Having always led an active life, I wondered how it would be after giving birth to our daughter in January of this year. It was a lot harder than I imagined! Putting your body physically back together (OUCH, I mean did anyone else’s pelvis still feel miles apart?), fitting in time to train & sleep, being a new Mommy, fighting off hormonal swings, being a supportive wife & teammate, going back to work full time (thank goodness I have a good sleeping baby) and holding it all together is tough. I have learned that those challenges are hard enough and I am thankful I have my health and husband as my greatest support systems. This year, kind of unexpectedly, I have also found such a loving and inspiring network of active moms, running moms, endurance moms (ALL OF YOU) that have inspired me to keep moving forward. I no longer feel like I am training alone, racing alone, recovering alone. This new camaraderie, network, encouragement and love filled a void that I didn’t know existed in me, when life threw me a major challenge (even the happiest and most amazing challenge of having a baby).
I train, I run, I race to be stronger for me, to be stronger for my family, to be a role model one day for my 9 month old daughter!
Here’s to all of the SOLE SISTERS out there and to mine….