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Real-Life Wonder Woman Alysia Montaño Just Ran The 800-Meter 5 Months Pregnant
The temperature at the USATF Outdoor Championships in California was 110 degrees last week, but that didn’t stop Alysia Montaño. Neither did her pregnancy.
The 31-year-old Olympic runner from Queens, New York, wore a Wonder Woman top and bright flowers in her hair for the race at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento Thursday. And, yes, she’s five months pregnant.
“I came here last time at 8 months pregnant in 2014 and it was such an amazing experience,” she told Team USA. Adding: “There is something about coming out to any venue not really expecting to win but going along with the journey and seeing what comes out of it.”
While she might have finished last in her first-round heat with a time of 2 minutes and 21.40 seconds, Montaño beat her 2014 time by nearly 11 seconds, USA Today noted.
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Montaño’s Wonder Woman top speaks to her role as a “fighter for good,” she told Team USA, and those flowers in her hair represent strength.
“The flower to me means strength with femininity,” she is quoted saying in a message on her website. “I think that a lot of people say things like…
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