I only ran about 3/4 of a mile when I started feeling some tightening. The doctor said to listen to my body and I did. I stopped running and walked the rest of the 2 miles, then drank a ton of water and felt much better. But I could tell during the run that it would probably be my last. It just didn't feel right.
This is bittersweet for me. Running outside has been a part of my life for the past 10 years when I started running the dish at Stanford.
(Views from just a few nice runs this year)Running is my stress-relief, it makes me happy, it's my church. I've run 6 half marathons and countless smaller races. It's something that AJ and I love to do together. It will likely be 6 months before my feet hit the pavement again. Since I started, i haven't ever taken that amount of time off from running, even with foot surgery and a stress fracture.
But of course, it's best for baby to start taking it easy. And baby has already covered a lot of miles so far and I look forward to introducing him to the bob jogging stroller we bought. My goal will be to complete a half marathon next November (about 6 months post-baby)! Until then, adios running shoes, hello prenatal yoga!
