I know for a fact that Michelle Rohl walked a 20k at the U.S. Championships this year less than 3 months after giving birth to her fourth child and that she was breast feeding at the time.
Ed and Dana Parrot wrote: > I tend to agree - I imagine there have been elite women who have performed > close to a world class level within a year of giving birth. I know several > women who have run very hard marathons within 6-10 months after giving > birth, although I'm not 100% sure if they were actually still breastfeeding > when they ran the marathon. > > I suspect it has a lot more to do with the individual involved, including > weight, general health, and how fast the runner is. When the topic of > hypernutremia came up several months ago, I noted that by and large it seems > to be very slow people who have major health problems in marathons because > of this. That may not be the case with this particular woman, but once you > get slower than 3:30-4:00, the marathon becomes an ultra and needs a > completely different approach. > > All that said, it is of course a tragedy to see someone involved in our > sport meet with such a disaster. And based on what little I know of the > subject, all indications are that one must be cautious coming back from > pregnancy. I will soon learn more about this first-hand, as my wife is > expecting our first child in May and expecting to run the Olympic Trials > marathon the following April! > > - Ed Parrot > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 1:24 PM > Subject: Re: t-and-f: Fwd: woman marathoner dies > > > Well, I think it may depend on the woman and the event. Seriously, Debbie > > Grant Marshall resumed rigorous training fairly immediately after the > birth > > of her second child . Likewise, so did Merideth Valmon and Sonia > O'Sullivan. > > > > > > In a message dated 11/6/2002 11:20:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > >A member of our club knew this woman. She had given birth 10 months ago > > > > > >and was still breast feeding. She had undertaken a 30 week training > > >program (starting 10 weeks after giving birth). It appears that she > > >suffered from severe sodium imbalance possibly created by the stresses > > >of > > >nursing. (my wife knows another woman with the same problem). I think > > >the > > >message from this incident is that women should avoid training for such > > >an > > >arduous endeavor so soon after giving birth, especially if they are still > > > > > >nursing, which is particularly physically stressful. > > > > > >Richard McCann > > -- Wayne T. Armbrust, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computomarx™ 3604 Grant Ct. Columbia MO 65203-5800 USA (573) 445-6675 (voice & FAX) http://www.Computomarx.com "Know the difference between right and wrong... Always give your best effort... Treat others the way you'd like to be treated..." - Coach Bill Sudeck (1926-2000)
