Week 30 was another light week. The week started off great with a long run and a workout but then went downhill as the mercury and dew points rose — and my motivation waned. Total miles: 31.1 Monday: 10 miles, 8:51 pace Tuesday: 9 miles total with 5×1000. I still managed a 4:04 on my…
Training recap, Weeks 1-20 Week 1: Jan 18-24: 72 Week 2: Jan 25-31: 64 mile down week, including the indoor 5k in 19:37 – race recap here. Week 3: Feb 1-7: 81 Week 4: Feb 8-14: 100 Week 5: Feb 15-21: 82 Week 6: Feb 22-28: 77 – starting to leave out a few of…
A couple weeks ago, Nate was away for the evening, pacing a friend through the Zumbro 100 miler. I put Greta to bed, changed into sweats, and plopped myself on the couch downstairs. I half watched Babadook, a scary movie (Nate refuses to watch them with me, and I secretly love paranormal movies), and half…
The last week and a half have come and gone with the blink of an eye. I can’t believe it! Especially since I spend most of my day 1) feeding Greta, 2) sleeping when she sleeps (key!), 3) pumping, 4) spending time with the numerous visitors, 5) burping Greta and changing diapers 6) and just…
I am so in love. People told me that your definition of love changes when you have a child, but until I held her perfect little self in my arms for the first time, watching her every facial expression and pouring over every detail about her, I didn’t really know what they meant. I do…
The hospital bags are packed, I’m working on a few last minute household chores and to-do list items… I have butterflies in my stomach much like I’m going to a huge race and am really nervous… but… I am so ready! I can’t wait to meet baby! Just for fun, here are a few pictures…