Pregnancy Running – Veggie Runners

Leeds Abbey Dash 10k – 31 Weeks Pregnant

Bibi Rodgers — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:09:11 +0000

“When will you stop running?” was a question I was asked a lot when I was first pregnant, and I didn’t have an answer. I knew I would run as long as I felt comfortable, and safe. So, I didn’t know that the Abbey Dash would be my last pregnant race at the time I...

Enjoying my Second Trimester

Bibi Rodgers — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:46:26 +0000

A friend described the three trimesters in order as ‘dreary, cheery and weary’, and I certainly found the middle one a lot happier than the first (though I’m still feeling great in the third too). Now that I’m most definitely into my third and final stretch, I thought I’d give a little round up of...

Women’s Running 10K Race Report – 6 Months Pregnant

Bibi Rodgers — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 18:35:10 +0000

“It’s going to be super muddy tomorrow – you do have trail shoes, don’t you?” said Mum, the night before our Women’s Running 10K race, a trail race that we’ve have been ambassadors for for about six months. Hmm. Well, yes, I did HAVE them, in the sense that I own trail shoes. Several pairs...

Can being pregnant make you run faster?

Bibi Rodgers — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 06:55:04 +0000

All of a sudden, as I began my second trimester of pregnancy, my running started to get much faster and feel easier than it had for years. The advice, quite rightly, is to not focus on PBs while pregnant, and just enjoy being active for as long as you can. But I’ve suddenly found myself...

Surviving my First Trimester

Bibi Rodgers — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:57:35 +0000

My first trimester lasted about a year. The calendar said it was 13 weeks, but my body felt each week like a season. I was super thrilled to be pregnant, and cautiously excited about the baby, but massively thrown off my equilibrium and days seemed to stretch into weeks. A lot was to do with...

Marathon Running Baby on the Way!

Bibi Rodgers — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 18:05:57 +0000

It was at about mile 17 of London Marathon that it dawned on me that I was possibly pregnant. Everything was fine, my energy levels were good and my legs felt strong, but one thing felt off – my energy blocks just didn’t taste right. Every time I tried to swallow one, they smelled different...