Faith Laces

Nathan Fall 2015 December 13 - December 19, 2015 30 Weeks Pregnant Sunday December 13 - 2 miles Monday December 14 - 3 miles Wednesday December 16 - 5 miles Friday December 18 - 6 miles Total Miles - 16 miles Sunday was a beautiful day - more like a spring day than an almost Christmastime day. I was too nauseous in the morning before church to run, but Makayla and I went for a short run in the afternoon. It was around 60 degrees. Since I still wasn't eating much, Monday's run was short and slow too. Nathan had surgery on Wednesday to put in a G-tube. Being in the hospital all day and overnight Tuesday didn't give me a lot of energy for a five mile run on Wednesday, but I managed it. I tired to pick up the pace on Friday, but 6 miles was still done slowly. The entire month of December hasn't been great for running. I've been terribly slow, especially compared to November.

December 6 - December 12, 2015 29 Weeks Pregnant Sunday December 6 - 3 miles Tuesday December 8 - 4 miles Thursday December 10 - 5 miles Total Miles - 12 miles I was scheduled to run 6 miles on Saturday but I woke up and immediately started throwing up. I couldn't get out of bed most of the day. On Friday we went Christmas shopping in Pittsburgh with my dad. We were gone from 10am to 11pm. I don't know if that's what did me in or not. Anyway, my goal is to get my long run up to 8 miles before the baby is born, but that's not looking possible at this point. Not only is it hard to run when I am nauseated, but also when I am nauseous all the time, I'm not eating and if I'm not eating I don't have the strength or energy to run.

November 29 - December 5, 2015 28 Weeks Pregnant Sunday November 29 - 3 miles Wednesday December 2 - 5 miles Thursday December 3 - 4 miles Total Miles - 12 miles

November 22 - 28 2015 Makayla and I at the Greencastle Turkey Trot 2015 27 Weeks Pregnant Sunday November 22 - 3 miles Tuesday November 24 - 5 miles Thursday November 26 - 4 miles Friday November 27 - 5 miles Total Miles - 17 miles This week was the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot (1 mile kids' run and 5K). I woke up Thursday morning at 5am and felt like throwing up, but I couldn't. So I laid in bed for the next two hours wishing I would just throw up and feel better. I debated whether to run the race or not considering how nauseated I was, but in the end decided I would just try. I was going to be nauseous whether I ran or not, so I might as well run! Makayla and I ran the kids' 1 mile. The weather was great - about 40 degrees or so. When we started, I felt really bad and I know I held her back. As we ran I just encouraged her to find her pace so she could run the entire race and not sprint and then walk. To my surprise she ended up running the entire mile without ...

November 15 - 21 2015 26 Weeks Pregnant Sunday November 15 - 2 miles (Very nauseous. It was hard to run today.) Monday November 16 - 4 miles Wednesday November 18 - Had planned to do 6 miles but got violently ill at mile 2.5. Unfortunately I didn't have my cell phone. It was so bad I contemplated lying down on the sidewalk, but I didn't want anyone calling an ambulance. Friday November 20 - Felt better and was able to complete 6 miles. Total Miles - 16 miles

November 8 - 14 2015 25 Weeks Pregnant Sunday November 8 - I took off to rest from race on Saturday. Monday November 9 - 4 miles Wednesday November 11 - 6 miles - the farthest I've run since June 24, 2015 when I ran 9 miles. Friday November 13 - 5 miles Total Miles - 15 miles Felt pretty good this week. No adverse pains from the longer distances and I kept a decent pace 11:30-12:00.

November 1 - 7 2015 24 Weeks Pregnant 24 weeks pregnant for Menno Haven 5K November 1 - 3 miles November 2 - 3 miles November 4 - 5 miles November 6 - 2 miles November 7 - Menno Haven 5K for Memory Care  3.2 miles in 31 minutes at 9:41 pace Total Miles - 18.2 miles Saturday was a great day for a 5K race. The weather was cool but not frigid - about 55 degrees. Makayla signed up for the full 5K instead of the children's 1 mile run. This presented a small challenge for me - run with her or try and beat my 2012 race time when I was 9 weeks pregnant with Nathan.  Last year I finished in 26 minutes. I knew that was unlikely to happen this year, but I really wanted to race against my previous pregnancy time. Ultimately, Makayla ran about .5 miles with me to start and after I finished I met her about .5 miles from the finish line and ran with her to the finish. Dan walked with her for the other 2.2 miles.  It was hard because Makayla and I have be...

Gender Reveal October 31, 2015 October 25 - 31 2015 23 Weeks Pregnant October 25 - 3 miles October 26 - 4 miles October 29 - 3 miles October 30 - 5 miles Total Miles - 15 miles Didn't run on Wednesday because of rain; however weather has been really nice. Most days I wear a tshirt and capris running leggings.  Saturday we announced during our church's Trunk or Treat that we are having a boy. Nathan was a pumpkin and Makayla was Anna for Halloween. My little pumpkin.

October 18 -24 2015 22 Weeks Pregnant Sunday October 18 - 3 miles Monday October 19 - 3.2 miles Wednesday October 21 - 4 miles Friday October 23 - 5 miles Total Miles - 15.2 miles

October 11 -17 2015 21 Weeks Pregnant Nathan at the Pumpkin Patch 2014 I haven't done a weekly wrap-up in 2 years and 3 months . Since then I've run two marathons, two half marathons, set a PR of 25:14 in a 5K and now I'm pregnant again! There's just something about running while pregnant that makes me want to document the experience. Maybe it's because it's something that only happens once  - every pregnancy is different after all. Whatever the reason, here I am again! These last 21 weeks have been marked by all day nausea and for the first 18 weeks, vomiting multiple times a day. At this point, I'm down to multiple times a week, which is an improvement. This sickness has definitely impacted my running. Unlike with my previous pregnancy, I was not able to keep up the same number of days a week running. I just wasn't able to get in enough fuel. My first trimester I was lucky to run 2 miles 2-3 times a week. I didn't have the extra st...