RunningYoga

30. Runner, yogi, traveler, mom.

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Hyping myself up for lift days bc im so damn tired all the time from the 24/7 solo parenting

Today my kid slept the whole time the babysitter was here so like I still got to go to the gym but it means I’m handling 100% of the Big Toddler Feelings solo for days on end. The emotional work to model chill behaviors but give her space for her to feel her feelings but not encourage the drama is just OOOF when it’s relentless solo time like this

My husband will be home tomorrow. Then we’ll have friends visiting for ten days so I won’t be solo with the Toddler Feelings at least

Lift was good so at least there’s that 😅🙃💪

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Did indeed get a lil sick, but finally feeling a bit better and it’s nice & cool so went for a very chill two mile walk/jog with Ellie to get out of the house some without a toddler. Felt really nice tbh, just slow, chill, no distance or pace goals, just move some

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I think I might have caught a mild bug during our travels bc this bike ride to & from the beach felt like straight ass, but my kid just really really really loves being one with the sand and stomping in the ocean so I did it anyway

I’m signed up for a Pilates class this evening but I may cancel, depending on how I feel as the day goes on 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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Finally back home & reasonably well rested after a hellacious travel day, so getting back to that Gym Grind 💪💃🏼💪💃🏼💪

Aka it’s too hot during my kids nap for me to run rn so imma get strong instead lol

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We’ve been in America for 3 weeks.

We did playgrounds, a wedding, a hospital visit, and soooooo much family time.

I’m so ready to be home. And so glad that home is no longer in this country ❤️💃🏼❤️💃🏼❤️💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼

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A slow bleh run today

I switched up my leg day lift and it has me SORE, two days after leg day. So just kind of trudged this one to get it done and shake out my body a bit.

We’re gonna be traveling for most of May so I don’t know how much exercise I’ll get (jet lagged toddlers are…. Exhausting) but we’ll see 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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Solo parenting + legs & shoulders at the gym today

If I didn’t have a high schooler coming by while she naps so I can go to the gym, this 100% solo parenting might kill me. As it is, I’m only semi-sane

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Biked to & from town today then hit the gym for chest & tris this afternoon

Solo parenting is mostly fine. But around 8pm (30 min before bedtime) I start to wonder why I ever agreed to my husband going back to work

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I did it!

Im honestly pretty bummed about this race. I was doing really well & felt really good for Eleven miles! Was cruising and averaging like 9:30 miles and felt good doing it! And then right at 11 miles my knee just woke up to say actually Fuck You and my time Dropped. I was jog/walking the last two miles and it HURT. So frustrating because like… lungs wise, fine. Energy levels, fine. Rest of body, fine! And my knee didn’t bug me even once during the training cycle! It has not bugged me in 3 months of training! Then to just suddenly come back with a vengeance on race day!

Ugh. Frustrating.

Anyway, I think I’m done running road half marathons, especially massive ones. It took 7 minutes just to start the race after the gun, there were 10 minute lines for every bag drop, packet pick up, etc. It was annoying. I miss my small mountain trail runs tbh. I want to find some of those here. Also, I want to run shorter distances. I’m just not feeling the half anymore. We’ve had a good run, it’s been my favorite distance for like 10 years, but I think a 10k sounds nice right now honestly. Done in an hour, wham bam. If I’m going to be running on roads, that’s all I want.

If I can find beautiful mountain trails again? Different story.

Anyway. This is a ramble bc I need to go to bed.

TLDR; race was annoying, road running sucks, I’m tired.

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One last shake out run done today, we’re ready for this race!!

Im in a weird mental funk today/this week and im hoping it goes away for the race because it’s not conducive to running. It’s like a bleh fatigue that’s very not-motivated.

Oh well. Will run it anyway.

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Back from Ireland!

My husband is officially back to work which means I am largely solo parenting. This started as two days in another country in a hotel room so… rough.

I did not get a run in in Dublin. I did get lots of walking in and I discovered so many cool playgrounds. Now we’re back home and I’m still solo parenting for a bit.

But I’m running a half marathon on Sunday and then I’ve decided I will use this summer of solo parenting to focus on yoga and strength training, because I can do those with toddler obligations. Obviously I’ll still run some but chill-style.

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Beach morning then a chill easy 5k this afternoon - Garmin recommended even less mileage & even slower than I did but I won’t be running much in the next week (maybe one run in Dublin??) so I wanted to get one last solid run in

My legs are sore from leg day, I’m looking forward to a few days off then getting this race done!

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Enjoying my last few days of having my husband home to help with the toddler - he starts work on Monday and the office is an hour and a half away so I will be spending lotsssss of time solo with a feral toddler soon

Luckily she’s really cute and I love her a lot

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Went to the gym yesterday, but had more fun at rainy forest school + we made Homemade Khachapuri which were so insanely delicious oooooof

Also, I’m going to do a read more cut bc I’m going to talk about numbers related to fitness & weight loss real quick which I damn well know can be triggering

I think I’ve mentioned my gym does physical evaluations, nothing too intense, just one of those scales that measure body composition (yes I’m aware they’re not very accurate).

And I did it when I first started at this gym in January an then again yesterday, so roughly 3 months of reasonably consistent exercise for the first time since 2023 (pre-pregnancy, pre-baby)

And I’m like really excited to see the numbers! I lost like 5 pounds of body fat! Didn’t lose any muscle, didn’t lose a ton of weight, but losing those 5 pounds of body fat just feels Good! I feel Strong! I feel Fast! I feel really happy that my efforts at the gym and on my runs and with yoga are actually working towards my goals. And to be clear, my goal is Not to lose weight - my goal is to feel strong again and capable again in my body in a way that I didn’t during/after pregnancy

Here’s the numbers over time - it’s all in Portuguese and uses kilograms, but whatever

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Last long run before the half marathon in two weeks!

We’ll be taking a surprise last minute trip to Dublin next week so I’ll try to get a run in but we’ll see

This run felt great, pretty chill & easy, so hopefully the half goes well! I need to remember to eat a large meal the night before and drink sooooo much water

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Threshold run today - mile warm up, two miles at 8:00 pace, mile cooldown. It was hard as hell. But I got a new mile PR, at least since I’ve had this watch. So that’s cool.

Maybe when the half marathon is done I’ll just train to get a fast mile again. That sounds fun. See if I can get under 7 for the first time since college? Maybe.