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Tennessee mom Ashlee Eskelsen ran the Boston Marathon 14 weeks pregnant last year. This year, she wanted a new challenge.
Eskelsen, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, set a world record on Saturday for finishing a half-marathon pushing a triple stroller with her three sons — her youngest just 4 and a half months old.
“Those last few miles, they were hard,” Eskelsen told Alabamanews.net. “I had to stay strong mentally, and my motto is just for moms everywhere and I definitely was praying, like I said out there. So, I was hoping some angels would could help me push it because no one else was allowed to touch the stroller.”
Eskelsen finished the 13.1-mile race at the 2018 Montgomery Half Marathon and 5K in 1:47:29, a pace of about 8:20 per mile.
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TerryMarch 15, 2018
14 weeks. That's 3½ months. As a father of 5, I see nothing wrong with that. When the kids are old enough to understand, mom can tell them that they are world record holders.
JaNice TaylorMarch 14, 2018
Sorry, but I miss your point here. Why not applaud this? You clearly have no idea how the first trimester of pregnancy makes one feel. Seemingly endless nausea and feeling overwhelmingly tired, some pregnancies more so than others. It took dedication and grit to maintsin her program in the months before the race. She has my applause.