Tough Mudder

By now everyone knows I completed the Tough Mudder race while pregnant. Only a few knew beforehand.  My doctor was less than thrilled when I told him about the upcoming race, and Dennis didn't want me to do it at all. But I started training for this race back in June and just couldn't bear the thought of backing out. So I made a deal: I would not do certain obstacles that had a risk of falling from major heights and if I felt bad or experienced any cramping I would quit immediately.  I was a little nervous about the race because my first trimester side effects took me out of my training routine. So for 7 weeks leading up to the race, I did no exercise whatsoever.  Fortunately, I felt great during the entire race. I ran the first quarter of it, and completed 20 of 28 obstacles.  I skipped the berlin wall obstacles and the electric wire obstacle.  But baby and I still did the freezing cold mud hole (that took my breath away), we crawled under barbed wire, not once, but twice and have the cuts and bruises to prove it (well I do at least), we trudged through more mud holes than I could count, we carried logs, we climbed over logs, we climbed under ground and through tunnels and we scaled cargo nets.  These are just a few of the obstacles we did, and all over a course that spanned 12+ miles.  In fact, this was the hardest part of the race; the length of it.  My legs were so tired.  Sunday was a rough day. My legs hurt so bad I could barely walk.  Fortunately, today I feel much better. I still have some sore muscles and bruises all over my legs, but I can move much better. We also had our second doctor's appointment and baby's heart rate is right where it should be and he/she is kicking a lot. I got a head band and a t-shirt for completing the race and baby got a onesie that says "Future Tough Mudder."  I'm going to have my Mom sew an "X" through the "Future" part b/c Baby Fowler is already a tough mudder.