Category Archives: Pregnancy

Tips for a Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Disclosure: I am not a doctor, and if you are pregnant you should follow the advice of your own physician.  The tips below are what worked for me and what were supported by my own doctor. One of the many … Continue reading

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2015 Year in Review

What a year 2015 has been!  At this time a year ago, I never imagined how much my life would change over the course of a year, let alone that I’d be sitting here writing my year end blog post … Continue reading

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Friday Five – Potpourri v. 10

Happy Friday everybody!  With us getting closer and closer to the baby’s arrival, time continues to fly by at what seems to be a faster rate each week.  I know that I haven’t been great at keeping up blogging on … Continue reading

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Pregnancy Fitness Stats

With my due date next week, and me not having worked out in a week due to extreme lower back pain, I’d say my days of working out between now and when my son is born are limited if not done … Continue reading

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2015: My Year of Running

2015 has been an absolutely incredible, and life changing year.  I accomplished so much when it came to my running, and even though I usually wait until later in the month to start sharing my end of year posts, given … Continue reading

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Friday Five – Potpourri v. 9

Today’s Friday Five theme with the DC Trifecta is dream racecations.  Back in April I shared a list of my five bucket list racecations, and since my list hasn’t really changed since eight months ago, I thought it would be … Continue reading

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Friday Five – Gratitude: Pregnancy Edition

Happy belated Thanksgiving everybody!  I sincerely hope that all of you were able to enjoy yesterday surrounded by friends and loved ones.  Preston and I are currently in New Jersey, enjoying the weekend with my in-laws and our last weekend … Continue reading

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Gift List for the Pregnant Runner

Disclaimer:  Although I am a For Two Fitness ambassador, I did not receive any form of compensation for this post.  Instead, I’m just sharing my love of the clothing line with all of you. With Black Friday ads dominating the … Continue reading

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Facing Reality

On Mondays (or Tuesdays if I haven’t been able to write a Monday post) for as long as I can remember, I’ve shared my weekly training log on here.  My writing a weekly training log has been my main way to … Continue reading

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Lessons I’ve Learned from Training While Pregnant

Its been no secret that one of my big goals while pregnant has been to remain as active as possible.  I’ve trained for and completed a number of races while pregnant, my two biggest accomplishments being running Rock ‘n’ Roll … Continue reading

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