1. NO INJURIES - so far, so good. 2. BQ at Richmond Marathon (if possible PR) - I'm feeling pretty good about this, but I have a long way to go. I think a PR is definitely possible based on my half last weekend. 3. Complete a Sprint or International Triathlon - 9 days away from my Sprint Tri 4. Sub 1:40 half - Only 26 seconds away from this! Next time! 5. PR my 5K Did this in April, but I'm hoping that I can do even better in two weeks when I run a 5K on my birthday.
Funnily enough I actually PRed my 10k in the first half of my Half marathon this weekend. So I can add that to my list.
I'm excited to see what the rest of the year holds for me.
Post by bostonmichelle on Jun 9, 2017 11:46:53 GMT -5
1. Have a healthy and active rest of this pregnancy. Only 13 weeks and change to go! -Done! Though I didn't run as long as I wanted to but I still walked a lot.
2. Work on speed work to try and get back to my 5k/10k/half PRs not sure I can set any in 2017 but I'd like to try - working on it. I see glimmers of hope during the little speedwork I've done.
3. Get back to prepregnancy weight if not a little bit under. - I've got a ways to go to hit this goal. But I am on a transformer DietBet and hope that works for me.
4. Do a sprint and maybe Olympic distance triathlon - I'm in training. Waiting to sign up since my cousin is contemplating a summer wedding that I'd try and go home for.
1. Wean Hobbes in a way that works for both of us. We are actually almost there, down to one nursing session/day. (She is 13.5 mo.)
DONE. She self-weaned right after I posted this goal, ha. I continued to give her BM from the freezer until after 18m (we ran out just a couple weeks ago). I was in small part sad that she dropped nursing so soon, but also liberated when she did.
2. Goal weight = my pre-baby healthy off-season weight, also my weight when I got pregnant. I need to lose about 7 lbs. which have stuck like GLUE while nursing.
WIP. I have lost 2-3 lbs. of the 7 since weaning. I am out of "postpartum" size clothes and into pre-baby fat clothes. Which sounds derogatory, but I don't mean it that way. Pre-baby anything is good. I wore a pre-baby suit on Tuesday for a deposition. Winning.
3. Regain overall fitness.
Faltering here. I can't run and am struggling with sciatica, pain, and numbness from my right hip to foot. I have been in PT for 3 months, but am only recently dx'ed with spondylolisthesis, a result of a lumbar region stress fx in adolescence and then complicated by pregnancy. I have an MRI on Monday and a follow up to decide on a plan later this month.
4. Train for and run a healthy and enjoyable Covered Bridges Half in early June.
Fail. The race is over, and I DNS'ed. I am not cleared to run.
5. Figure out where working out consistently fits the best in my life now that I have a LO, and make it a permanent priority to balance.
I was doing great with this (mostly trainer/bike workouts) until a hectic May with lots of travel. (San Francisco, DC, Barcelona, DC again, NYC, and Boston in ~6 weeks.) It made me miss running, which you can do anywhere! I have been trying to increase my walking, but this is also a WIP.
ETA: 6. I am starting a mini-yoga streak on 1/1: I will do a sun salutation every day, as a way to guarantee that even on days I don't workout, I am moving and using my body, and stretching.
This also flopped, because of physical limitations. I'm not supposed to do any back extension or anything that brings on nerve symptoms, and I don't feel comfortable doing yoga right now because I feel like there is too much I shouldn't do.
1. full marathon (napa in march) 2. Trail half (may) 3.bike a century (?)
1. DONE!
2. Done-ish ? I ran a half put on by the local running club that typically does trail runs BUT! This one was on a paved access road so not *truly* a trail. But I'm counting it unless another one comes up at a convenient time.
I lost a few pounds before our HI trip, but not the 10 that I wanted.
This week was the first week of my and my buddy's 70.3 training plan. We swam together on Monday and ran our long run together yesterday. She and her DH are also hiking My St Helens with me and DH a few weeks after our 70.3 this fall so we will go one some times together this summer.
buffaloeggs.blogspot.com 2016 Races: Hop Hop Half Marathon 2:05:09 Pac Crest Half Ironman 7:13:40 9/10 Aluminum Man Oly Tri 11/27 Space Coast Half Marathon
Get into some sort of healthy routine with eating/exercise/sleep postpartum - ehhhhh still working on it. I'm eating mostly healthy and have started easing back into running, but it certainly isn't a routine yet. Hopefully the baby will start sleeping longer stretches soon - I am prioritizing sleep over exercise right now.
Post by secretlyevil on Jun 9, 2017 17:18:18 GMT -5
Reading my post in that thread has bummed me out a bit. Let's see:
I have a new job that has turned out to be a bad decision. I have a new plan that I am beginning to implement I fell off the yoga bandwagon, need to get back to that. So far the scheduled races are going ok See one for happy and heathy status
Post by Wines Not Whines on Jun 9, 2017 18:52:28 GMT -5
I didn't post in that thread, but if I had, I probably would've said my goal was to stay heathy (no more injuries!) get my fitness back to where it was this time last year. So far, so good.
1) Continue to have an active and healthy pregnancy for these last 10 wks. 2) Hopefully have a smooth and low intervention delivery. 3) Find a healthy balance for our new family of three. (Eating, exercising, SLEEPING, etc.) 4) Hopefully have a smooth transition back to running, and somehow manage to train and run Chicago in Oct. The BOB is all set up and waiting for her. LOL
WELL. I nailed the healthy and active pregnancy. Crashed and burned on the "easy & low intervention" delivery. Thanks, kid! Our overall balance is getting a bit better, but has a long way to go...and I'm not even going to touch the whole "training for Chicago" thing. I'm runnibghete and there, but not consistently and only up to 6 miles. My pace is slowly getting better, but I am going to have to start hopping on the treadmill either 1) after she goes to sleep at night. Or 2) after her (usual) 4-5 AM nursing session. Just started back to work and right now, sleep is winning.
My goals: Ok I'll play. 2016 was a terrible fitness year for me. This year I'm hoping:
1000 miles run ✅ half way there More just me yoga time ✅ daily yoga time Mayyyybe get my person training and holistic nutrition cert ✅ half way through health coaching program Try to run 1-4 new States ✅ have run 7 new states already this year
1. Napa Valley Marathon - Done! 2. Ragnar Cape Cod - Fail! I fell down the stairs on campus and we've decided I tore the labrum in my hip. I've been in PT since, because: 3. Muncie 70.3 - Still on track, though behind where I'd hoped to be at this point 4. Triathlon nationals - still on track! 5. IM Louisville - still on track! 6. Stay happy and healthy through it all! - Uhhhh. :-)
The re-cap: PR London Marathon (under 3:43:14) Run a 1:35 Half Marathon (thinking Sweden will be this one) Do a Sprint, Sprint Plus and Olympic distance Triathlon Chicago Marathon Stay injury-free
The results: YES! 3:32:29 - DONE! Swedish Half is in September... hold my beer. Skipped the Sprint going straight to the Sprint Plus and Olympic Chicago Marathon - October Injury-free? Yeah, pretty much! A few toenails doesn't count, right?