The athlete who made headlines for running an 800-meter race later in her pregnancy has given birth to a healthy baby girl.
Alysia Montaño, 28, gave birth Friday to Linnéa Dori Montaño, her first child with husband Louis Montaño.
In an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, the California resident said she felt great.
“I mean, I had the birth that I wanted … my natural birth, no meds at
all,” she said, adding that believed she achieved her goal of remaining
“mentally intact, physically intact.”
Her goal is to now ease back into her regular fitness routine. In two
weeks she’ll start doing daily 20- to 30- minute runs and progress
gradually from there, she said.
Since being released from the hospital 12 hours after the delivery, she
has been going on leisurely daily walks of about a mile, she said,
adding that she isn’t overdoing things.
Many questioned her decision to run the 800-meter race at the US Track
and Field Championships in June. The five-time national champion came
last in that race.
By SUZAN CLARKE
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