Christi

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Location:

Farmington,NM,USA

Member Since:

Apr 09, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Ran track and cross country for Utah State. Ran a 4:40 in the 1500. 17:55 in the 5000 m.

2005 Top of utah marathon 3:23

2006 Ogden marathon 3:14:45

2010 Top of Utah marathon 3:03:15

2002 Spanish Fork half 1:28

2011 Moab half 1:26:17

2011 Utah Valley marathon 3:01:07

2011 St George Marathon 2:50:26

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a couple of half and full marathons. Would love to run a 2:45 marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Marathon olympic trials in the next 4 years

Personal:

Married with three kids

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Ride 3 Lifetime Miles:						36.00
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles:						33.00
Brooks Lifetime Miles:						25.00

Sat, Oct 20, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

Ran 8 on the treadmill today... Did a slight progressive run today... Splits were 9,8,7:20,7:00,7:00,6:57,6:40,6:12... Felt good, even the last mile... I know my splits will continue to get slower due to pregnancy-but I don't want to lose everything-so I will try my best... My ob said he saw the results of the half marathon and he doesn't want me training/doing any races anymore.... He also said he doesn't want me running over 5 miles a day and nothing really fast/no intervals... (I don't gain very much weight with my pregnancies-(18-20lbs-even though I eat like a horse) so that is the reason he doesn't want me running alot...) He wants me to gain more weight...Anyway, I am not sure what to think about his advice.. I feel like I know my body and of course I don't plan on training for a half or full, but if I want to do a 5k or 10k I think I should be able to or if I want to cautiously throw in a little speed every now and again I think it should be fine... What do you think?

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Comments

From runningafterbabies on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 15:47:12 from 208.54.4.252

I know he is just looking out for what he thinks is in your best interest, but I was able to train and race well into my 5-6 month of pregnancy, with the blessing of my ob. He was more concerned about not getting my heart rate up too high so I wore a hr monitor religiously. I recently read some articles that are debunking that theory too now. I slowed down a ton in my third trimester, but that's probably just natures way of telling us to take it easier to get ready for the baby.

From runningafterbabies on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 15:55:37 from 208.54.4.252

I don't gain more than 23-25 lbs and my babies are really small, but they are all healthy. Pm me if you have any questions.

From Carina on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 16:22:51 from 204.15.86.83

I only gained 20 pounds with my last pregnancy and my baby was 6lbs 15oz. I thought my Dr. was really cautious. He told me to just not run for more than an hour. But one of my best friends ran 15 miles at 34 weeks pregnant, she's due any day, but her baby is fine. It's so hard because every Dr. has a different opinion, but ultimately I think you are right, you know your body and you will do what is best for YOU and your baby!!

From Christi on Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 16:41:08 from 50.130.153.142

Melody-Hey, thanks for the advice.. Thats good to know you were able to train so far into your pregnancies. I think I will just run by how my body feels. If it is too strenuous I will abviously slow down or not run as many miles. I know that right now I feel better when I run so I will keep it up as long as I can.. Thanks again for sharing what worked for you..

Carina-It's interesting to hear what other Dr's advise. Sounds like your dr was pretty cautious too. I decided I am going to just listen to how my body is feeling and decide what works for me... (btw-you have done a great job getting back into awesome shape since having your baby-I hope I can do the same)

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