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I realize that I’ve gotten pretty fast when I start outpacing fit men! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/3e02e234-728c-4a47-a23d-8e7e94e11f3a/Here2.jpg New Page (Images) Rising confidence: Pushing and challenging my body from a young age builds up my confidence. Here I am in action, navigating a steep mountain hike. Those rocks and boulders are no joke! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/b6ac3cc4-408a-4e19-b72e-d023d277a8aa/Now.jpg New Page (Images) Fitness since the early days: I start doing regular, intense exercise as a kid. There are two main reasons: I want to strengthen my body after a childhood plagued by injuries, and my metabolism slows down at an early age.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/91037c30-2d58-4dca-a341-1d1eec8d36db/Today.jpg New Page (Images, 2021) “Covid abs”: After the abdominal surgery, for a long time, I'm really scared to do anything but cardio. Building solid abs marks a significant psychological milestone: I no longer feel bound by my previous injuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/62347535-2082-4b85-9d46-5334cf84a6a9/Snowboard1.jpg New Page (Images) New beginnings: After the skiing accident, I can't ski the same. I become overly cautious, afraid of every misstep. Snowboarding represents a fresh start and a clean slate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/fb0f45a8-6412-4d9a-99c2-0ff4c4318e29/IMG_4150cropped.JPG New Page (Images, 2026) “Fitness mommy": At the very end of 2025, I clock an elite mile time for the first time, bringing some extra fireworks to the New Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/b72b23a7-5fa4-448a-9717-9969dc9a6b93/562358721_25765107229746200_4123597586946399983_n.jpg New Page (Images) A charismatic little charmer is born: My daughter in her first years of life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/41701d02-afcd-47df-96b5-55984313f7a8/IMG_0532.jpeg New Page (Images, 2022) Pregnancy athletic performance: For most of my pregnancy, I'm able to hold onto a high level of athletic performance, thanks to decades of intense training pre-baby. 5 months pregnant here and still clocking highly-competitive mile times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/2b6dad81-3ece-4fc8-9c36-9b921890ccd7/Preg8.jpeg New Page (Images, 2022) Postpartum depression hitting hard: The baby is out, but I still look very pregnant and it will stay this way for a long time. It will be 3.5 YEARS before I have a flat tummy again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/e0c8015d-bfb1-4321-8d7f-f8c43be882ef/20240316_011641000_iOS.jpg New Page (Images, 2024) Tide finally turning: I’m starting to get compliments on my fitness for the first time since having a baby. This external validation means a lot. It signifies that my progress is not just in my head, it’s getting noticed by others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/ddb794c7-188c-46f8-9f1b-b33f8a31bf58/508317767_24703014649288802_6236849690727698246_n.jpg New Page (Images) Tumultuous waters: I’m happy with my fitness results, I’m taking selfies, I'm inspiring others, things are great. But little do I know, that underneath that athletic exterior, abdominal injuries are brewing, and they will soon make me rethink everything I know about fitness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/1793303403136-VB45H6WSJ4LKIPEZ0AQI/unsplash-image-PoO-pMjrP-0.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/81dcb45c-72fb-4e52-a648-54f2f1fa034f/67933995_2888351197848461_1982529407452971008_n.jpg New Page (Images, 2019) “Running era” in full effect: The abdominal surgery is behind me and I’ve fully poured myself into running. My fitness, strength, and endurance haven’t gone away—they’ve multiplied tenfold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/5a41a700-9488-4dba-8c13-4ee0d6b557b5/IMG_1936.jpeg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/d1a27237-65fb-49fc-be2b-5b161568bff7/Test8.png New Page (2026) Chasing my daughter is easy when I’m running the fastest mile I’ve ever run! Before pregnancy, I was convinced I had reached my peak and would never run that fast again. 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After hitting a few fitness obstacles, I'm able to return to challenging outdoor runs. My body is well-primed to take on the additional load of carrying a baby, while maintaining athletic performance. All my years of fitness training are paying off! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/2bf8c0dd-bd19-4ae6-a0f0-aae4be1ab418/IMG_3189.jpeg New Page (2024) It’s been 2 years since I’ve given birth and I still have a very pregnant-looking belly, despite years of hard work exercising and eating healthy. Little do I know, after 2 more years of hard work, I will have a completely flat tummy and defined abs. 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I’m running well into the advanced level and approaching elite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/028b0035-3e2e-4f34-ab33-207db89d3c87/568119039_25758995193690737_1838931291077297869_n.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/476e77bc-5181-44e7-8368-b39cbd908354/643875024_26947472238176354_3737112530939535949_n.jpg New Page With my mom and brother as we engage in an outdoor fitness mix: hiking, sightseeing, and exploring a new city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/6605fc7a-bdb9-454c-b2fa-c1a3ab6d068a/506805769_24683848107872123_3721010523894976092_n.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/0d672893-d4bf-44cd-aa10-7b61ab014ee0/676780179_27531549969768575_5424692959286796836_n.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/a7d81f87-9300-46b4-afed-b95745c01816/IMG_0952.jpeg New Page I'm 9 months pregnant, about to pop! At this point, the pregnancy is really taking its toll. I can barely walk because my uterus is now pressing on a major nerve. Since I'm unable to do many athletic activities, I double-down on the healthy eating to stay fit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/bf48940f-eaea-4c04-91a6-0d4656b287a4/Preg1.jpeg New Page (2024) 2 years after giving birth, I still can’t fit into any of my pre-pregnancy clothes. This is a regular-sized shirt but fits more like a crop top because of my belly. It’s hard to believe that after 2 more years of effort, not only will I fit into all my pre-pregnancy clothes, they will be too big! Things will completely turn around and then some. I just need to stay the course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/4a662215-7ab6-4a91-ab03-40dcb2492fcf/IMG_2885.jpeg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/8e385436-e295-4620-a164-094ed35d99e1/558372135_25643217678601823_3692478542238356413_n.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/84b6ef08-0bb9-4d9f-8263-e729cebc5be0/67554406_2888348444515403_4941517134275543040_n.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/1790970713424-6VHHJGL4T5ZIGP7FI99X/unsplash-image-PoO-pMjrP-0.jpg New Page - Surge in fitness Within the same month, I end up breaking my pre-pregnancy mile time record 4 times; each time setting a new record, then breaking it again a few weeks later. I’m running way faster than I ever could before pregnancy. I’m now straddling the advanced and elite levels. Elite is the best of the best. The top 1-10% of fastest recreational runners. I’m so close to the elite level I can just taste it, feel it, smell it. I just have to shave about 10 more seconds off my mile time. I’m determined to do it. A month later, I clock an elite-level mile time for the first time. It’s hard, grueling. It takes every last ounce of strength, endurance, and drive that I have in me. The last quarter-mile is so hard, I feel like I’m going to fall over after I finish. But I finish. That’s the important part. And I don’t fall over. I stand tall and proud. There I am, on a cold, rainy December day, by far the fastest, strongest, fittest athlete I have ever been in my entire life. It’s now been 3.5 years since I’ve given birth. 3.5 years of extremely hard work in the gym, in nutrition. I’m finally seeing the dramatic results I thought would never come. I’m leaner, stronger, fitter than I’ve ever been in my life. I’ve blown all of my pre-pregnancy fitness records out of the water. Not only am I fitting into all my pre-pregnancy clothes, most of them are too big now. I’m fitting into things I was never able to fit into pre-pregnancy. My abs are back and in full force. My tummy is lean and flat, flatter than it was before pregnancy. I beat the odds. All those people who said I’ll never have a flat tummy again were completely wrong. Turns out, I had to be the person to prove it. My abdominal condition is still there, but it’s so minor now that you’d never be able to tell. I never went to physical therapy, I never ended up needing it. Healthy eating and exercise proved more powerful than even a post-pregnancy condition that was supposedly “permanent.”