Keep 'em comin'!
The miles that is!
Well let me back up! In a previous post I talked about my struggle to achieve the same distance I have in the past. Especially pre-children...that seemed unthinkable! And I am not sure what has changed this time, but things are just soaring along as I take my weekly runs.
Here is what I am comparing. After I had Sylvi (babe #3) I had about 7 months before I was pregnant again with babe #4. And in those months I was still about 15 pounds heavier than I am now. I was running less than half the distance I am today and I felt exhausted and not nearly as strong. Right now Pearl (babe #4) is only 5 1/2 months old! See the difference?
Now I know times are different....some major, MAJOR things had happened right around Sylvi's birth that could have caused some issues. But all in all, I think,...well...I FEEL like my body, mind and soul are somehow healing. "From what?", you ask. I am not sure.....but I can guess. Grief, physical stress of childbirth 4 years in a row, Stress from having many small children, Healing of my soul, and rejuvenation of my personal relationship with Christ. Just to name a few.
But no matter how, why or when, God has allowed this to bless me in unspeakable measures.
Well let me back up! In a previous post I talked about my struggle to achieve the same distance I have in the past. Especially pre-children...that seemed unthinkable! And I am not sure what has changed this time, but things are just soaring along as I take my weekly runs.
Here is what I am comparing. After I had Sylvi (babe #3) I had about 7 months before I was pregnant again with babe #4. And in those months I was still about 15 pounds heavier than I am now. I was running less than half the distance I am today and I felt exhausted and not nearly as strong. Right now Pearl (babe #4) is only 5 1/2 months old! See the difference?
Now I know times are different....some major, MAJOR things had happened right around Sylvi's birth that could have caused some issues. But all in all, I think,...well...I FEEL like my body, mind and soul are somehow healing. "From what?", you ask. I am not sure.....but I can guess. Grief, physical stress of childbirth 4 years in a row, Stress from having many small children, Healing of my soul, and rejuvenation of my personal relationship with Christ. Just to name a few.
But no matter how, why or when, God has allowed this to bless me in unspeakable measures.
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Just remember to stretch. So my doctor told me. I listen to him all the time.