Our bundle arrived last weekend and week one of recovery is done. I’m impatient to get started but I know I need to take this time easy and make sure I recover well.
That’s not to say I’m not reading and learning in the mean time. Topics such as pelvic floor exercises and diastasis recti are being researched and physiotherapy is being arranged for the six week mark.
The Bad Thing registration opens on May 1st!!
This article, Does Having a Baby Make You Faster?, popped into my news feed today. The timing is excellent as I stare down the barrel at another labour and delivery while feeling grossly undertrained for the “event.” That’s despite knowing that it’s not something I can train for, and that women have been doing it, in far worse circumstances than I, for thousands of years. I’m still feeling nervous and this article helped, reminding me that the female body is strong and capable of many things.
It also gives me hope for a smooth return to running in a few weeks. I’m no elite but I’ll gladly take any speed boosts or physiological changes that benefit me! Fingers crossed…
These were made for running, and that's just what they'll do!
Them feet there, they are ready to run! And I still have ankles, whoot!
Here it is, Spring in the Canada-land, and there’s 5cm of snow on my lawn. April has been hitting the sauce too hard and confused itself with December. Go home, April. You need to sleep this off.
As promised, hoodieruns is coming back from hiatus, although not yet. Not officially. I’m feeling the urge to write about running and start planning for my return to running, because I miss it so much.
Theoretically, I’ve another 7-9 weeks before I’m actually going to be cleared to run. Hopefully sooner, if I can figure out the magic combination to evict the current resident of my body. In the nesting phase of this pregnancy, my attention has turned to a return to physical activity. Unpacking old training journals and various running books in our library has only made the nesting itch worse. I’m literally moments away from a massive collision between graph paper, calendar, star stickers, Hal Higdon’s wisdom, my new training journal and coloured pens. Hopefully this arts and crafts/training schedule project will tie me over, until real running can begin.
The Bad Thing, I’ve got my eye on you.
This poor little blog. It gets no love from me.
hoodieruns is on another hiatus. This time, it’s forced. Another little person will be joining the hoodieruns family and this one has caused some minor complications for their mama. So, it’s a forced hiatus from all strenuous activity for the time being. Hopefully everything else will go smoothly and I’ll be back in the spring.
Last night, in a fit of Christmas present procrastination and positive thinking, I was searching for something BIG to do next year. The year I had The Little, I ran the 25K Run For the Toad and it was awesome (aside from breaking my foot)! The fall of 2015 has seen me sidelined but I really wanted to do The Bad Thing, which had it’s inaugural run in October. I think this might be the race for me, possibly even the 50K if I can find enough time to train and get fit.
A 50K trail race? Why not? See Fleck Run was very persuasive with her summary of the Creemore Vertical Challenge that I think a big meaty trail race might be just what I need to fall back in love with running.
Guess I better start studying trail markers…
There have been two runs so far… let me tell you about how they went down.
The First Run
I did my very first run since getting cleared by my favourite torturist physiotherapist. As a reminder, I’m only allowed to run 30 seconds, followed by 2 minutes of walking and this is to project my delicate, aging body.
My Garmin data shows how carefully I followed the rules. I was so delighted to be out running, I didn’t even care how ridiculous I looked, trotting along so slowly for 30 seconds and then meandering even more slowly for two minutes.
That pace is soooo slow but it’s a run!!
Now to turn this into a regular occurence. After talking with a colleague, lunchtime runs might be the best option for me.
The Other Run
This run was completely un-planned and against all rules. It was comprised of 15 seconds of flat out sprinting. At 1:40AM on Thursday night. Thanks a lot carbon monoxide detector and your test pattern to alert us to the fact you were not properly mounted.
Scariest moments of my life.
What I learned:
My ankle and foot have been tight all weekend but have settled now. The plan is to run an approved, following The Rules, run tonight.
Last night, as Jon Stewart signed off and I’ve attempted to watch the PVR’d MacLean’s Leader’s debate, The Boss started in on “Born To Run” and my brain tuned out and started contemplating running.
Since sometime last fall, I haven’t gone for a run. After breaking my foot during Run For The Toad, and the subsequent Achilles injury I got in the other foot for compensating for wearing an aircast, I have been sidelined. My physiotherapist had me under a strict NO RUNNING, avoid walking, NO JUMPING, generally stop moving order. It s.u.c.k.e.d.
During that time off, I went back to work, went back to school, started a new role at work, tried to figure out how to parent the Little, and stay married. It’s been a lot, especially for me not having my usual method of stress managment available to me.
Yesterday though, yesterday, I almost lost all my composure at physio trying to articulate why I so badly needed to run.
And she said, “FINE. But…”
Then came a list of restrictions and requirements I have to follow that I won’t bore you with but it boils down to: 30 seconds of running followed by 2 minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes, at most every other day.
So tonight… tonight, hoodie runs.
hoodieruns.ca has made the jump over to WordPress!
Bear with me as I work out the glitches and add content, like the potato quality masthead…
I’m planning to update the blog more frequently too so check back for new posts!
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