Marathons are something that thousands of runners every year take part in. These marathons can be extremely challenging, especially if one is not properly trained. However, there is one natural occurrence that made this event much harder for Amber Miller…pregnancy.
Amber Miller, a 27 year old female runner, recently completed the Sunday’s bank of America Chicago Marathon. Even though this task would have been challenging for any participant, for Amber it was different. Amber was 39 week pregnant and expecting any day! This was not Ambers first marathon while she pregnant however, it was her third! She ran one at 17 weeks with her son, at the same with her daughter, and then this one at 39 weeks. Now some of you are probably wondering is this actually safe? Well, Amber says that she got the okay to run half of the marathon and walk half, which is exactly what she did. She said that she drank plenty of fluids and ended up finishing only three hours above her best time. She finished with a 6 hour and 25 minute marathon. Only hours later, she delivered a healthy baby girl named June. Currently the mother plans on hanging up her shoes and focusing on her job as a full time mom.
I found this to be very interesting. She said while she was running she began experiencing contractions. She said that she was unsure if it was actual labor or not because she experiences contractions while running. However, when the race finished she was experiencing constant contractions. So, she went and grabbed a sandwich then headed to the hospital. Welcome baby June! This is an amazing story don’t you think? Below is the link for the video of her which you really need to watch!
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