Two posts in one day! I was off today though so I have an excuse.
Anyway, I just signed Andy and myself up for the Leavenworth Oktoberfest marathon! Yes, Andy will be attempting the full marathon! I will be doing the half. The training schedules lined up perfectly if he finds another half to do this summer, then do a full in October.
I know he can do it. Frankly, I am more worried about me going half the distance than him since he is such a good runner, and we all know how I am. I am so jealous he could pick up and run 5 miles when he is out of shape, but I struggle with 3 when I am in really good shape :( My forte is stop-sprint-stop-sprint and agility stuff (which is why I like mud runs and rugby hah). Those small breaks give me the energy back to go full-force again, where long distance runners tend to need to keep a pace. I honestly just plan on walking if it is taking too much out of me and I won't be disappointed in myself or anything.
The recovery with Sawyer wasn't easy. They say you shouldn't exercise until 6 weeks post-baby (even if you feel fine, your uterus could fall), but I was still in quite a bit of pain at that point with him and could never go for a jog. I'm hoping I don't have the issues this time around that Sawyer caused because he came out so fast (nothing had time to stretch properly as a normal person should, and even with doctor intervention it didn't help), but they said the next should be just as fast. Maybe I'll get lucky though :)
I mainly signed up to give myself some sort of exercise goal to keep me pushing my hardest and get the baby weight off. If I can even just run 5 miles straight I will be really proud of myself. Andy has a big goal too, and I will be so proud when he finishes. I will definitely have to get him a "26.2" sticker for the car window :) Maybe I can get myself the "13.1 because I'm only half crazy" one :D
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