This past Friday morning Beatie Deutsch, Haredi American-Israeli mother of five and former Olympic candidate, won first place in Jerusalem's half-marathon, finishing at 1:20:40. Deutsch, immigrated to Israel in 2008 and lives with her husband - whom she married in 2009 - and their five children.
Deutsch didn't begin running until 2016 at the age of 25, and she maintains the Torah's code of modesty even while running - long sleeves, below-the-knee skirt, and a head covering. She ran her first marathon only four months after she started training and she finished sixth with a time of 3:27:26. In 2017 she finished a marathon with a time of 4:08:16 - while seven months pregnant.