TEAM RWB!

I've decided to join the TEAM RWB since I'm a veteran and a runner. I  really like what this team stands for, bringing people together that share a love and passion for running all while being able to relate because we've shared the experience of serving in our military.

I think this might allow me to share my love of running and possibly help others realize they too can do whatever they put their minds to.

So before heading out for a training run I snapped a couple of these to show off my new swag!

Check this organization out! http://www.teamrwb.org/

Happy training!

These days...mothering, training and working... all while lactating!

So, I probably should have written something a little sooner...I mean for goodness sake, Addie (my daughter) is going to be 8 months at the end of March. But, as they say...better late than never.


Wow, so much has changed in the last couple years. I mean, I was pregnant for the end of 2014 and half of 2015...that wasn't the easiest. I shouldn't complain though, overall I had a pretty easy going pregnancy. I ran regularly for the first six months and then plodded around for the last three. Labor didn't go exactly as I had planned...after 48 hours of hard labor, I ended up getting a C-section...I can honestly say that being an endurance runner helped with labor but the hurt I've felt in races doesn't come close to the pain I felt for many of the final hours. Having a baby is no joke!

Anyway, I'm loving being a mother but I'm trying to balance it all and I think I'm doing a pretty good job if I do say so myself ;)

For the first 3 months I spent every single lunch hour with Addie so I could breastfeed and spend time with her but doing that made it very difficult to fit in my running so at 6 months old I decided to fit my training in on lunch and so far it's working out perfectly! I loved seeing her on my lunch hour but if I'm to balance it all, this is the best way for me.

I signed up for my first race since the summer of 2014, UTMB was my last race before becoming pregnant. What race you ask, the Zugspitz Ultra Trail. Looking for another podium finish this summer. I can't wait!

Well, I'm back in more ways than one! I'll be here...look forward to hearing from you and connecting with you :)

Running Through Pregnancy

"How long are you going to do this?" I'm often asked...and my response is usually the same. "Until I can't, until I get to the point where it just doesn't feel right". And although I completely believe this I'm also secretly hoping that I'll be able to run right up to the point of going into labor.

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!