Hi all,
Go easy on me - I've just signed up to Slow Twitch! I'm essentially asking about time scales (and feasibility) to get back to training/racing after pregnancy and would really value some insight. To give you a bit of background...
I'm pretty keen long distance triathlete (as is my husband) and we are keen to start a family. I started off wanting to do 1 Ironman before I had children but then I caught the bug and am currently training towards my third race season in which I had big hopes for PB and possibly Kona qualification. We were originally planning to race this season and then start trying straight away afterwards (probably September, unless by some miracle I qualified for Hawaii), however, now that the pandemic has hit and the race season is a bit of a wash-out so we wondered about starting now. Training and triathlon has really become a lifestyle for us which we love and I would love to keep fit throughout my pregnancy ...My question however is about return to racing post-partum. How long did this take? Is it realistic to consider IM races a few months after pregnancy? Am I just being totally unrealistic and racing will be the last thing on my mind at that stage!? I appreciate that the answers to these questions are highly individual and dependent on many factors, however it would be great to get a rough gauge from the forum.
Many thanks!
Go easy on me - I've just signed up to Slow Twitch! I'm essentially asking about time scales (and feasibility) to get back to training/racing after pregnancy and would really value some insight. To give you a bit of background...
I'm pretty keen long distance triathlete (as is my husband) and we are keen to start a family. I started off wanting to do 1 Ironman before I had children but then I caught the bug and am currently training towards my third race season in which I had big hopes for PB and possibly Kona qualification. We were originally planning to race this season and then start trying straight away afterwards (probably September, unless by some miracle I qualified for Hawaii), however, now that the pandemic has hit and the race season is a bit of a wash-out so we wondered about starting now. Training and triathlon has really become a lifestyle for us which we love and I would love to keep fit throughout my pregnancy ...My question however is about return to racing post-partum. How long did this take? Is it realistic to consider IM races a few months after pregnancy? Am I just being totally unrealistic and racing will be the last thing on my mind at that stage!? I appreciate that the answers to these questions are highly individual and dependent on many factors, however it would be great to get a rough gauge from the forum.
Many thanks!