Two-Time Olympian Elle St. Pierre Is Expecting Baby No. 2

Olympian Elle Purrier St. Pierre is growing her family!

The middle-distance running star recently shared the big news on Instagram. “Baby boy on the way, due the 8th of May!” she captioned a photo of herself, her husband Jamie and 1-year-old son Ivan with sonogram in hand.

This marks an exciting new chapter for St. Pierre, whose journey as an elite athlete and mother has been nothing short of extraordinary. Just 17 months postpartum and navigating her first period since giving birth, St. Pierre sealed her ticket to Paris with the fastest 5K time by a US woman in Olympic trials history.

“It’s hard. There are so many things women have to balance that men don’t,” the soon-to-be mother of two told Togethxr after clocking her 14 minutes 40.34 second time. “I’ll be honest. I just got my period back for the first time since I had a baby, and that was the week of the Olympic trials. Women are awesome”

St. Pierre also set personal bests this year in the 1500 meters (3:55.99), mile (4:16.41), and 5,000 meters (14:34.12). After winning the 5,000 meters at the Olympic Trials and finishing third in the 1500, she ultimately chose to focus on the 1500 at the Paris Games, where she finished eighth in the final.

St. Pierre, who lives in northern Vermont and travels to Boston twice a week to train with New Balance Boston, remains steadfast in her athletic ambitions. Her coach, Mark Coogan, told Runner’s World that she is “still running and feeling really well” and emphasized that she is “100 percent not retiring.” He added that St. Pierre has even expressed interest in racing next summer, depending on how her recovery and new motherhood journey go. “I told her to take her time and be healthy,” Coogan said.

St. Pierre is just one of many mothers fighting to continue their careers after growing their families. “I think we all kind of build off each other. There’s a big mom community, and everyone is rooting for each other,” she said. “I think seeing other moms accomplish big things inspires me, motivates me and gives me confidence that I can accomplish big things. It’s pretty awesome to have other people cheering for you. I see so many other moms, and it’s so special.”

This isn’t the first time St. Pierre has shown off her new mom prowess. Earlier this year, just two days shy of Ivan’s first birthday, the Vermont mom took home gold after breaking the American and championship record for a 3,000-meter run at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

“Seeing Ivan after a race is the most rewarding feeling. He’s been there every step of the way with me since he was born,” St. Pierre told New Balance while holding her World Championship trophy. “This one’s for the moms!”