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Elite 1500m Runners Shannon Rowbury, Faith Kipyegon Announce Pregnancies

Elite 1500m Runners Shannon Rowbury, Faith Kipyegon Announce Pregnancies

Shannon Rowbury, 1500m and 5K American record-holder, and Faith Kipyegon, world and Olympic champion, announced their pregnancies this week.

Feb 4, 2018 by Jennifer Zahn
Elite 1500m Runners Shannon Rowbury, Faith Kipyegon Announce Pregnancies

Shannon Rowbury, the American record-holder for 1500m and 5000m, announced her pregnancy today on Instagram with a rather adorable, infant-sized Nike kit and shoes.

If this child's parentage is any indication, he or she could be one super-speedy baby. Rowbury's husband, Pablo Solares, is the Mexican national record-holder in the 800m, 1500m, and indoor mile, and Rowbury's resume is replete with U.S. titles and world medals.

Rowbury isn't the only elite distance runner to recently announce a pregnancy. Earlier this week, reigning 1500m world and Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya went on maternity leave

Although the timing is opportune as 2018 is an off-year in the IAAF Outdoor World Championships and Olympic Games cycles, both athletes will miss the impending 2018 IAAF Indoor World Championships, which will take place from March 1-4 in Birmingham, U.K.