I forgot to charge my GPS after coming back from vacation, so I decided to just go run out at the bike paths today. The upside to the bike paths is that they are generally flatter than my neighborhood, so this wasn't a bad idea. I decided to wear my Polar HRM to see where my heart rate is at. I know from reading the Runner's World pregnancy book and Clapp's Exercising Through Your Pregnancy that the guideline of staying under 140 is outdated, and that heart rate in general is not a good indicator of effort during pregnancy. (You're better off using RPE - rate of perceived effort - or the "talk test").
I ran slowly, as has become my usual, and I probably could've talked. As it was, I was able to breathe through my nose for parts of the run. I usually can't do that comfortably while running. I ended up averaging 154 bmp and 11:20/mi. I felt fairly sore running today - quads and a little bit of calves. Maybe it's residual soreness from walking 3 miles on Sunday, since I don't do that much fast walking lately.
I wish my doctor's appointment was sooner than the 30th. Other than uncomfortable boobs (the Engineer says if they weren't so used to being bounced while running, they'd probably be sore instead of just uncomfortable), the slow running and my temperature remaining high, I don't really have any symptoms - no nausea, no fatigue, no increase in appetite. I'm sure everything is fine and this is just normal for 5 weeks, but I can't help but feel nervous.
