Heavily pregnant marathon champ Simal refuses to stop training as she runs, lifts weights and stretches in the gym
CHAMPION marathon runner Clara Simal has refused to stop chasing her dream despite being seven months pregnant.
The 32-year-old architect from Madrid has continued to run, lift weights and stretch in the gym.
The heavily pregnant athlete has urged other women to continue exercising while pregnant because “you will feel much better”.
Speaking to Spanish television channel Antena 3, she said: “I can continue running during the pregnancy.
“The doctor told me I can do exercise.
“Women should be encouraged to exercise during pregnancy because you feel much better.”
Before she warned: “Make sure the baby is never missing air. Your breathing should be good and you should feel comfortable.”
She has continued training for marathons, but has reduced the intensity of her sessions because she would get more tired than usual.
She said: “I would get much more tired and my heart rate would be much higher.”
Local media report that the 32-year-old plans to “train to the very last moment” that she can.
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Simal is keen to keep up the hard work after she won the Spanish marathon championship in 2017 and finished second in 2018.
She publicly announced her pregnancy on social media, which read: “Athletic objectives will have to wait this season.
“We are expecting a new little person in our family this Christmas that will be with us for our new objectives, and of course the rest of our lives.”