Ran 5 this morning and 5 on Friday. Saturday was supposed to be a long run, but after the awfulness of spending Thursday in the ER with Neil, I was a wreck. Neil wanted to run, so we ran about five and a half together, but I was having awful stomach cramps around 5, so we decided to walk for a couple minutes (we were almost home) and then stop for Conference, which was just starting. I thought about running on the treadmill during conference, but I was just feeling so sick like I was going to throw up any minute. So then I thought I'd run after Conference. I got up to go and I was so nauseated and dizzy. I ended up showering and just sort of sitting on the floor feeling terrible. I felt awful the rest of the day and had stomach cramps all afternoon until I finally went to bed that night.
Today I'm still exhausted. I couldn't sleep last night because I was so stressed over the last week and how much I have to do this week. My running partner mentioned that I shouldn't even do the 12-miler I have planned for Saturday (next Saturday the 16th is the half-marathon). She suggested that I just start tapering this week. I'm leaning towards this option because a) both people I regularly trade running babysitting with will be out of town this week b) I have been so tired plus Neil has a concussion and c) I'm 8 weeks pregnant. Surprise surprise! I'm not mentioning this on my regular blog because I don't want people to hassle me about still running, but it's affecting my running enough that I decided to go ahead and mention it here. I don't want my body to be totally shocked by the 13 (although I don't care about time anymore and I just want to finish) so I don't know whether it will be better to NOT stress myself with the 12, or whether the thirteen will feel harder having only run 10 miles as my longest run this training period. I have a TON of grading to do this week and I'm kind of an emotional wreck right now (lots of stress + pregnancy hormones + husband in the ER was a very bad combo!), so the idea of somehow wedging in 12 miles this Saturday is not very pleasant.
So what would you do? Try to fit in the 12, or just do a 6 or 7 and call it tapering? Anybody have pregnant-and-running advice to share?
Rachel - well first, CONGRATS! I personally would just start tapering. You're tired and dealing with all kinds of new hormones that I would just take it easy - you know you're gonna finish the 13 whether you do a 12 miler or not, and you know with all your training you'll finish it really well too! Good luck :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I'm so excited for you. You'll do really well with the half marathon. I don't think tapering will hurt you at all.
ReplyDeleteYou little sneak! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I hope everything is going all right and you feel okay! I can't wait to hear more about the pregnancy!!!
ReplyDeletebest wishes~