Blog of a preggo runner

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This will be a new blog series following Lauren Jones, a runner, mountain biker and snowboarder as she adapts to the struggles and triumps of training and staying active throughout pregnancy. 

 

Post #1:

 

I will never complain of being tired again.  Period.  I never knew true tiredness until I became pregnant.  Sure, we all have those days that we kind of drag.  Days we just don't feel motivated to go to workout, go on a run or do anything for that matter. 

I swear between month 2 and 5 of the pregnancy weights were attached to every body part.  I just felt so heavy, no energy, dragging through my day and workouts.  That was probably the toughest time mentally to overcome.  Physically those months are great- not too much weight gain, you can still do most activities and I did the most with what I could.  Hiking, running, biking, I did it all.  But pushing through that extreme fatigue made me realize that what I felt before I was pregnant was not real.  

There was just no reason to feel tired before, no excuse to not push through.  

 

I really think having the experience of being pregnant is one of the best blessings out there (sorry guys, you are missing out on this one, although I bet you don't mind a bit).  It makes you see and realize what is real.   It makes you stronger, it makes you get past those mental barriers that once held you back.