

As someone once told me, you'll never find the ideal time but, whenever it happens, it'll end up being the perfect time.

What I didn't want to do was get to the end of my career and find out I couldn't have children because that would have been heartbreaking so it was a case of trying to plan it, but becoming pregnant is not something you can always plan. Judy Murray: 'Quotas will help women succeed in tennis world'Įniola Aluko: 'Women's World Cup will rival men's tournament' Tracey Crouch: 'I was told I shouldn't play football'īeth Tweddle: 'I was embarrassed because my body had developed' Nicola Adams: 'Women need more role models' Tanni Grey-Thompson: 'Sport has given me everything' Nicole Cooke: "Women should ensure we bring ethics to events" But I didn't foresee a time when I wouldn't be running so I knew I'd have to work it in somehow. Even before I had aspirations of being an athlete, I imagined having children and it wasn't something I wanted to sacrifice. Becoming a mother was something I had always envisaged doing.
