Athlete Wins 800 Metres While 34 Weeks Pregnant

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Many pregnant women do like to keep up with a gentle exercise routine while expecting, but it's doubtful that many would fancy doing an 800m running race.

However, a five-time U.S. national champion did just that and ran it in just over two minutes - all while she was 34-weeks pregnant.

Olympian Alysia Montano may have finished last in the race last Thursday at the Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California, but she said she enjoyed it and felt 'really good'.

The 28-year-old runner, who received a standing ovation after completing the race in 2 minutes, 32.13 seconds, said: 'I've been running throughout my pregnancy and I felt really, really good during the whole process.'

Her finishing time was 35 seconds slower than her personal best of 1:57.34, which she smashed back in 2010 in a race in Monaco, but is still a time many recreational runners wouldn't be able to achieve.

-Daily Mail