped in the pool after, did some hip drills using the water as resistance, and then got Raea at Day Care. Then went back to my parents to continue setting up and cleaning for Mary's the baby shower. 



FRIDAY: 5.1 at night, this run was very worth my while: My husband was finally home at the same time as me! (although he had to go to New Hampshire eventually). He got a morning run in... I was going to head out right after him but the only running I could think about was running errands for our baby room (most of my focus this week has been on Mary, but I'm still having a baby, too! So I have my own things to do!). I"m glad I waited until night time, because there was a light rain that kept it a bit cooler. I went out for 3, but ended up looping for a full 5.1 This lowered my weekend mileage a lot, which is awesome because Mary's baby shower is definitely going to make me tired and I'll feel like skipping. 



SATURDAY- 5 miles at a slow ass pace. Mary is in town for her baby shower. More and More errands and decorating... and another midday run. It's been nice to have my sisters around to watch Raea while I run, but I'm missing Matt. He's gone up to the White Mountains for a bachelor party. Perfect weekend for him to do this because my weekend is so jam packed with girl stuff. I had a really hard time convincing myself to do this run, I just took it a half mile at a time and just kept telling myself Sunday was going to be easier all around if I had less miles to do. I needed to do 5. I focused on just running out 2.5 and then if that was too much I'd walk back and still count the mileage. I managed another gradual and slow progression run and was really relieved to get in the pool after and do some pool drills. Man, I love the damn pool. 




SUNDAY- 3 easy morning miles:   Mary and Jane both slept over my house. We crafted until 1am and then Jane got up early for her 7.5 miles. I wasn't too far behind her (once I got Raea settled with Mary) and headed out for my 3. I ran out and back on the route I sent her on knowing I'd probably bump into her. She passed me just before I hit the 1.5 turnaround mark. She later came back for me and ran the last .5 at my turtle slow pace. I'm pretty lucky to have three sisters that all get along. Caroline normally would be with us, but she took her first ever flight all the way over to Ireland for a vacation with her friend. She's only going to feel a little left out that she missed the baby shower. 


**TOTAL MILES: 26.3** 
This week was for sure easier on my body. Not having to work everyday allowed me extra time to roll out or to do some exercises in the pool and to not always be in a rush. I also was less tired day to day so getting in a midweek 5 miler was easier; I didn't have the stress of running 6, 7, or 8 milers just to hit my goal of 26.2 per week. What was unique about this weekly marathon (compared to the rest) was the elevation gain I made! Since more of my runs are from home, my elevation is significantly higher. I ran 1,805ft this week (the next closest was 935ft). I did run one pretty substantially hilly route, but the other routes are some of the flatter roads I live near. There aren't a lot of (or any) flat options from where I live... which often deters me from running out here! However, I welcomed the change of scenery... I've been running basically the same 2 or 3 routes from my parents every day so the 2 or 3 runs from home were kind of nice!

Additional Work: Pool Drills 3x this week. Rolled out 2 x, and pelvic floor exercises on Monday.



Looking Forward To: A week OFF. Totally OFF! No wedding, no baby shower, no work. No NOTHING. I just need one down week before I head into a big wedding weekend in the beginning of July. I had a ton of fun at my sisters shower, but it was A LOT of work, so I'm relieved to have completed it all and I'm ready to REST

Gender Prediction: Well, for Mary's shower we did some old wives tales for gender prediction. I came up 50/50 for mine, but for the "ring test" I came up boy... and it was 8/8 for my mom so that means it's 100% accurate. Still going with boy ;) but both my husband and I love the idea of Raea having a sister! (the ring test also says I'll have 4 kids, which I'd love... but that means I either remarried or my husband is getting a HUGE promotion! Hopefully the latter! hahahah!)


Total Pregnancy Miles: 869.7

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b. Just to get my fat ass out the door each day and the more followers I have the more I feel like I have an obligation to go! Whatever works! Those of you following and commenting are helping me more than you know! 


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Baby Germain is the size of a coconut.  
This week's craving: Gatorade. After the Worcester Firefighters Race I felt depleted for a few days (it was 90s on Monday and Tuesday which didn't help!)...and I just kept pounding Gatorade... Even though I typically rehydrate with coconut water, I just felt like a sugary drink, DAMN IT! 
This week's aversion: I'm good. 

MONDAY- 0 Miles-  I went to the Chriopractor and then did 75 minutes of yoga. It hit 98 degrees at one point in the day and our school has NO air conditioning... SO Hot Yoga seemed like a good way to cool off and also work out some tricky areas after the race. I brought the Orb with me because in this yoga class we always get the last few minutes to work on whatever we want and I chose to roll out. My awareness of tight areas that need extra TLC is super heightened after yoga, so this was a perfect way to get those areas in my hamstring/glute to release. SUCCESS! 



TUESDAY- 3 treadmill miles with Mosquitoes forcing a progression run: Note to self: When running on the treadmill after a day where it's 95% humidity and 92 degrees... CLOSE THE DAMN GARAGE DOOR AT NIGHT! I mistakenly had it open for the first mile, closed it, and then ran in a bug filled sauna for the last two miles forcing me into a faster pace because... well... I needed to get out of there. My last half mile was 7:40 pace.

WEDNESDAY 3.1 miles in about 11 minute pace with Caroline. Today was not AS hot, but I spent it all outside for Spree Day so I was pretty drained.by the afternoon. Caroline ran easy with me and we just looped fields. I could barely lift my legs. We took a dip in the unfinished pool after. My parents are rebuilding the above ground pool that fell after the record breaking winter 2 years ago. Can't wait for it to be done! Raea needs swim lessons though, she was a bit TOO comfortable with the water. 


THURSDAY: 5.2 Sneakerama Miles: It was On night at Sneakerama so my family came to support Matt, but none of them needed to run. Caroline did the first mile with me and then went back... I talked myself into a 5 mile run so that I would have (what I thought was) very little mileage remaining to reach my 26.2 for the next 3 days. My legs were KILLINGGG! The whole run I was in SO MUCH PAIN from CRAMPS! Matt massaged my legs at night but it barely scratched the surface of how bad my legs felt from standing and packing at work. ugh! 


FRIDAY: 3 of the hardest treadmill miles I've ever done... But Thankful I did them!: I had terrible TERRIBLE leg cramps Thursday and then again all day today. I stopped at the store to buy MORE epsom salt rub and bath salt since that's safe for pregnancy... I got Raea into bed surprisingly early... and then went to the treadmill. It HURT. I had to step off the belt to massage my legs a few times so although I stopped at 3.5, I only logged it as 3 (could be 3.2... but I'd rather low-ball it)

SATURDAY- 5 miles at a slow ass pace.  I thought I only had 9 miles left to make it 26.2 for the week, and I was feeling so proud... Turns out my memory of Mondays got confused... and I thought I ran 3... #fail. I couldn't imagine running a full 12 in two days... I just couldn't wrap my head around it because I was SO MAD at myself for screwing up (more than just my run on this particular day)... that I almost threw the towel in. Instead, I got out there and ran 5. Thanks so much to my husband for totally letting me have my moment of self pity. We started getting changed to go out to eat because I needed to do something to distract myself from failure... but instead Matt said "why don't I pick up dinner and you go run. It will be here when you get back"... and that's what I did. I'm so glad and proud I got out there. My legs felt much better today but the round ligament pain in the hip flexor area started acting up around mile 4 (this is why I keep mileage so low most days)

SUNDAY- 7 total with a 5 mile race(ish) effort pushing Raea:   After struggling to recover from the 6k, I made a decision to not push myself under 8:00/mi pace. I wanted to get as close to that as possible and just barely fell short of that goal. Had I not spent the entire first 4 miles weaving through slower people and trying not to trip people who have no awareness of their peripherals and also are listening to music so can't hear me... I probably would have been able to go under 8.... but maybe it was good that those people kept me in check. I'm REALLY pleased with the steady splits and consistent effort. The elevation played a role in slower or faster miles, but it's very consistent. 



**TOTAL MILES: 27.1** 
Another marathon down! Not sure if I'll stick with this goal or not. It's getting harder each week... Like I wrote about last week... I have ONE full week left of school so I'm hoping I can get 26.2 in this week and then after that it might get easier since I'll be done school...?

Additional Work: I installed 2 air conditioners, and damn it, I'm counting that (I'm not actually supposed to lift that much). Rolled out a few times.


Gender Prediction: I think Boy now. Most other people think boy.. "you're all baby!" apparently is "boy"... It could also be "I've been running and racing through pregnancy. 

INSTAGRAM: 
You can follow me here: c_mom_run_fast 
My goal is to:
a. inspire, empower, and share my story with others since there is VERY LITTLE on running and competing pregnant out there 
b. Just to get my fat ass out the door each day and the more followers I have the more I feel like I have an obligation to go! Whatever works! Those of you following and commenting are helping me more than you know! 


Thanks again for your support! 

Baby Germain is the size of a butternut squash... This make sense to me.  
This week's craving: No real strong cravings, just a constant need for food of all kind. I don't sleep through the night without hunger pain if I don't have something fatty before bed so I've had pastries and yogurt (not too much ice cream)... but in general I'm not "craving" those things... Just know that it helps me sleep if I have them
This week's aversion: Give me all the food. 


MONDAY- 4 Treadmill Progression miles-  When I looked at the busy week I had ahead of me, I thought about how far along in pregnancy I am at this point in time, I also thought "ya know, I think 30 weeks pregnant I can drop my goal down to a 30k"... I just didn't see how I could possibly get in 26.2 when I was so tired all the time, Matt was on the road, and Raea basically cried for every stroller run last week so I was hesitant to even put her in the stroller this week... BUT Monday I got lucky! She fell asleep, and unlike last time she stayed asleep. I called my husband and said "I'm just so tired, I think instead of running I'm going to take a nap. Who cares if I run 26.2 miles this week? No one cares, and I'm tired"... But as soon as I hung up I realized that I cared and that was enough to get me changed. I contemplated doing a workout since the miles go by faster and I had a race on the schedule for the weekend, but instead I decided on a progression run. My goal was 3 miles. I figured if I started at 12:00 pace and picked it up .2MPH every .25 I'd be finishing at a pretty challenging pace (for me) at this stage. When I got to 3 miles Raea was still sleeping so I increased .1MPH every .25 and finished at a sub 8:00/mi pace. I was pleased with myself for this effort! 


TUESDAY- Off: Ya know, When it's raining and the weather report says "real feel 37 degrees" and you have to wear a winter coat and scarf to work... and it's raining... and your daughter had day care all day and is too damn cute to shove in a stroller on a cold day, and you're 30 weeks pregnant, you say "F- it, not today"


WEDNESDAY 3 miles in 27:47 with Caroline: Would it surprise you if I said this was yet another day I didn't feel like running? But it's Global Running Day... So, I talked Caroline into running with me (even though she's on her off season break) and I was glad I did. In the back of my mind I know it's still possible to hit 26.2 miles, but it's not probable I was just taking it one day at a time. 


THURSDAY: 0 Miles: I considered a half day to get a run in as my friends Sumner and Dan were getting married... I went to bed very... early.... preparing a gift for their wedding (3am) and was also planning to photograph their wedding. I thoughtmaybe I could squeeze a run in, and in hindsight I probably could have... but it all worked out. At this point I thought "Oh well, Guess I'm not getting 26.2 miles this week"


Check out the rest of their photos here: Dan and Sumner


FRIDAY: 8 Miles, 1:11:17, 8:54: I was still determined to hit my goal, so I ran 8 miles today. Knowing I'd have Matt not too far up the bike path, and that I wasn't going to have to push the stroller, or run hills made this decision easier. I also knew we were going straight to Whole Foods after for dinner and for a Sisu Project Leadership team meeting, so I knew I could get on my recovery game right away. I figured if I got in 8 today I could totally manage the next 11 that I owed.  I was very happy with this run. I had some ligament pain at night, but I rolled out (as best you can at 30 weeks), and did all I could to take care of it. 



SATURDAY- 6 Miles at just sub 11:00 pace.  My hips felt okay, but to play it safe (since I have a race Sunday) I stayed insanely slow on campus looping grass fields and back trails. I also wanted to stay close to my parents house where Raea was with my sister Caroline. Raea was bit by a spider or something at night and had swelling that made her entire eye completely shut from swelling! I gave her a small dose of Children's Benedryl and it went down while I was running, fortunately.  


SUNDAY- 5.5   I did no warm up for the race as it was already plenty warm... and I was trying not to take this so serious... but, I don't have an "easy" button... so I raced. This was much harder than the last stroller race... Mostly because of heat, but also there were way more turns and slight inclines that seemed mountainous. I finished 10th female overall in 26:50 (for what I think is 3.5 but other people got various distances on their garmins.... So not 100% sure) 4th in my Age Group. I ran for my friend Cat's team in honor of her father, we got third! and my husband got second place overall! As I recap this here I'm still feeling a little light headed as I simply ran faster than I should have pushing a stroller carrying a 31 week baby bump, and in 90 Degrees. I will do a full race recap later in the week. 




**TOTAL MILES: 26.5
Another marathon down! Not sure if I'll stick with this goal or not. It's getting harder each week... Like I wrote about last week... I have ONE full week left of school so I'm hoping I can get 26.2 in this week and then after that it might get easier since I'll be done school...?

Additional Work: I know... Hard to believe, but Saturday... I GOT A NAP! Raea fell asleep for 2 hours from the Benadryl.... It was AMAZING and I really really  needed it
I also rolled out this week after the 8 miler which is insanely hard these days!

Looking Forward To: School needs to end. Like it needed to end yesterday. It's so damn hard to do all this PLUS I'm packing all my materials for the new building. Exhausting!

Gender Prediction: I think Boy. 


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I'll be doing a full race recap from today later in this week, so stay tuned! 

INSTAGRAM: 
You can follow me here: c_mom_run_fast 
My goal is to:
a. inspire, empower, and share my story with others since there is VERY LITTLE on running and competing pregnant out there 
b. Just to get my fat ass out the door each day and the more followers I have the more I feel like I have an obligation to go! Whatever works! Those of you following and commenting are helping me more than you know! 


Thanks again for your support! ​

Baby Germain is the size of a "large bottle of water"... I'm very confused.  
This week's craving: I've been drinking (probably too much) of those carbonated juices. The Izze drinks? I started drinking them when I had heartburn, and now I just drink them... just because... I gotta cut back. 
This week's aversion: I like food. 



MONDAY- Day off-  We did so much work at home putting together the baby's nursery and switching Raea into a toddler bed... Moving the office back into the oversized closet we have (which has it's own closet). Still working on some of it butmost of the important stuff was completed. My big concern was Raea's sleep. After last Thursday where she tormented me until 2am, and then the hotel room situation over the weekend, I thought now was the best time to switch everything up since she's already in need for me to hit reset on the bedtime routine. I worried about this, but she's been great (It's now Sunday)




TUESDAY- 2.65 on the treadmill: I was going to skip again today because I missed Raea all day and she was so good all weekend that I thought when we got back from Day Care I'd just let her play outside in the yard... but she fell asleep in the car (so weird!) so I carried her (still in carseat!) into the house and ran to the treadmill. I was running 11 minute pace... (I felt crappy after the long weekend and car ride)... Crying came from the monitor at 2.65 miles in... If I ran faster I would have had a full 3... I also dilly dallied getting officially started so I could have a video for my instagram... Wont do that again either. Lesson Learned!





WEDNESDAY 4.1: I left work a little early to get to City Hall to witness my friends getting their Marriage Certificate, then I headed to an early dinner with them. Immediately after Matt and I picked up Raea and went to the rail trail where I met Chrissy. Raea had just fallen asleep as I arrived at the trail and woke up when I transferred her into the stroller (ughhh)... she screamed the whole time, I kept thinking she'd fall asleep because she rarely cries in the stroller and it was clear she was just tired... but at some point it became clear she wasn't going down without a fight. She's been doing this new thing where she starts to poke her eyes when she catches herself falling asleep... So I think the crying had more to do with her fighting a nap than anything, but I got in 4.1. Chrissy helped me push the stroller which was nice because running immediately after a ton of food was already enough weight... plus my two babies... at least Chrissy could help with one of them! Another run cut short from baby screams. I'm getting nervous about my future. 



I'm also a photographer. 






THURSDAY- 5 Fun Run Miles. Another stroller run! Normally Lisa is able to watch Raea for fun runs, but she let me know in advance she couldn't. After yesterday I busted out the big guns: Cookies! Yes, cookies. #motheroftheyear. I brought some for the run with me to give to Raea in desperate times. She was mostly quiet but she LOVES being at sneakerama with Lisa I think she was also confused. I ran with Rachel who is one of our top race walkers in the country. I'm surprised she didn't walk... because that's about how fast I'm going (no, that's insulting to her... she walks way faster than I can run right now!)

She did not understand why the office was closed!




FRIDAY- 5.5 with Caroline and my Mom . I somehow managed to shuffle through this after work. Caroline and I ran under 9 minute pace for 2 miles then my mom and I ran about 11 minute pace looping fields and staying on soft terrain for the rest. Matt had Raea with him until late so I got to go out to a nice dinner with my sisters and mom (and Joe) without having to entertain a toddler. It was way too nice! 







SATURDAY- 4 of the hardest miles to date at Caroline's track meet.  These were easily the trickiest miles of the week. I could barely move. I did a bad job hydrating throughout the day and it showed. I ran after Carolines race at around 6:30pm. I had non-stop Braxton Hicks contractions during this run. I had to go SO slow (11:00/mi) and literally convince myself to keep going every step. I stopped and walked often because the contractions at times were making it difficult to lift my legs and honestly... I was practically walking anyway... Caroline ran her last High School race, and it's the last race any Clark kid ran. She ran a 1 second PR in the mile finishing in 5:11. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! Raea just had the best time being at the track with my mom and my two sisters. 




SUNDAY- 5.43   0% of me wanted to do this run ZERO INTEREST IN RUNNING TODAY yesterday really discouraged me and I didn't feel much better today. I have been having serious "nesting" issues on weekends so I get caught up in a project and then want to only do that. BUT I worked so hard all week to alleviate the mileage I'd have to do during the weekend to hit my goal of 26.2 miles in a week... so I felt like that was all wasted if I didn't just get out there. I got out there and when my watch told me I ran a 6:23 mile I knew the watch wasn't working... so I ran 25 minutes out and 25 minutes back assuming 10:00/mi and measured with mapmyrun later. I pushed harder than I have been afraid that I wasn't even running 10:00 pace, but at some point I knew my watch had regulated and the miles were ticking off around 9:30's... so I figured I comfortably covered 5 miles in 50 minutes. I would have been REALLY pissed if I "finished" a run and discovered I was 26.1 miles for the week or something! My Garmin screwed up  a lot this week, maybe it's trying to tell me something. 







**TOTAL MILES: 26.8**
Another weekly marathon in the books!
This just keeps getting harder. I write that every week, don't I?
It's like trying to scale a wall and every single day (regardless of if I run or not) the wall gets higher.... and every single day the wall is the highest wall I've ever climbed and I want to see how high I can go. I worry that if I don't at least attempt to climb it each day I'll never know... because what if two days from now I try to climb and it's just an inch out of my reach? I'll always wonder if I could have gotten over it the day before had I just tried. My 30 week pregnant self laughs at my 15 week or 20 week (even though I hit 50 miles at 20 weeks and for me that's pretty high) and my 25 week self for thinking it was so hard then. HAHA! Overall I'm still feeling good, and I think my 40 week self will be laughing at my current state... saying "remember that time you thought running at 30 weeks was hard?" ... It's only going to get harder. But don't be fooled... right now? It's hard. It's very hard. I'm huge. I'm tired. I work full time (for 12 more days). I'm solo parenting many nights. I'm pushing a stroller to keep this going. I have lots of other responsibilities hanging over my head... But 10 more weeks plus the recovery from labor? I've worked too hard to have to stop now. Overall my joints and ligaments are much happier with the 26.2 miles a week rather than before when I'd try to do more and end up having high weeks and then low weeks. I have really no reason to stop other than the fact that it's hard and I'm fat and I'm tired. Buckle up, Caitlyn... Training for the Olympic Trials Qualifying time is going to be hard... and I'm going to be tired and I wont be fat but I'll have TWO babies to push in the stroller so I'll be feeling heavy at times... So if that's my only reason for saying "I don't want to run today"... I will run. If at any point a doctor advises me to stop or my body is saying something other than "I'm tired and fat" I'll stop. I just have no reason to believe that day is coming. I'm holding up really well. Even at my worst, my body feels... fine... just heavy and tired... I can work with that.




Looking Forward To: The Worcester Firefighters "6k". ONE WEEK! Debating how to approach it... To race, or not to race... Maybe progression? who knows. I worry that something faster could put an end to the long term goal of making it 40 weeks because of the added stress from higher intensity... So I guess I'll have to feel it out. 




Gender Prediction: At one point this week I called the baby a "she"... but I feel like it's a boy more and more. I really have no idea. I'm really going to be so surprised! It's exciting! 


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If you missed it, Last week I posted about training postpartum as a response to being at the Vermont City Marathon. Check it out here: Training for a Marathon PR Postpartum

INSTAGRAM: 
You can follow me here: c_mom_run_fast 
My goal is to:
a. inspire, empower, and share my story with others since there is VERY LITTLE on running and competing pregnant out there 
b. Just to get my fat ass out the door each day and the more followers I have the more I feel like I have an obligation to go! Whatever works! Those of you following and commenting are helping me more than you know! 


Thanks again for your support! ​