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Video: HealthWatch: Kids & Sleep, Pregnancy & Running

Posted November 9th, 2007 at 8:00 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Health & Fitness, Exercise

pregnant woman In the following video report, Dr. Holly Phillips of CBS-2 New York discusses the connection between children, sleep, and how marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe won Sunday’s 2007 NYC marathon just 9 months after giving birth.

For more information on Paula Radcliffe and the 2007 ING New Yrok City Marathon, please visit: http://newyork.thefinalsprint.com

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Baby Girl for Anastasia Ndereba

Posted June 18th, 2007 at 7:40 AM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Kenyan marathoner, Anastasia Ndereba, gave birth to a baby girl, Joyruth Njeri, on Monday, June 11, at 1:00 p.m.

“She weighs 8 lbs. (3.6 kg) and mother and baby are doing fine,” wrote Lisa Buster, Ndereba’s manager, in an e-mail to friends.

Ndereba, 32, is the younger sister of 2003 IAAF World Marathon champion, Catherine Ndereba. She has a career best time of 2:29:03 set in Venice in 2002.

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Paula Radcliffe, proud new mother & marathon record holder, returns to the track

Posted February 16th, 2007 at 3:00 AM by Kevin McGinn

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Paula Radcliffe has started running again just twelve days after delivering her baby girl. Her daughter, Ilsa, was born after 27 long hours of labor on January 17, 2007.

The world record holder runner gave an exclusive interview with “Hello!” magazine, a popular publication in the UK. “After five days I was doing lots of pushing the pram but I wasn’t doing much else.” She told the magazine with her husband, Gary Lough, by her side. She went on to say:

“I did my first little jog after 12 days and since then I’ve been running alternate days.”
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Podcast 11: Interview with 3-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers

Posted February 9th, 2007 at 3:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Today’s podcast features my interview with Gail Devers, a 3-time Olympic gold medalist. Known as the “fastest woman in the world”, Gail has overcome a multitude of obstacles to achieve tremendous success.

At 40 years old, and just 19 months after giving birth to her daughter Karsens, Gail returned to the Millrose Games on February 2nd and won the 60m hurdles; defeating many of the world’s best, including her current protege, Danielle Carruthers.

Download the podcast to hear Gail discuss how “40 is the new 20″, her battle with misdiagnosis and Graves disease, the Gail Devers Foundation, being a coach, her new protégé, the keys to longevity, and her thoughts on trying to compete in the 2008 Olympics.

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Gail Devers
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 13.5MB
Length: 00:34:20