Alright, three weeks and 2 days post delivery, and I'm ready to get back at it. If you're following along at home, I'll have a training schedule posted next week. For now, so as not to spur any major injury, I plan to hit the treadmill (I LOATHE the treadmill, by the way) for the first few days and will stick only to walking. Right or wrong, my reason for doing this is to get back into the rhythm of exercise and to build a little more strength in muscles that haven't been used consistently in a couple of months. I also need to try to figure out what time of day is going to work best for fitting workouts in.
The last time I came back after pregnancy, I started too much too quickly and ended up with a foot injury that put me back a few weeks. I'd like to avoid that again, if possible.
The combination of walking and strength training for a while should do the trick, then I plan to slowly add in running until I'm back to running 4-5 days/week. From there, I can build back up my mileage.
The schedule will mimic my training schedule for days to run, but for now I'll swap out runs with walks. If you'll be joining me, gear up! I've got my first workout planned for tomorrow morning around 5:00am.
I have to admit, I'm pretty excited to be back now that the weather has turned cold. Nothing beats an early morning run while there's frost on the ground. I've already dusted off my tights and gloves...
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