This is my first time being pregnant so all of these new feelings of discomfort are new to me. Overall, I feel okay, not great, not bad but okay. Now that I'm getting bigger I definitely feel slower and a bit more sluggish out on the trail...heck, I'm feeling more sluggish just walking around! But when I'm out running, I'm taking it easy, I don't push too hard and I listen to my body. My frequent stops to 'pop a squat' allow me to take micro breaks and even though I wish I could run more than a mile without having to stop to pee it doesn't usually work out that way. If I get the occasional pain in my lower abdominal, I slow down or stop for a second until it passes. I don't ever feel like I'm putting myself or my baby in harms way and it makes me happy to still be out there running...er, I mean, plodding ;)
Right now my training really isn't "Training", it's more along the lines of "Maintaining". But, I can't wait to get back to racing and to have my little girl there to cheer me on will be very special!
