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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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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. 😍

What a day! Inspiring doesn’t even begin to desc

What a day! Inspiring doesn’t even begin to describe the performances I saw on the Boston Marathone course today. I got goosebumps watching the women’s pro field. #beautiful #inspirational

I am also so freakin’ proud of my athletes who laid it all out there today. I say it often, because it’s true! I LOVE my job! #proudcoach

#inspired #motivational #bostonmarathon2022 #experienceofalifetime #tncendurance

So excited to cheer my #tncendurance athletes on t

So excited to cheer my #tncendurance athletes on tomorrow during the #boston126 Boston Marathon. Half of my entire coaching roster is racing, which is a little crazy. I’m one lucky coach to be able to coach and mentor these talented folks!

Photo from my Boston Marathon last October - hoping it is even MORE fun, goes EVEN BETTER, and is EVEN MORE awe-inspiring for them as it was for me! What an awesome race, I can’t wait to be back!

Go get ‘em! 💪🏻

#runfast #runsmart #runhappy
#bostonmarathon #onlinerunningcoach #lovemyjob

The countdown has begun!

My OB confirmed that I’ll have a scheduled C-section at 38 weeks as they don’t want me going into labor. C-section scars aren’t the strongest, especially 3 of them, and active labor puts a lot of strain on everything in that area. She is targeting July 1st (my birthday!).

Naturally, I celebrated 18 weeks to go with an 18k run this week, done with Jack in the single stroller. It felt long, not going to lie 😁. How was this my daily mileage not too long ago?!
I ran into one of my high school athletes, which helped 3 miles fly by (gosh, I love coaching that team!), and Jack was content to have me blasting toddler radio for him the second half (otherwise he was starting to not be sure of his situation…). Onward to 17 this upcoming week!

#pregnancyrunning #strollerpushing #uftda #everyweekgetseasier #sortof
#18weekstogo🍼

We are over half way to baby’s birthday! We are

We are over half way to baby’s birthday! We are also knee deep in moving every room of our house around - the only exception is the master bedroom. The girls’ new bedroom is painted and put together (downstairs now), but the rest of the house still looks like this…

Anyone else love reorganizing? Minus being a little overwhelmed…

#nesting #roomswitcheroo #countdownhasbegun

Congrats to Nathan on his 8th win at the #MoraVa

Congrats to Nathan on his 8th win at the #MoraVasaloppet 34k #dalarace ! Wow - I’m in awe. He has had a great ski season so far, surprising even himself with his finishes, I think. Looking forward to cheering on at “the big one” - the #Birkie - in two weeks!
Photo credits: Bruce at #Skinnyski

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