Writing About Running This Week

Those who can, run. Those who can’t, write about running.

So that’s not necessarily true, of runners nor of teachers…some good runners write good stuff about running.

But I can’t really run right now (being almost 8 months pregnant and all). And I’m a wee bit jealous of my friends who are running comfortably. So I’m going to make myself feel better by writing about running.

The last time I really went for a run was in May. With the baby literally bouncing on my bladder, in a three mile run I had to stop twice to pee. And there were no bathrooms. Thankfully I was in a wooded park.

I’ve walked and swum and cycled some along with doing Bradley exercises to get in shape for labor. I’ve enjoyed all the extra time I have with long runs taken out of the schedule. Sometimes it’s been nice to be “lazy.” But I miss the freedom of flying along the ocean down the East Bay Bike Path, the satisfaction of completing 16 miles before church on a Sunday morning, the mental clarity after hours spent turning over my thoughts to the rhythm of my feet, the coolness of drying tear tracks on my cheeks as I run out my angst, the invincible strength of my lungs.

Only 12 weeks till I start training again…5-6 until my due date, then 6 after birth for recovery. Then I’ll have almost a year to prepare for the Amsterdam Marathon in October 2012.

Do you ever feel like a poseur when you talk or write about something you’re not doing? Because I totally do.

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Posted by becky on Sep 13th, 2011 and is filed under Running.

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  • cateyes beesknees

    i am glad for you that you will be able to get back to something you love soon. time to invest in a jogging stroller? with nursing breaks on long runs? :-D

    • http://www.howtohospitality.com Becky Miller

      I want to do a whole post on the ultramarathoning mom who stopped at the aid stations to nurse her infant son.

  • Donna Castle

    You and Daniel inspire me. I went on my first run on Monday since my eye surgery. I don't think it will take as long to get back to 3 miles. Am hoping to reach 4 miles but will have to see if the weather holds before I head back to your neck of the woods.