My Second Trimester Fitness Experiences (第二孕期的運動健身經驗）

Typically, first trimester discomfort will gradually fade away when second trimester starts. I felt that my extra fatigue had slowly gone away in the forth month. My main training goal for my second trimester was the 5 K local race at Chocolatathon, hosted by Uberthons. I wanted to have a road race as my training goal because I've always enjoyed the cheers of the crowd and running with inspiring runners in road races. Staying connected to running and continuing doing what I love before pregnancy are very important to me.

At the end of the second trimester, the belly started to grow more significantly

第二孕期通常是懷孕期間最穩定和『舒服』的時間。這時間醫生通常也會放心讓孕婦長途旅行。第一孕期的過度疲憊在第四個月開始慢慢的消失。我給自己第二孕期的訓練目標是參加一個當地的五公里路跑活動。主要原因有二：(1) 很喜歡路跑時的人氣，覺得很適合孕婦去湊湊熱鬧😊，(2) 能在懷孕期間持續做自己喜歡的事情，健身運動不間斷，對心理和身體健康都有益處。

My First Trimester Fitness Experiences (第一孕期的運動健身經驗）

In preparation to be a better coach for my younger sister, who just started her pregnancy, and inspired by many women who shared about their experiences about being empowered by knowledge during their pregnancy, I took the Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Specialist Certification class from AFPA and got certified as Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Specialist in early September 2019!! It turned out that it came extremely handy when I found out that I'm pregnant in mid October.

Some of my workout during my first trimester

水果塔食譜 Fruit Tart Recipe

Marionberry Tart

Marionberry Tart

這個甜點是我最喜歡做的甜點之一，非常適合忙碌但又想自己做甜點的上班族（或者任何忙碌人）。喜歡吃塔，無奈外面買的塔大多時候甜度很不合口味。這次分享的食譜沒有太多複雜的甜點步驟，但能輕鬆做出美味，真材實料的水果塔喔！

This is one of my favorite desserts to make. It's easy and fast. You can also make your own variation by choosing different fruits. I have included some variation examples in this recipe. Hope you will like it. 👍😉

2nd Tri + Race Thoughts: 2018 Girlfriends Tri

From 5 K to my first Half Marathon: Shamrock Run Portland 2018 (Part 2)

In Part 2 of the series: I will (ii) share my training approach and (iii) racing strategy, and will end with a short summary.
下集就繼續分享 (ii) 我的訓練方法，(iii) 我的比賽方法。最後有個小總結。

From 5 K to my first Half Marathon: Shamrock Run Portland 2018 (Part 1)

For all good purposes, they all start with a WHY:
(1) Why I decided to write about my race thoughts? 為什麼我要寫比賽心得呢？
During my training, as a novice, I was curious about other runners' experiences in their "out of comfort zone" training process. It was great to find quite a lot of inspiring stories from instagram posts and running podcasts, but stories specific to preparing for one's first half marathon is not that easy to find. So, I'm hoping that I can contribute to that pool of people who are/will be in the same place where I was.
在準備半馬的過程中，很想知道有類似經驗的人是如何準備、所遇到的困難有哪些。Instagram上有不少勵志的故事，例如，如何不放棄路跑，幾年後成績是如何進步等。關於準備初半馬路跑的文章，我找到的大多是『裸跑初半馬』之類的心得。這完全不符合我的需求和個性啊。裸跑心態＋仰賴幸運之神眷顧，實在和我的原則（以及人生本質= =）大相逕提啊！希望寫出自己的準備過程能與有志一同的人分享囉！

(2) Why did I choose a half marathon? 為什麼我要選擇半程馬拉松(21 km)來比賽？
Long story short, I have been very keen on improving my running performance ever since I started running for 5 K races in February 2017. However, I had little idea about what would be the best distance to achieve this goal. It turns out that, there is NO correct answer. So I decided to train along with my lovely husband for a half marathon in preparation for his first marathon.
我的終極目標是提升跑步的能力，讓5 K or 10 K 的速度提升。自己有查到說，不要一直都跑同一種距離，讓訓練有所變化更能促進身體的發展。於是我就加入（被推坑）老公為全馬(42 km)準備的半馬訓練了！

Why I Tri + Race Thoughts: 2017 YWCA Women's Tri

Oh! I felt so very accomplished after my first triathlon - a sprint distance YWCA Women's Tri at Lake Nokomis on Aug 13th 2017. I'd like to write down my race thoughts and share with you how it all began.
上週日比完人生第一個三項競賽後，自己的毅力和堅持帶給我很大的成就感。我打算寫下我的比賽心得以及分享我是怎麼和三鐵結緣的！

滿六年紀念日！My sixth-year "anniversary" in the US

六年前（Six years ago）：

Race thought: Red, White & Boom! 5 K 2017 with Twin Cities In Motion

I signed up this Red, White & Boom! 5 K race right before my first trained 5 K race at Hot Chocolate Run Minneapolis for the purpose of training my run part for my sprint triathlon race in August. Here are my race thoughts!

Kind of...ready for the race!