Post Partum Runners here? (Read 493 times)

Hi all, My wife wants to get back into running. She delivered our first son at the end of November, and has gotten the 'go-ahead' from the doctor to get back into working out. Are there any groups here that fall into this category? Any good advice you can give her? Thanks a lot, Mike

I started my running obsession about 4 months after I had my last child (3 years ago). I had to start REALLY slow because I was really heavy ( about 90 lbs overweight) and I hadn't run before. Now I am 5 and a half months pregnant and still running, although I have had to cut my miles down again this week and have had to slow down my pace again. But I am interested to see how I do with running after I have this baby with being able to still run now. I posted on the general running forum about running while pregnant and Trent posted an article about Paula Radcliff (name correct?) training during her pregnancy and running after. It was a very interesting article. Did your wife run before, and if she did was it right before, I think that makes a difference in how quickly your body adapts to the stresses of running. Anyways, I think that it is great and I hope that it works well for her, it also helps when your spouse or significant other is very supportive, I know that I could have not done everything I have done in my progress in running or weight loss if my Husband was not so supportive and accommodating. Lisa