I'm back! (well sort of) - 1st run since Annabel was born (5 weeks ago)

I hadn't planned on starting running again until after my 6 week check-up because of the various traumas my body has been through recently.  My stitches (even the ones that burst) have now healed and I finished my antibiotics a few days ago. 

I have also lost 2 1/2 stone already.  Only 2 stone to go to my pre-pregnancy weight :-) , that's right, I gained a massive 4 1/2 stones during pregnancy!! Ouch. Not recommended - although I did have VERY bad fluid retention that can account for about 1 stone of that!! No joke.

So I have really been taking my time to recover from everything as I was in a pretty bad way, and frankly there really isn't much time to spare beyond feeding, burping, nappies and sleeping, so running hasn't been at the top of my agenda.
But for some reason today I just had a craving for it.  I think it was partly because my lovely husband let me have a lie in this morning till 9am whilst he took care of Annabel, and partly because of the really stormy weather outside.  The wind and rain were calling to me!

So this evening, under cover of darkness (so nobody could see me and my unwaxed legs!) I headed out. The wind was howling, the rain pouring and I was running! It was bl**dy magic.

I had no expectations and no pressures. I wanted to run and/or walk around a mile, just to see if it was possible.  I had no worries about my legs.  The main things I was thinking about were my pelvic floor muscles and my stomach muscles.  The only part of me that was sore in any way was my chest though - definitely going to need to get re-measured for some new sports bras lol.  I was very aware of my pelvic floor and had to concentrate on that quite a bit, but it wasn't sore, which was a relief.

So the garmin that I was given for my birthday back in the summer has finally had its first run!

It was only a mile, and it may look slow, but it was a magic mile.  And I loved every step of it.  I came back in the house slightly windswept and soggy but grinning from ear to ear. And I was greated by my OH with the camera to capture the moment of my triumphant return ha ha.  Not my best look but I don't care. I was on cloud 9. My first runner's high for a long time.

It's only a couple of hours later and now Im starting to feel it! 1 mile run, and lots of post-run aching muscles. It's a long time since I had running aches.  It's a nice feeling.  I may even be tempted to do another run - maybe midweek sometime, or if not, then next weekend. Don't want to do any damage now that i have rejoined the land of the running.

Ah happy days...