Re: Boston while pregnant....

guest — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:45:00 GMT

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Originally posted by mayfield:
Wow, I appreciated everybody's opinion on the marathon but certainly don't appreciate being judged by someone who has no idea what they are talking about and no constructive information to add to the conversation.

Mayfield - Amen to that! I completely agree and that's why I chose not to ask others' opinions about what to do with regards to deciding to run my marathon. Lots of differing opinions and yes a lot of judgment. I made the decision to run my marathon while pregnant (8wk) in a cool weather marathon, but actually did not tell anyone (except my OB and DH of course - my OB actually was completely fine with it and I made sure she understood that this was 26.2 miles, not just an average run) because I knew the criticism and judgment that comes with that. I actually felt the best I have ever felt after that marathon. FWIW, that was my 8th marathon, and although that doesn't consider me a veteran marathoner, I have never had to visit the med tent (and don't plan to). I know my body and my limits, yes even at mile 23-24. I did have support with me throughout the course in case something did happen and I needed a way back. In fact, I still haven't told many in my running community because of others' judgment re: my decision to continue running (much shorter distances now of course) and I would just rather not be judged in my decisions. It just seems to make others overly concerned which in turn makes me irritated so I figure there's absolutely no point in that. I too am missing Boston this year and would have loved to have gone. I am disappointed because my qualifying race would have put me in wave 1. I'm not sorry I'm missing Boston, but yes I am disappointed to have to miss it this year. Sorry for those of you who judge me to be a bad person because I feel this way. I pondered the idea of paying the fees and deferring for one year, but decided against that because of course there's another Boston, even if I will no longer qualify for the first wave. And of course, my baby takes priority above all else. Disappointment about not being able to run Boston does not equal disappointment in having this baby. I am absolutely thrilled.

Good luck with whatever decision you choose.

Re: Boston while pregnant....

guest — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:19:00 GMT

Hi there. Just wanted to add my $0.02. I found out I was pregnant and was just starting to taper for a December marathon. When I went to see my OB at my 6wk appointment, I asked her about my upcoming marathon and she said to do whatever was comfortable, but not to overdo it. I made sure she understood that this meant running 26.2miles while 8 weeks pregnant. She was totally fine with it, although I'm not sure all OBs would be. I was feeling great and had very little morning sickness and so I did end up running that marathon while 8wk pregnant but wore a heartrate monitor to keep in check. Since I was early on, my pace had not slowed that much (and I actually requalified for Boston). The other aspect is that the temps were cool so little risk of overheating (unlike Boston where the temps can soar into the 70s-80s if you're unlucky).

You say you just found out you're pregnant, so I'm guessing you will be around 11-12wk or so pregnant at the time of Boston. I found that my pace dropped dramatically as the pregnancy weeks passed, and running a marathon now while in my 2nd trimester would be completely out of the question, even with walking. If you're 11-12wk along, I would say this is still early enough to be doable, but obviously not to race it. Check with your OB, but realize that he/she may have differing opinions.

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Re: Boston while pregnant....

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