“OK, Kelley, time to finish it off!” Yep, my body was telling me it was time to call it to an end for the day. My husband had Monday off and I talked him into running with Ashley and I during her nap around noon. It was a beautiful day with the temperature close to 80 degrees. We had just gotten back from an awesome “Mother’s Day” camping trip in Moab and were hanging close to home for the day.
Running these days has become much more of a chore, eventhough I do still enjoy it. But, I guess that’s to be expected when you’re already carrying an extra 20lbs. in your boobs, stomach, and hips. It seems that I carry my babies low, too, and that causes lots of added pressure in my pelvic area. I can’t ever go on a run without having to stop at least once on the side of the trail to pee AT LEAST once! Plus, anyone whose experienced the physical changes of your body during pregnancy knows that your ligaments stretch and loosen to allow more flexability which your body requires during the stresses of labor. Yes, I’ve noticed that beginning to happen as well. With Ashley I had to stop running around 4 months because my pelvis and hip flexors became too sore. I’m hoping to make at least make it to 6 months this time, and I’m almost there!
My running limit these days is between 8-11 miles and not more than 3 days a week. If I run long one day, I’ve found that I’m too sore afterwards to run a second consecutive day. Josh and I ran 11 miles together at my slow 9:20 pace ( yes, there was lots of hills included) and towards the end I could feel the tenderness down low. I know I only have a few more running days left in me and I was so fortunate to spend one of my last long endurance runs with my Josh and Ashley to wrap up a great Mother’s Day weekend.









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