Confession Time

Okay time for a confession. I've been slacking on exercising. I had these big plans of really getting back into the running and really working strength training so I could get my muscle back but its not really happening. Why? Because being a mommy of a newborn is hard work. Sometimes I have to step back and tell myself its okay to skip a few workouts.

I have limited time that I can run. Isaac is to little for the jogging stroller. So I can run really early in the morning or I can run in the early evenings. Because I haven't slept for more than 3 hours at at time in..... over two months theres no way I am getting up at 5am to run plus Isaac usually eats between 5am-7am. He's never consistent. Not yet anyway. In the evenings its the same as in the morning. Depends on when Isaac eats. Again. He's not consistent. I also need to coordinate running with making and eating dinner. There are many times that I could run in the evenings but most of the time I feel like spending time with Dan and Isaac.

So might be wondering... what about the workout DVD's you mentioned in a previous post. Yeah there's only so many times I can do those without getting bored. Plus with Isaac being awake a lot more during the day I have a short amount of time that I can actually do a workout and lets face it... many times I just want to be lazy. When he sleeps I either want to take a nap or sit on the couch with my feet up.

There is something that I could be doing more of... and thats taking Isaac for more stroller walks. He seems to like them. In fact he generally falls asleep in about 10 seconds. I will admit... there are no excuses for why I am not doing more of these. So thats my goal. More stroller walks, run and do other exercises when I feel up to it.  In about a month or so I will have access to a treadmill (my parents gave me theres) and I think that might make things easier. Plus i'll be back to work and I think having a routine is going to make things easier too.

But guess what. Today I took Isaac on a stroller walk. We went four miles. Then this evening I thought... I want to run. Isaac just ate. Dan is home. I'm going. I laced up my shoes and went. It.was.amazing. It.was.wonderful. It was the first true runners high that i've had post pregnancy. I went four miles. When I was coming up on the last mile I could tell I was getting tired. So I decided to run as fast as I could for a minute then walk for 30 seconds then repeat. It was fun. My average pace for the whole run was about 11:30/mile. Not shabby because lately I am lucky if I get one run in a week. Plus I had walked 4 miles earlier in the day.

My last confession..... I hate to say this but.... I do not think I will be able to run a marathon this year. I know I had made this a goal for 2012 but realistically I do not think I can commit to the training right now. I would need to start training next month and I am no where near the mileage/week that I feel I need to be at to be able to properly train. I've decided that instead of running a marathon I'd like to attempt a PR in a half marathon instead. I know I will can train and be prepared for a half marathon in October. The PRing is going to be a challenge and I am up for it. I do have plans to hopefully run a marathon in January of 2013. There's one in Arizona I'd like to run. My brother lives there and its a great reason to visit. Plus then the cousins can hang out too. Yeah I forgot to tell you. They had their baby on April 18th. She's a cutie!

Do you have anything you'd like to confess?