I forgot to update last weekend. With the negative wind chills, I ended up on the treadmill for all 5 days last week. I ran a total of 16 miles again, just like the week before. The difference is that I cut my "long run" back to 5 miles, but only had one 2 mile run in there. I thought about running 6, but decided that 5 was good enough.
I think this week will be another cut back, probably 14 or 15 miles. Whatever I end up with this week I'll probably repeat next week and then drop another mile or two. But I'll have to see how it's going. In some ways I am surprised to still be running at almost 34 weeks, but what's really kind of odd is that aside from wanting to make more bathroom stops, running in my third trimester has been a lot easier than running in my first trimester was.
We had a midwife appointment today, and it was uneventful again. My blood pressure is still low and I'm measuring exactly where I should be. The baby is in the head down position and the heart beat sounded good. The midwife did say something about how the baby isn't very large ... I've been wondering what's going to win out: family history of large babies (brothers and I were all over 9 pounds) or women who run tending to have smaller babies. While I'm sure I'd be much happier pushing out a 7 pound baby, I've always pictured having a 9 pounder.
Hi there, found you through babes in blogland. We are due around the same time. I can't believe you are still running at this stage in your pregnancy, you are amazing. I find I'm huge and have a hard time bending and walking.
Nice job on continuing to run. Glad things with the baby front are still good.
Hey, I haven't commented in a while, but I just wanted to drop a note saying congratulations on continuing to run into your third trimester, especially those 5+ milers, very impressive... you are my new hero!