Britain's marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe and her husband, Gary Lough, announced she is expecting her first baby in January.
The runner is currently recovering from a foot injury, but intends to compete for as long as possible throughout her pregnancy. She also hopes to be running again by early Spring of next year to be ready in time for the World Championships in Osaka, Japan in August.
"My recent foot injury made me realise I was never going to decide to reach the Beijing Olympics (in 2008) and then give it up to have children, so we decided to give it a go," stated Radcliffe
"We are ready to be parents and if you are happy, you run better. I have been competing since 1991, so the rest will do me good and it probably won't do my body any harm to be challenged in a different direction.
"Mentally I will have fulfilled one of my life goals, so I will return more mature and with the wisdom that is part of being a mother."
Source: Yahoo!News
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