New Watch

I got this fancy new watch for my birthday...it does speed, distance, time, heart rate, as well as make my toast and brew my coffee!! I was so excited to do my long run (2 hours today) to see how far and fast I was going. And it turns out that I'm not running as fast as I use to pre-pregnancy and pre-year before (stress fracture year) and it was kind of a bummer. As I was running I was trying to keep a certain pace and then I would check my heart rate and realize it was well beyong the zone 1-2 where it was suppose to be...so I would back off a bit and then my competitiveness would take over and I would have to pick the pace up again!



I really figured that after having Max I would be back to where I was pre-baby in a couple of months...boy was I wrong! I guess it's going to take some time to get my speed and conditioning back. I had heard that new mom's have increased aerobic conditioning and often come out of childbirth in better shape...I wish I would fallen into that group! I guess Patience is the key...not necessarily my strong point :-)



On a high note though...Max had a huge nap while I ran (Grandma, Grandpa and Aunty were babysitting) so I didn't have to miss a smile.