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Meet Nichole Porath, owner and head coach. 2012 US Olympic Trials Marathoner and Former Indoor Marathon World Record Holder and Pro Marathoner.

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3.5 month PP training update: things are going rea

3.5 month PP training update: things are going really well! I’ve been consistently logging 40-45 mpw for the last month and feeling more like myself each week. At 8 weeks PP I ran the GAC alumni XC 5k in 22:05. At 11 weeks, I lowered that to 21:15. Then a 20:29 at 14 weeks. I’m looking forward to another time trial next week (4 months) and hope to break the 20 min barrier! I’ve done a lot of workouts with the top NHS varsity girls, which has been fun. They’re pulling me along with them as they get faster!

I also was pumped to hear I’m affiliated with @genucan again! It’s been a solid 10 years with the company. Love #ucan, love the company, and love that they still believe in me!

I’m concentrating on lowering my 5k time now before I ramp up mileage for a sub-3 attempt around 1 year PP. I’ve been able to eek out a sub-3 one year after each of my other 3 pregnancies, here’s hoping I can make it 4/4!

#trainingupdate #postpartumrunning #sub20 #sub3marathon #goals #iloverunning

We were asked to review @partyvilleofficial ‘s D

We were asked to review @partyvilleofficial ‘s Dino birthday kit. A super fun kit with all of the decor you’d need for a party. Jack is pretty pumped to set it up for his 3rd birthday next June!

#productreview #birthdaypartydecor #partyvilleofficial

I absolutely love coaching these young ladies. The

I absolutely love coaching these young ladies. They are so positive and so coachable - and their results are showing how hard they work and how much they believe in the program and each other. It is by FAR the deepest team Northfield has had in over two decades.

This week is peak week, so I had them tempo the first two miles of our home meet today. They executed to a T. And look at those smiles! This was obviously during the tempo section - at two miles I let them loose and they ran hard to still edge out FBO, 28-29 🤩

Looking forward to next week’s recovery week - and then seeing what they can do against the stiff competition at the Mustang Invite!

Photo cred: Jim Wellbrock

#nhsraiders #crosscountry #ilovemyjob #crosscountryislife

10 weeks old today! My, time has flown. In the ab

10 weeks old today!

My, time has flown. In the absolute best way! 🥰 Freya is rocking the 1.5 percentile for height (taking after mom) and 15th percentile for weight. She loves to eat, that’s for sure! Look at those cheeks and rolls!

My return to running has come slower this time around, but I know it will come. I don’t want to do too much too soon and risk injury or try to drop these extra 10#s of baby weight and not be able to nurse as well. Right now I’m at 40-45 miles/week with ~2 workouts a week. I did my first 5k at 8 weeks in 22:05. This weekend I’ll run the DJJD Outlaw Run 5k and I’m excited to see where I’m at now that I’m 10 weeks PP.

Onward and upward!

#returntorunning #postpartumrunning #momrunner #10weekspostpartum #freyanichole #getafterit #brickbybrick

6 miles for 6 weeks of Freya! Time is going by w

6 miles for 6 weeks of Freya!

Time is going by way too fast. 6 weeks already?! We are sleeping 3-4 hours at a time, and she is now a little more alert for stretches during the day. She looks at everything with her big blue (!) eyes, inquisitively observing her environment 😍. Wonder what her little brain is thinking. She is still a super easy baby - 4/4 for our kids, yay!

Last week I ran 20 miles and this week will be close to 25. I think I could do more, but I’m trying to take things slow and prioritize consistency. Most days I contemplate whether to get out the door, honestly, but tell myself that consistency is what matters most now.

I did just one workout this week, concentrating on pace changes. That isn’t easy for me post C-section; knee drive and any snap are non existent now. I know it’ll come, but it’ll take a lot of work!

Next week I get to tackle 7 miles. Yikes! This is going to get long quickly!

#postpartumrunning #6weekspostpartum #runningmom #postpartumworkouts #consistencyiskey #juststart #justgetoutthedoor

Starting to “train” again! I am lucky to have

Starting to “train” again!

I am lucky to have healed quickly, and at about 3 weeks was able to run/walk. At 4.5 weeks now, I’m feeling stronger by the day. My HR has come down every day for typical easy-run paces, and I also feel a tiny more spring in my stride vs when I first started running.

All of this has me SO HAPPY! I’ve asked my coach to start writing a plan for me, just knowing that I want to come back slowly and consistently - and that is hard for me to do on my own. I’ve started my typical weekly count-“up”, running 4 miles when Freya turned 4 weeks. This week I’ll get to tackle 5 miles.

Hopefully things continue to go well! I’m excited to know that any fitness and strength I build this time around will be something I can keep/build on! What a marvel idea 🙂

#postpartumrunning #postpartumtraining #consistencyiskey #slowbuild #csectionrecovery #freyanichole

Heading home! I forgot how much fun it is to dre

Heading home!

I forgot how much fun it is to dress a baby girl! I’m excited to pull out our baby girl clothes bin. Sorry, not sorry, for gendering Freya from the get-go 😍

#familyof6 #babygırl #goinghome #soinlove❤️

I received the best early birthday present yesterd

I received the best early birthday present yesterday. Freya Nichole Porath joined our family a day earlier than she was scheduled to, after I woke up at 4am yesterday to contractions. She met us after a C section that afternoon, weighing just 5 pounds 10 ounces and measuring 20” long. She is our lightest baby - even lighter than Greta was (5 lb 12 ounces)! - but also our longest. We think she looks very much like Greta.

We were both thinking she would be a 7+ pound boy, so to have this peanut of a girl caught us by surprise! We had quite the list of Scandinavian girl names to test out on her; ultimately Nate was the one who thought she looked like a Freya. He also lobbied for using my name as her middle name - I lobbied for Margaret, his grandma’s name, but we had already used that middle name.

We are all doing really well. I’m particularly LOVING her baby snuggles and her tiniest of noises. She perfectly completes our family - I so look forward to all of our adventures together!🏔 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🎻🛝⚽️❄️

I woke up at 4am this morning to the start of cont

I woke up at 4am this morning to the start of contractions! Our C section was supposed to happen tomorrow morning.

A peanut of a GIRL, 5 pounds, 10 ounces, greeted us about 10 hours later (they were so kind as to allow me to labor that long, ha! It took a long time to get the surgical team assembled I guess?). I’m shocked - I was expecting to meet a fairly large boy! I did tell Nate at the start of the C section that I was really hoping for a girl :). Wish granted! I can’t even tell you how in LOVE with her I am!

She is the lightest of all of our kiddos. Greta was 5 pounds 12 ounces, so very close, which boggles my mind as I was so sick with Greta! She is also the longest at 20”. Her feet look comically long on her super skinny legs. I’ll have to get a picture of her when she isn’t swaddled 🙂

No name yet as we hadn’t spent much time on girls names! Any Scandinavian/ old fashioned favorites (also needs to be easy to cheer!) of yours you’d like to pass along as suggestions? 😁

I had put away my running shoes for this pregnancy

I had put away my running shoes for this pregnancy a couple of weeks ago (week 32). 🤰 It just wasn’t fun - I felt heavy, knew I was shuffling, and it just felt like so much WORK. No wonder some people hate running, I thought, if it feels anything like this for them. I was at peace with it, knowing my fitness would come back after baby comes. No use in pushing through now and hating the process.

Fast forward to this week (week 34) when Greta decided she wanted to do the full 5k at the Musky Fest race. The Minnow Run for kids around the block was too short to be fun, she said. I don’t know if it is renewed motivation, or if baby has settled a bit making it more comfortable for me (likely both), but these first few runs back have just been FUN! 🤩 Most have been with both Greta and Anna, and we are talking, laughing, and trying to spot interesting things along the run. One run we tried to get as far as we could before dad picked us up in the minivan. That was their favorite run; they thought it was such a fun “game”!

Today I did 5k with Nate and it was the best I’ve felt in over a month. 🤩

So, it looks like Greta will motivate me to keep running enough to run the 5k with her at 37 weeks (Nate is hoping to race it). Baby is scheduled to arrive less than a week later via planned C-section 😁.

Is this the start of the stage of life where I’m motivated to train to keep up with the kids?! If so, I’ll take it. 😍

#runningduringpregnancy #pregnantrunner #pregnantrunning #keepingupwiththe7yearold #34weekspregnant

9 miles for 9 weeks! I was finally able to switch

9 miles for 9 weeks! I was finally able to switch from the kilometer countdown to the mile countdown!
Running lately has been harder than any of my previous pregnancies. Most days now it’s not much fun. It feels like “work”. Perhaps this is what it feels like for those that pick up running but say they hate it? I could see that! I am trying not to wish the rest of this pregnancy away, as I’d like to savor this one last time!, but I also cannot wait until running feels easy and it’s hard because I’ve run fast/mileage is high/etc.
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Today, though, was one of the best feeling days I’ve had in the last several weeks. I felt lighter, didn’t have any ligament pain at the start of the run, and even breathing was relatively normal. Perhaps it’s because baby’s head has settled into my pelvis? The doc confirmed that today, so maybe that’s a little relief?
On any note, I’m proud to have logged this 9 miler - and looking forward to *hopefully* more runs that go as well as today!

#runningthroughpregnancy #pregnancyrunning #9weekstogo #runhappy

What an honor to be the first ever runner inducted

What an honor to be the first ever runner inducted into the Marshall Tiger Hall of Fame tonight. I am still in disbelief that I would be chosen as the first, as although I’ve accomplished a bit, I also feel like there was so much more I could have done (and could be doing!), and so many more talented runners before and after me.

One thing I am certain of, though: This sport completely changed who I was when I joined in 7th grade. It became “cool” to achieve and succeed with this group of friends. I would not be the person today without it.

This sport taught me so much, most importantly that the hard work to get to where you want to be can be just as much fun as the achievement itself.

I am so thankful to the coaches and teammates I’ve had. I hope I was able to convey that while also bringing up some fun memories. 🧳 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🐅 (for the record, I didn’t break down crying during the speech! A miracle!)

Most importantly, I hope to pass down the love of distance running, dreaming big, and love of the process down to future generations. I hope that they, too, can be transformed by such a beautiful sport. 😍

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