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Where, Oh Where Has My Pre-Mommy Brain Gone?

mommy brain

You often walk into a room and forget why you’re there. You regularly put yourself into a panic thinking you’ve lost your wallet, keys, credit card or phone. You suddenly draw a blank when someone asks for your phone number, kids’ birthdays or age. You can be found rifling through every closet, drawer and diaper bag in your house at 2am looking for a stray diaper because you forgot to pick some up that day. If any or all of these describe you, you might have mommy brain.

Trainer’s Tip #13: Train properly for your marathon.

how to train for a marathon

Tip #13:  When you sign up for a marathon, properly train for it. This sounds pretty straight-forward, but not training is both tempting and common.  Because training is hard.  It’s grueling and time-consuming and takes you away from your other commitments.   Some mornings I talk myself around in circles for a good 20 minutes or so before I even get out of bed for my run.  And once I do, I shuffle around the house for another good 20 minutes, sighing, grumbling, ready to willingly accept any excuse that seems feasible for skipping.  It’s snowing/raining/dark/windy.  I’m sore/exhausted/too busy.  I’ll add the miles to tomorrow’s run.  One little run won’t …