Hey! I'm Lisa. I'm in Balgonie, SK (near

Regina) and I am a new mom of a 9 month

old daughter. Before baby, I was a long

distance runner and doing yoga, kickboxing, biking and kettlebells on the side as cross-training. Running is a huge part of my identity, so when I had to have 2 abdominal surgeries related to postpartum complications, my body took a huge hit that put me in bedrest and a huge setback in my running goals.

Mentally it was challenging to accept I could barely hold myself upright after, but I have been determined to run again so I have been doing physio, online training, walk/run intervals. My furthest postpartum distance is 3 km so far, but my hope is this June Abs challenge will rebuild my core so I can run 5 km, then 10... then a full marathon again.