Missed another week of updating. I did end up cutting back to 15 miles the last two weeks. I ran 5 miles for the last time on the 26th. My legs and everything are fine, but the Braxton Hicks are too frequent for me to run that far. I had thought I might try and run 5 this past weekend, but was too uncomfortable. I feel sad in some ways that 4 miles is passing for a long run ... I could go farther if I were willing to do the run/walk thing, but I'd rather just run 4 miles than run+walk for 5 or 6. I either run, or I walk - there is no mixing of the two.
I was updating the training blog, and noticed something interesting. You can filter the entries by tags, so I looked at my monthly reports. I've definitely gone about pregnant running backwards - my highest monthly total was my 8th month. Since I've started cutting back on my mileage, that upward trend will not be continuing onto this month.
I said a couple of weeks ago I was going to play it by ear as far as how long I would keep going. Other than the Braxton Hicks, I'm not too terribly uncomfortable running (yet). With 4.5 weeks to my due date, I'm now really motivated to keep going until I either get told to stop by the midwife or I have the baby. Even if it's just a few days a week or just 2 miles at a time, it seems silly to stop now if I don't have to.
Once again, can I just say how awesome I think you for running throughout your pregnancy? That baby should feel lucky for having such an awesome mom!
I still have to say I love reading this and seeing that you are still at it. Great job!!
Midwife? So are you doing a home delivery? Having been enlightened by a friend about lots of things in birthing, I think if I ever had one, I might avoid the hospital!