Sophie PowerNov 219 min33 - 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 arriva...
Sophie PowerNov 99 min31 -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 men...
Sophie PowerOct 3110 min29 - 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 w...
Sophie PowerOct 2211 min27-28 Weeks - From highs to lows - adaptations and injuryAnd just like that running is a breeze again! 10 miles Friday, 9 miles Sunday. With 2 miles Saturday chasing Donnacha who is learning to ...
Sophie PowerOct 1210 min25-26 weeks Why I see a Womens Physio... and still training hardFor my training plan (ok what I actually did...) for these weeks scroll down! Off again on another mini-holiday – this time to the beaut...
Sophie PowerSep 2311 min23 - 24 weeks - heart rate training and surviving the heat23 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 li...
Sophie PowerSep 147 min22 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 pregnan...
Sophie PowerAug 2012 minHow I "climbed" Everest 20 weeks pregnant & the value of still setting challengesIt’s Everest Week!!! One of my favourite running organisers, Centurion, have put out another challenge for while races are still cancelle...
Sophie PowerAug 117 min18-19 weeks. Training for Everest, reviewing kit and letting my standards goPregnancy does not stop you being an athlete and challenging yourself. These weeks have been all about preparation for my new challenge –...
Sophie PowerAug 48 min16-17 weeks - How to protect your pelvic floor and pelvis in pregnancyIt 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 ...
Sophie PowerJul 166 min15wks - How to prepare not to run in pregnancyThis week my physio, Emma Brockwell (@physiomumuk) asked me to do an Insta live about my pregnancy. She is an amazing womens physio and c...
Sophie PowerJul 95 minWeek 14 - Strava crowns and back painGoing from smashing a Strava segment to dealing with my new lower back pain... it's stretch time!
Sophie PowerJul 16 minWeek 13 - Whats my REAL goal? - learning to control my egoWhat on earth was I thinking when I wanted to run 100 miles this week??? For background this is a Centurion Running virtual lockdown chal...
Sophie PowerJun 256 minWeeks 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...
Sophie PowerJun 195 min8-10 weeks. Pregnancy Training plans in placeIt’s now not just a case of having seen the heartbeat. I am well and truly FEELING pregnant and it’s time to put plans in place to make i...
Sophie PowerJun 106 minThe first 2 months. Is it or isn't it? Miscarriage worries, early symptoms and making training changes
Sophie PowerJun 36 minWhy I train for the best – for me and my babyWhy the current advice doesn't work and how we need to rethink pregnancy for the best outcomes. Background on my 1st and 2nd as I enter #3!
