A Long Road Back

I was reminded the other day by a friend that it took 9 months to bake my baby and it was going to take 9 months to get my body and my running back.  I was really reminded of this when I stepped on the track last night.  I have a plan to try to PR in the half marathon this fall.  I thought this would be a slam dunk - pregnancy hormones are going to carry me there.  What I didn't bank on is how hard it was going to be to actually get back into shape.  The plan started today...

1 mile warm up
12 X 400 at 1:29
1 mile cool down

I knew I was going to struggle.  Dave gave me a pep talk - don't give up.  Just keep going no matter the pace.  The pace was hard, although I wasn't that far off.  What was hard was the energy level.  I just don't have it yet.  By midway in this workout I was toast and I called it a day.

1. 1:31
2. 1:29
3. 1:31
4. 1:31
5. 1:32
6. 1:32

It's going to be a long road back to where I was before I got pregnant.  I wish it was going to be easy, but it's not.  I still have some weight to lose.  I have some inches to lose.  I have some speed to get back.  But, I'm going to keep at it and hopefully it will all come back.