Pregnancy – Veggie Runners

Returning to Running and Exercise after Pregnancy

Bibi Rodgers — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:53:00 +0000

Before starting back running after baby Stanley’s birth, I went to see Rob White at Challenge Physio to get the all clear for starting to train again. I’ve really missed running since I gave it up at 7 months pregnant, and I wanted to make sure that I remain injury free once I do start up again. I...

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...

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...