New mum Paula is back running

World marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe is back running, less than a fortnight after giving birth to her daughter Isla.

Isla was born on January 17 after a gruelling 27-hour labour but Radcliffe was back pounding the streets just 12 days later.

When asked about her post-pregnancy exercise regime, the 33-year-old has been quoted as saying: "After five days I was doing lots of walking and pushing the pram, but I wasn't doing much else. I did my first little jog after 12 days and since then I've been running alternate days."

Radcliffe is hoping to be back racing before she competes at the World Championships in Japan at the end of August and is to head to a training camp in Colorado at the end of the month.

The first-time mother added: "I wanted to take at least a month before I got back into my routine.

"I wouldn't think anything of taking up to a month off after a marathon and, in a way, this is similar. What will be different is getting used to training on less sleep."

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