Paula

TopSec

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=436052&in_page_id=1770&ct=5

No idea if I've done the link properly

Paula's apparently in Hello and back training. I guess there's cutsie pictures of her and Gary and baby

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is that the same as goodbye??????? who wants a pic of me say 20 grand any takers?????

[Deleted User]

wasn't Liz McColgan out training on day 3 or something?

I'm afraid I disliked her for that alone

Broadsword Calling Danny Boy

Is she running pushing the baby carriage in front of her?

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Just shows what boll*x all this is anyway the mail said she won the nations hearts after crashing out of the Athens Olympics -no she didn't she was derided by just about everyone including the Daily Mail and no she didn't break the world record by running 2;17 the following London - she was already wordl record holder with 2:15 from 2003 (?)

And for gary to say she was a long time in labour because of her stomach muscles - reports said she was in labour for 16 hours, well my wife with stomach muscles like a sack of potatoes!

A Princess - fitartistwordpresscom

It is a bit odd to put the long labour down to strong stomach muscles!

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"Miss Radcliffe"

Is that the correct term for someone who hasn't taken their husband's name? I feel a gap in my knowledge is about to be exposed.

Where's Jj? she'll know this.

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flr - why would you dislike McColgan for that? I can understand disliking someone for taking risks when heavily pregnant, but after giving birth?

Grendel - yes, every clueless couch potato in the country slated her after Athens, along with plenty who should know better. I checked the records thing, and the 2:17 was a 'women-only' record - remember she had a gang of pacers in 2003.

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There is no physiological reason why having a good set of abdominals, or even a decent pelvic floor, would make labour any longer or more difficult.

At least she wasn't too posh to push )

Ye Olde Dragon

I don't know what the fuss is about!

If she was grubbing about in the dirt of Africa, she would be back at work within hours of giving birth :0)


I would have thought that having strong abdominals would have made labour easier?

Nessie

I remember Denise Lewis being interviewed after she had her first (only?) baby - her famous six pack had split during pregnancy.

(ewwwww)


Wickett - you can refer to yourself in any manner you choose now, but in the "old days" she would be "Ms Radcliffe".

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Nessie- Eeeewwwwwww!

iron fraggle

most womens stomach muscles separate during pregnancy - mine didn't, but they're still crap )

TopSec

I don't think I have any stomach muscles - or if I have they are on strike!!

Denise Lewis's muscle thing sounds a bit 'orrible. Seem to remember she is/was pregnant again?

Must admit I did make the African woman comparison and yes, they do get on with it and back to 'work' but you have to bear in mind the mortality rates for mothers and infants in those situations are fairly high.

Ye Olde Dragon

Yes TS, but the mortality and morbidity rate was very high in this country the first half of the last century when women were 'confined' to bed for at least two weeks!


Not that I advocate that a woman should be fully functioning hours after giving birth by the way, but either extreme is damaging.