Sophie Power
Club La Santa - our favourite family sports holiday
I’m excited to announce that I’ve become a Club La Santa Ambassador! We’ve been going there on holiday for well over 10 years - pre...
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Sophie Power
Apr 8, 202110 min
Pelvic floors, prolapses and pessaries. My 6 week check and journey from there
This post covers my 6 week Pelvic Health Physio check, my GP check (which was very different) and then *spoiler alert* my prolapse...
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Sophie Power
Mar 17, 202110 min
Weeks 1- 6 Baby steps...
Week 1 So Saoirse has arrived early – 8 days early to be precise and instead of my call with Emma, my pelvic health physio being a...
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Sophie Power
Mar 5, 20218 min
Giving birth - and advocating for myself
As per my last blog, it’s almost midnight and I’ve just fallen asleep when I feel water gushing out. Waters breaking. I’m almost 38+6....
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Sophie Power
Jan 14, 202110 min
37- 38 weeks - a half ironman... and a baby!
Spoiler alert – this is my last pregnant blog entry! She ended up popping out 8 days before my due date – taking me completely by...
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Sophie Power
Dec 10, 20209 min
35-36 weeks. Just enough time left to accept another challenge!
5 weeks to go until due date and I’m definitely ready to end this and get her out! I’m 20lb heavier which I can really feel – especially...
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Sophie Power
Nov 21, 20209 min
33 - 34 weeks Babymoon and ramping up running again (for now at least)
It's Babymoon time! Otherwise known as 24 hours without the kids where we can discuss all the important things about the impending...
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Sophie Power
Nov 9, 20209 min
31 -32 weeks Back into training!
At the moment it’s all about getting back into it after my hamstring/adductor injury – as much as I can before she’s born! It’s been...
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Sophie Power
Oct 31, 202010 min
29 - 30 weeks. Pregnant women are still athletes. Even injured ones.
So I’m starting this fortnight with a 3 day old suspected hamstring tear which has been dismissed by a consultant because as a pregnant...
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Sophie Power
Oct 22, 202011 min
27-28 Weeks - From highs to lows - adaptations and injury
And just like that running is a breeze again! 10 miles Friday, 9 miles Sunday. With 2 miles Saturday chasing Donnacha who is learning to...
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Sophie Power
Oct 12, 202010 min
25-26 weeks Why I see a Womens Physio... and still training hard
For my training plan (ok what I actually did...) for these weeks scroll down! Off again on another mini-holiday – this time to the...
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Sophie Power
Sep 23, 202011 min
23 - 24 weeks - heart rate training and surviving the heat
23 weeks So after Everest, holiday and a getting back to it week I feel ready to really focus. Well for 2 weeks before we have another...
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Sophie Power
Sep 14, 20207 min
22 weeks pregnant - half way there and time for a holiday!
So I made it to Half Way! I consider half way to be 22 weeks rather than 20 – seeing as the first 4 you don’t even know if you’re...
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Sophie Power
Aug 20, 202012 min
How I "climbed" Everest 20 weeks pregnant & the value of still setting challenges
It’s Everest Week!!! One of my favourite running organisers, Centurion, have put out another challenge for while races are still...
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Sophie Power
Aug 11, 20207 min
18-19 weeks. Training for Everest, reviewing kit and letting my standards go
Pregnancy does not stop you being an athlete and challenging yourself. These weeks have been all about preparation for my new challenge –...
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Sophie Power
Aug 4, 20208 min
16-17 weeks - How to protect your pelvic floor and pelvis in pregnancy
It suddenly hits me. I’m walking the kids home from school down a steep hill and I stop in agony. A wave of severe pain goes through my...
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Sophie Power
Jul 16, 20206 min
15wks - How to prepare not to run in pregnancy
This week my physio, Emma Brockwell (@physiomumuk) asked me to do an Insta live about my pregnancy. She is an amazing womens physio and...
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Sophie Power
Jul 9, 20205 min
Week 14 - Strava crowns and back pain
Going from smashing a Strava segment to dealing with my new lower back pain... it's stretch time!
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Sophie Power
Jul 1, 20206 min
Week 13 - Whats my REAL goal? - learning to control my ego
What on earth was I thinking when I wanted to run 100 miles this week??? For background this is a Centurion Running virtual lockdown...
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Sophie Power
Jun 25, 20206 min
Weeks 11-12 Reducing the impact
11 weeks and more pregnancy symptoms are starting – on top of my zombie like state caused by tiredness and needing to eat all day not to...
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