★FitStars: Track Star Lashinda Demus
Lashinda Demu is back in top running form after having twins!
Mother of twin boys, athlete and one of the best female hurdlers in American track and field, Lashinda Demus knows how to juggle being a mom and an elite athlete. She had her babies in 2007 and missed out on the 2008 Olympics, but she’s since come back strong, with the third-fastest time ever to become the 2011 World Champion Gold medalist. She’s also busy preparing for the 2012 games in London.
Fit Bottomed Mamas caught up to her (not literally, as I’m not a fast runner) to ask her some questions about how twins rocked her running world and how she jumped back onto the race track after her break. Read on for inspiration!
Interview with Lashinda Demus
- FBM: What was your reaction to finding out you were pregnant—with twins—while at the top of your career?
- LD: It definitely wasn’t planned, so I was totally shocked. That soon turned into being depressed because I didn’t think it was any way possible to get back to form. I felt as if all my dreams had been taken away from me, yet one of my dreams was coming true, so I was mad that I couldn’t have both when I wanted them instead of one dream stopping the other.
Click on over to Fit Bottomed Mamas to read about Lashinda’s inspiring return to top running form! —Erin