Week 9

Last week was week 9 of my pregnancy. Baby Bean was the size of a cherry which is really hard to fathom because it is so tiny! I have been reading "What To Expect When You Are Expecting" and I have the "I'm Expecting" app on my cell phone to keep my up to date on all of the changes my body is going through. So far I have had zero morning sickness and haven't experienced in other symptoms that I have read about. Other than being tired and hungry, I feel pretty good! Thankfully, my energy is starting to come back too which has been nice.

I started to look online at nursery ideas over the weekend. Can you say overwhelming?! I have no idea what kind of theme to even begin to think about!!!! I know that I definitely do not want an owl theme because I think that they are creepy. I pinned some ideas on pinterest, but it will be much easier to start making decisions once we know if Bean is a boy or girl.

Monday 9/23:

Ran 2.06 miles before Farmgirlfit

FGF—

1 x 400 meter run followed by 4 rounds: 12 squat thrusters (65#) & 12 pull ups

1 x 800 meter run followed by 4 rounds: 12 wall balls & 12 box jumps

1 x 400 meter run

*box jumps & pull ups keeps getting harder for me.

Highlight of the day? Seeing Baby Bean for the first time!

Tuesday 9/24:

OFF—had a much needed 80 minute massage scheduled

Wednesday 9/25:

Ran 2.11 miles before FGF

For time—40, 20, 10, 5 (KBS, Goblet Squat & Oblique Twists). In between each set, 5 per side Turkish Get Ups (Used 26# KB).

This was a really hard workout. The heaviest weight I have used for a TGU has only been 20#, but we had to use the same KB for the entire workout.

Total workout time- 19:43

Thursday 9/26:

Ran 2.39 miles before FGF

15 min AMRAP

7 Bears (55#)

1 rope climb

*I didn’t do the rope climbs even though I can because I am afraid of falling. Instead I did 5 knees to elbows + one 30 second “L” hang each round

Total- 47 (5 rounds + 7)

Workout was followed by 50 slamballs for time (15# medicine ball). My time was 1:36.

Friday 9/27:

Ran 5.37 miles

Saturday 9/28:

It was pouring so I did my “long” run on the TM. Ran 7.036 miles in 61 minutes.

Sunday 9/29

Duck Waddle 5K!!!! First Female, 3^rd OA. Ran a 23:54. This was the fastest I have had energy to run in over a month so it felt good. Thankfully the weather was on the chilly side so I didn’t feel like I was going to overheat. Mr. Healthy Diva walked the 5k so when I finished I ran back to find him and then walked the last 1.5 miles with him.

My goal for the week was to start increasing my mileage. My knee and hip still ache, but not as frequently. I wanted to be in the ball park of 25 miles which would be my highest mileage week since the week of Spokane to Sandpoint (8/12-8/18). I came in right on target of my goal- 23.906 miles.

This coming week I would like to hit 25-26 miles with the goal of eventually hitting 25-30 miles on a consistent basis for as long as I can. Wishful thinking at least. :-)

Questions for you:

Do you have any great nursery ideas for me????

Did you race over the weekend? If so, how did you do?

--Tasha