Post-Baby Goals

One of the hardest parts about being pregnant after going through a huge transformation is the realization that you suddenly are back to your pre-transformation self again in some aspects - you instantly have limitations. Some are limitations put in place for the safety of you and the baby, and some are physical limitations; things you were able to do just a few short weeks before and all of a sudden, they seem impossible.

With running, that has been my struggle. I understand that I cannot push it and that I should not strive to go faster or longer than before, however, it would be nice to be able to go half a mile without panting.

The limitations I am experiencing now have inspired me for the future. I have been thinking realistically about what I want to do - and truly believe I can do - after baby arrives. Without further ado, my post-baby goals:

1: RUN a full 5K by Christmas, 2014. This will be made possibly by using the Couch-to-5K app -properly- this time.

2: RUN the Hershey 10K in April of 2015. Or just run a full 10K sometime in 2015.

3: Run a 10-miler, 15K, or some sort of longer race, sometime between summer 2015 and spring 2016.

4: RUN the entire Hershey Half-Marathon in October of 2016. I am determined to get a half-marathon under my belt before I hit 31.


Further down the road, I would LOVE to do a complete marathon - though I don't think I will be able to run the entire thing. I am trying to convince Jeff to head down to Disney for their Marathon Week when I am ready to take this on.

So there it is... a set list of goals that should help to inspire me to get back in to shape as soon as this little one is born. The fact that she'll be arriving over the summer should be helpful, because we will be able to go outside and walk/jog as a family. We already have our double jogging stroller!!!

I would also LOVE to prove that I am capable of doing Warrior Dash again this year - with a better result than last year's race. So far, Warrior Dash seems to be an other-imposed limitation on me - people don't think I can handle it 3 months after having a baby. I am hoping to maintain a healthier exercise routine throughout the rest of my pregnancy so that I will be able to conquer the course in September.