I’m so glad the rain held up for the Atlanta Track Club Women’s 5K. The forecast was for an 80% chance of rain including thunderstorms. But the race goddesses had another plan in mind and we were all happy about it. The women were talking about last years rain out and really wanted today’s race to happen. The atmosphere was enthusiastic and fun. I love the comradely of the running…
The FAB in FAB Haute Mama stands for Fit & Beautiful. When I started this blog, fitness was at the top of my list. Prior to pregnancy, I started running again. I joined the NYC chapter of Black Girls Run, trained and did two 5K’s. I was actually pregnant but did not know it during the last 5K. Fast forward, 39 weeks and 3 days later most of which was spent on bed rest,…
Tomorrow I am “running” my first 5K since March of 2012. Since then I did a 39 weeks 3 day pregnancy stint mostly on bed rest, survived a few pulmonary emboli in my lungs, had my gallbladder removed, and a needle biopsy on my thyroid All this just 6 weeks into motherhood. Speaking of motherhood I have “survived” the first 14 months and I am looking forward to thriving in…