A breath of fresh air

Erin and I ran the same route as last Saturday.  It was a little easier for me--I think because it was in the morning.  Runs seem easier in the morning.

Walked again at the indoor track.  Well, Sarah N. and I did run a little bit, but the kids needed more attention today.  I did lunges again later.

Sarah N., the kids, and I had a great time at the indoor track.  Sarah and I were able to get in thirty minutes of running!  I brought the jogging stroller for Will.  That seemed to help keep Will happier and me running.  I guess our stroller days aren't over yet!

I ran slow and steady.  There was a lot of wind, but it didn't bother me.  It wasn't like the cold bitter winds of last winter.  I'm sure those winds are coming. 

I did an hour of yoga today.  It was harder today than ten days ago.  My belly has grown a lot over the past week.

Erin and I had our first chilly Saturday run.  With the windchill, it was 25 degrees.  It didn't feel too bad if you weren't running into the wind.  We still enjoyed ourselves.  I did have to walk for a moment.  I was just over a half a mile into the run.  I had some muscle pain on the inside of my hip.  Luckily, it went away.

I walked at the indoor track for fifty minutes.

I'm not sure how far Sarah N. and I run at the indoor track.  We ran for just over thirty minutes--so probably two and a half miles at least.

I only lifted for twenty minutes.

I baby-sat a family of five kids while there parents went to Chicago.  Will had a great time playing with the other kids.  Overall it was fun, but I was exhausted once it was just Will, Lars, and me again.  I'm glad your own kids come one at a time and that they start so small.

I ran outside this afternoon.  I ran the whole time.  When I was pregnant with Will and 19 weeks, I couldn't run the whole time.  But, this pregnancy I can!  It's always nice to feel stronger.  I am looking forward to my race on Thanksgiving.

I caught Will's odd stomach bug.  I threw-up a bit and didn't run much.  I just wanted to sleep.  We delayed going to my parents for Thanksgiving by a day.  My husband got it, too.  The stomach bug turned into a nasty cold which lasted the whole time we were at my parents.  Hopefully, next time we go to their house we won't be sick.

I went with my parents to the Y.  I ran about 2.5 miles on a treadmill and then spent 10 minutes on the eliptical machine.  Eight of those minutes I got to hang out with my mom.  She was on the machine next to me.  I lifted, too--shoulders and triceps.

This run was tough.  I stopped to walk off a bad side ache.  I felt very slow.

I had a blast.  My husband, Lars, and dad also participated in the race.  Lars was going to "run" the whole race with me.  After the first mile, I finally convinced him to take off.  (He was much happier running faster.)  I only know my first split--11:19.  I didn't want to run that slow, so I picked up the pace.  I did have another side ache during the first mile, but I "ran" through it.  I was very happy that I could run the whole race especially being so sick the week before.

That afternoon, I played basketball and soccer with the family.  (My brothers and their families were in town, too).  I over did it a bit.  Lars reminded me that we didn't want to have the baby that afternoon, so I sat down and took it easy the rest of the day and weekend.

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I'm signing off for a while.

My husband and I are pleased to announce that our family of 3 will become a family of 5 this spring. Our ultrasound yesterday (December 8th) revealed not one, but two healthy, identical twin boys.  I plan on continuing to exercise (water aerobics?), but this race was my last run for this pregnancy.  I hope to deliver the babies as close to their due date (April 12th) as possible.