#doxyzooms someone was watching Dead Poets Society on her iPad next to me at the gym so i got to look at RSL’s face while using the elliptical 🥰

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms there are ppl who run through their 7-8th month and here i am tapping out at 4.5 orz

and i’ve read it can be harder/take a long time to get back into running again after giving birth. it could be ages before i can run properly again if i stop now

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms the thing is i’m not even pushing or overexerting myself! i know you’re not supposed to do that right now. but if i just tried a bit harder to push thru it maybe i could continue :/

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms i might just use the elliptical from now on until it gets warm enough to swim again, but i feel so weak and dumb. i feel like i’m just giving up

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms like, again, i’m not in pain or uncomfortable, my stomach doesn’t feel super heavy, i’m not lacking in energy, and yet it feels like there’s so much resistance, like i’m suddenly running up a hill when it was flat before

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms it feels so stupid bc i can’t even explain /why/ specifically it feels harder/worse, it just does

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms lol, went for a run, ran 1K, and gave up

#doxylifts #doxyzooms #doxybends become less aware of pulling my shoulders back / tucking my tailbone in to engage my core and shit like that

#doxylifts #doxyzooms #doxybends (idk) i do notice when i don’t exercise for a while, my posture suffers lmao. like i’m just doing less shit with my body / cueing my body less so when i’m just going about my day

#doxyzooms (close enough) when you do a street art walking tour in the morning and a promenade walk event in the afternoon

#doxyzooms #doxyspawn hidden stat: i ran this while 4mnths pregnant so i’m honestly just proud of myself for finishing 🫠

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms
Me: i don’t get why running is harder! i have energy! i’m
still exercising semi-regularly so i’m hopefully not that out of shape! my belly isn’t that heavy yet

L: idk it’s prob bc your body is routing nutrients that would’ve typically gone to you, to the baby…

Me: …true.

#doxyzooms of course when i decide to kick myself to run group for the first time in a while it fuckin rains as soon as we start and i don’t have any rain stuff bc i didn’t think to check the weather… not like i have a waterproof jacket for running or anything like that

#doxyzooms meanwhile i've been running for 6yrs and still haven't managed to do one

that said, idk this mutual's general athleticism, age, health status, etc. everyone is so different

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms tbh now that the race is over i’ll be content hovering around 5-6K bc that’s what i seem to be most comfy with these days. i was only trying to increase it bc i knew i had the 10K race lol

#doxyzooms after this i’m always going to feel good abt myself for finishing a race running continuously regardless of the time bc there were /so/ many people walk-running or just straight up walking at the back of the pack. honestly had no idea

#doxyzooms i’m glad i didn’t flake tho bc i was honestly considering it

#doxyzooms terrible time and i walk-ran the whole way but at least i finished 🤷🏽‍♂️

first race since Oct and i’d only been at 6.5K right before this 🫠

also it was so effing hot and sunny… 24*C in what’s supposed to be winter and barely any shade on the route

#doxyzooms i decided not to drop off bags for this race so i could arrive a bit later but i’m still going to get there really early lol

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms motion might end up with my bladder being pressed on more or something idk

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms but yeah running has been OK lately aside from being slower than usual; i had less cramps last run too

the only irritating thing is that i feel like i need to pee /the whole time/ even tho when i go pee there’s barely anything there. it must be sth abt how the

#doxyzooms i’ll prob do it, it will just be slow and crappy and i’ll have to make sure i rest properly after after pushing myself to do 4 more K so suddenly

#doxyspawn #doxyzooms i’m supposed to run a 10K race this Sunday and i’m so not ready lmao. i’m only at 6.5K orz

i don’t want to drop out tho since i’ve actually done the distance before and it will prob be the last race i’m able to do in a while

#doxyzooms i was running so slow and my hr is so goddamn high 😭

well at least i actually finished the amt i wanted to do this time. the first 3K felt so tiring but the latter were better… except i started getting slight belly cramps then 💀

skipping gym tonight to clean 😐

i’ll have only done one cardio and one strength day this week when i usu try to do 2 each but w/e

#doxyzooms #doxylifts

#doxyzooms it was good 👍🏼

i wanted to do 5K but got tired. still not bad for first outdoor run in like 6 weeks 🙃

#doxyzooms it’s been so long i’m not actually looking fwd to running, i just wanna go home and sit on the couch. hopefully it’ll feel good once i’m doing it orz

#doxyzooms i wouldn’t have been able to do it anyway bc i’m sick, but i’m so sad i didn’t get into the city’s Big Race this year bc their shirt is teal, it’s a pretty color 😭 last year it was like lime green

#doxyzooms skipped gym to sit on my couch instead today but i deserve it

#doxyzooms decided i’d wait for my leg pain to go away before running more, then i was tired, so today ran for the first time in 3 weeks… it was just a treadmill run, slow and short, but my leg didn’t hurt and it felt OK otherwise