pregnancy

The Last 10k

This is about how I’m feeling these days. I can’t even sneak out of bed without waking my daughter lately. There is just no sneak left in me. I am 36 weeks pregnant: and as a marathon runner, there is something oddly familiar about the feelings that I am going through. Oh my god. It’sContinue reading “The Last 10k”

Why Wait?

Waiting. One of the marvellous traits of humanity is that we can learn to enjoy it. I know more than anything, training has helped me to appreciate it as the essence of life. Every time I do a workout that challenges me, I wait. I wait until I can breathe again, I wait until myContinue reading “Why Wait?”

Baby Doping

I for one can testify that women, OK I, possess inhuman strength postnatally. I ended up gaining 35 pounds and ending my pregnancy putting shame to the term “runner” with my best waddley rendition of what I thought running looked like. I stopped at every port potty, gas station and tree to relieve my achingContinue reading “Baby Doping”