The Half: 13.1 miles, a nursing break, and 234598757 hills later

This past Sunday I ran the St. Louis Rock N Roll Half Marathon.  I’ve run half marathons before, but this was my first one post-Lilah.  You know, my first half post I-gained-40-lbs-and-then-squeezed-a-watermelon-out-of-my-vag.  And let me tell you, things have been different.  It’s not just that I’m slower.  It’s the peeing on myself, the super SUPER early runs, the nursing, the change in body composition.  It’s quite a change.

Half Marathon Training, New Mommy Style

In my former life, I used to run.  Like, a lot.  Before getting pregnant, I was training for a half marathon at least once a year, if not more.  Then I got pregnant.  I kept running a little bit, but at five months I peed on myself when out for a run, and that was that.  Running career on hold.