Princess 10K Walk/Run or Walkers

[TinkerBelle920]

Hi! I signed up for the Princess weekend 10K and I am so excited I am a new runner and just now doing the couch to 5K program. My husband and I are considering adding to our family in the next few months. If I end up being pregnant for the 10K is it still doable does anyone walk it or do a combo walk run or is it pretty much run the whole way?

 

[NC State Tigger]

I'd be interested in the answer to your question as well. DD also is registered and new to "running". She too, is planning to add to her family. I was concerned about "running" if she were to get pregnant before the race.

 

[mmemarie]

My sister did the PHM this past February at 7.5 months pregnant. That being said she had more than a year of training under her belt before getting pregnant and just continued that conditioning and training. She also did run/walk intervals. What worked for her was a 30 second run/1 minute walk and that kept a 16 min/mile pace mostly.

I'm sure Disney would not encourage people to run these races while pregnant, but their waiver pretty much means you are at your own risk and they will accept no responsibility.

I think if you were training smart and doing run/walk intervals or walking the whole thing you could probably still do the race. But you need to listen to your body and decide when you get pregnant, taking into account how far along you'll be etc.

I know you can defer a half marathon registration to a later race, not sure about the 10k, but that might also be an option.