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Alysia Montano competes again while pregnant at nationals

Related Topics: Pregnancy, 800 metres

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Alysia Montano took two laps at nationals while pregnant with her first child. It was only fair she do the same with baby No 2.

Five months pregnant, the 800-meter runner finished more than 19 seconds behind the winning time Thursday night at the U.S. track and field championships in extreme heat.

She never felt better.

”Amazing,” said Montano, who chased her nearly 3-year-old daughter around after the race.

Wearing a customized Wonder Woman top and the trademark flower in her hair, Montano finished in 2 minutes, 21.40 seconds to eclipse her previous-best pregnancy time by nearly 11 seconds.