Hi.

Hi. I’m Courtney. I wanted to start this very amateur blog to start tracking my running, sharing my SAHM tips and share my adventures in mommyhood.

I have two sweet boys – P & L – almost2.5 y/o and a 6 month old. I am a stay at home mom (for the most part – I cameo as a nurse per diem). I pride myself on being the best mother I can be. I worry too much about how much ABCs we’re doing and if my baby’s getting enough vitamins via breastmilk  –  but I think that’s part of being a Mom. I’m obsessed with these two little men. Being a mom has made me the strongest Me I’ve ever been. I take the best care of myself and I try to be the best person for my children to look up to.

Im passionate about running. I’ve always been jealous that my husband has these passions (fishing, hunting etc). I’ve always been active. I played sports in high school and college. I’ve always ran about like 3-5 miles. I’ve ran 5ks and 10ks.  But never tapped into thatamazing world of long distance running until after I had my first son. My husband bought me a treadmill after my son was born (my idea not his, ha!) for fitness mainly.

I started running in my basement while P napped- I trained for my first half marathon on that bad boy. I was HOOKED! I put like 2000 miles on our BOB stroller. I was in the best shape of my life and I felt so strong and healthy. I trained for a marathon. I was doing my 20 milers, almost easily. I felt unstoppable. I was on pace to BQ – training for a 3:25 finish. Til one day I ran a 20 miler (too fast, stupidly) and I had throbbing hip pain all week. I was stopped in my tracks. I couldn’t run anything over 3-4 miles! I went to MD and PT. They said maybe bursitis. I tried to postpone my marathon. Ran a few 12-14 milers here and there over next few months but that hip pain was still there. I was DEVASTATED. The wind had left my sails.

Fast forward one year – I had another baby boy! I started running again and that same pain was back 😦 deep in my hip socket. I knew this wasn’t muscular or bursiitis. I went to MD again, then to ortho. Diagnosed with acetabular labral tear! Bummer. Could possibly need surgery. Howeverrrrrrrrr MRA didn’t show it. They’re hard to see on imaging but MD and PT thinking it could be a small tear – so let’s treat it conservatively first -PT- then consult ortho if needed. Great. I’d been to PT before with no avail. But this time I don’t have time for surgery. I have two small babes that need me to I’ll give it the college try. I’m 6 weeks in now and I feel the difference! I can run without pain! Whaaaat?! Strength training focus on hips glutes and core! Dig it. Here we go! I’ll do anything if I can run. So I wanna document all my progress! Call it a comeback? 😝

And I want to share what I learn being a mommy of two boys! Balancing my babes, the household, the hubby, working per diem and running. 😍😍😍😍

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