Life post pregnancy: running update My baby is now six months old and last week I ran my first parkrun. I could have run one sooner – I’ve been running 5k and longer non-stop for a few months now – but my plan had always been to wait until I was ready, in body and mind, to push hard and see how fast I could run. Since my last post pregnancy running update , I’ve gradually been increasing my running. Other than a couple of weeks, I’ve been able to fit in three runs a week. How long these are and when exactly they happen has had to be decided on a week-by-week basis as energy levels and schedules change. But I’m very happy with how it’s gone. Looking at my training log, I’ve been back running (not counting the weeks of run/walk build-up) for 12 weeks, my maximum distance has been an 8 mile run and my biggest week so far has been 17 miles. I’ve also been going to post-natal pilates and doing my own strengthening exercises at home. As a coach, I often give my runners better advice tha...