Moving Forward: Training for St. Pete Run Fest 10K
The Shirt Doesn't Lie In a little less than a month, I'll be running (and also probably walking) my first post-partum race. The hubby and I are signed up for the St. Pete Run Fest 10K on November 18th. Notice my shirt in the photo? It's very true. I've never been one of the fast runners (like some of my coworkers at St. Pete Running Company). Especially now, I'm getting back to it slowly but surely. However, I've been dealing with a condition called diastisis recti, and it's been causing me quite a lot of lower back pain. Race Motivation It never fails. When I sign up for a race, I take my running more seriously. If I don't have a race coming up, I tend to slack. It's similar to having a writing deadline. If I make a reasonable deadline for myself, there's a much greater chance that I'll complete whatever project I'm working on. And I have to admit, I've been slacking on the core exercises which are supposed to help