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I read about that earlier today. i think it is crazy. Just my opinion, but it just seems way too risky to me. From what I understand, some women are allowed to run during pregnancy, but 13 miles of running/jogging plus walking the other 13 miles? Seems like WAY too much for a pregnant woman. I don't get it.
Wow, this is crazy!!! I was hoping to see her running int he video footage. I couldn't even run a marathon now!!
Wow have to give her props. I mean there was no way I could have done that at 38weeks.
I wouldn't feel that I should personally but her doctor cleared her and the baby was healthy so no harm no foul I suppose.
Doesn't that make you wonder if all that running is what sent her into labor? It seems like her doctors ok'ed it; I'm just amazed she had the strength and energy to do that at 38+ weeks!
This is amazing/crazy to me. I read before about how Kara Goucher (pro-runner) ran 5 miles the morning she gave birth and I thought THAT was insane. A marathon is just…..wow.
I don't know how she had the energy to actually give birth at that point. Crazy.
Wow! That is amazing and crazy! Obviously her doctor cleared her and the baby was perfectly fine but I can't imagine even wanting to run that far when that pregnant!
That is totally crazy. I thought I would be one of those women who would run throughout my pregnancy... or at least the early part. In the end I quit running at 5 weeks when the morning sickness and dizziness really kicked in. 13 miles of running at 38 weeks. Just wow.
Wow! No way I would have wanted to do that but sounds like she was feeling good. A marathon and then give birth, that's the most intense day.
Sorry, but my opinion is no matter how much training she did that was just stupid. Running a marathon sends TONS of toxins into your blood stream. No wonder she went into labor, her body sensed a hostile environment for the baby. Derp derp! I cannot believe a board certified doctor would approve of running 13.1 miles and walking an additional 13.1 miles at 38 weeks. Unbelievable!
If you've trained for it over a long period of time and you're in tune with your body, its really not that dangerous. Its people who haven't trained properly and then run long distances who run in to major health issues, or those who push themselves far after their body is telling them to stop.
If her doctor cleared her, chances are she has been trained and conditioned for marathons in the past and knows what she's doing. My Mr's marathon training groups have had several pregnant women in them over the years, all who are required to have clearance from a Dr. to run - and its never been a problem.
Mom and baby are doing just fine, so I think it's a little mean to call her "stupid".
Good for her! As long as her doctor cleared her (which they did) = I say that's pretty amazing. She must have been exhausted by the end of that day!
@bree72: Exactly! I think it's amazing, and I'm really impressed that she did it. I can't imagine having that much endurance-- to run a marathon & then go through labor--- but kudos to her for doing it!! Pregnant women are capable of SO much that the general public doesn't give them credit for (despite what doctors say about how capable pregnant women are!).
@MightySapphire: That seems pretty harsh. She was at term-- 38 wks 5 days, I think? So to say it was her "stupidity" that sent her into labor is jumping to a whole lot of conclusions.
i planto run durring pregnancy but like 2 miles and im cool.
wow... I would not have been able to run even a few miles the day I gave birth to my sone I was almost 41 weeks way over due no way I would be out there running a marathon then or now... More power to her!
I saw on tv last night that apparently this lady is a seasoned marathon runner. She's run 8 marathons (including this one) and she ran 3 while pregnant!
My husband just finished his first half marathon a few weeks ago and when we saw the story on the news he said, "That just makes me feel bad. It was hard for me to finish and I don't even have an extra 30 pounds of baby out front." Lol!
I think "stupid" is a bit harsh, but I definitely agree with MightySapphire's sentiment. It's like, really? You can't dial it down for a few months? A lot of these women are just addicted to exercise but I don't think it's necessarily healthy for a pregnant woman to have her blood pressure and body temperature up so much while pregnant.
I know she's a trained athlete and all, plus I had read that she did kind of a run/walk for about half the marathon. Still, I don't think it was worth the risk. It could have all gone really wrong.
I saw this on Good Morning America today! They said she beat her husband's time by something like 20 minutes, too, which is pretty impressive. It sounded risky to me at first but I suppose if the doctor okayed it then there is probably not medical reason not to. There are a lot of things out there that you physically *can* do--but that doesn't mean I'd like to try it!
Actually there are risks attached to what she did. So while it's good that it worked out in the end, it's probably also not recommended.
It's her body. It's between her and her doctor. Marathon runners are basically not human beings anymore anyway. They are ethereal magical elves who traipse delicately back and forth across different planes of existence, whimsically measured in 26-mile increments and subsisting only on elfbread and derringdo.
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http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-marathon-baby-oct10,0,1647610.story
Wow. Just wow.