Give yourself some grace Mama. // That’s what I would tell myself at the time this photo was taken 3 years ago. I was a first time Mom training for the NYC marathon and completely underestimated how hard it would be with a 10 month old. My recovery from an unplanned c-section was really really hard, my hormones took a long time to get back to normal, my daughter went from being a super sleeper to having sleep regression and would wake up in the middle of the night so I was exhausted! To top it off I had no childcare because I was terrified of leaving my daughter with anyone so I took her with me on my training runs in a jogging stroller. As much as I loved the jogging stroller, it took me a while to get the hang of it and even when I did, I didn’t love it for long runs. I tried making plans to do group runs with various running clubs and they rarely materialized so I would end up running on my own and lacked motivation going over 15 miles. I made it to the marathon tired and undertrained. I was able to finish but I did not enjoy it, came close to quitting many times and it was my slowest marathon. I took a nice long break from running after that and promised myself that if I would never put myself in that position again because it wasn’t worth it. // So if you’re a new Mama, remember to give yourself some grace. *pic is a flashback https://www.instagram.com/p/CEdEQyDn9Sc/?igshid=bu4l1m9gny10
