A U.S. Olympic track and field star who continued to run at more than eight months pregnant has given birth to a baby girl.
Middle-distance
runner Alysia Montaño announced the happy news on her Instagram account
on Sunday, posting a picture of her newborn baby's hand.
'Team
Montaño has added a new member to the line-up on August 15, 2014 at
2:29am. Coming in at 7lbs 15 ounces and 19.5 inches long, please welcome
Linnea Dori Montano!'
With the approval and encouragement of doctors, Montaño continued to compete and train throughout her pregnancy.
At
34 weeks, Montaño ran the 800-meter race at the U.S. Track and Field
Championships at the end of June in Sacramento, California.
The
28-year-old former University of California track star finished last in
her heat, but that didn't matter for the then-expectant mom.
'That
took away any fear of what the outside world might think about a woman
running during her pregnancy,' Montaño said at the time.
'What I found out mostly was that
exercising during pregnancy is actually much better for the mom and the
baby. ... I did all the things I normally do ... I just happened to be
pregnant. This is my normal this year.'
Montaño
finished the race with a time of 2 minutes and 32 seconds, 35 minutes
slower than her personal best of 1 minute and 57 seconds.
'I've
been running throughout my pregnancy and I felt really, really good
during the whole process,' Montaño said. 'I just didn't want to get
lapped and be the first person to get lapped in the 800.'
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