Jaime achieved a personal best while she pumped breast milk (Picture: Finisher Pix/Kennedy News and Media)

Please bow down to the pure boss-ness of Jaime Sloan.

Jaime Sloan, 34, gave birth seven months ago. While most of us would consider the year after popping out a child as a time to try to relax and feel like a human again, Jaime chose a different path.

She decided to do an Ironman 70.3. You know, that grueling triathlon made up of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile cycle, and a 13.1 mile run?

Told you she’s a boss.

Jaime, who serves in the US Air Force, originally planned to stop between the 56 mile cycle and 13.1 mile run if she needed to pump milk. She knew she’d need to pump breast milk as she had been having some supply issues since giving birth to her son, Carter, back in March.

The plan was to stop. But when she noticed how fast she had been going, and saw that she could beat her previous time, she decided to casually pump her breast as she ran that last half-marathon.

Yep, this is a woman who – after a 1.2 mile swim and 56 mile cycle – refused to stop, and instead pumped her breast milk while running a half marathon.

The mum of three had planned to stop, but she kept going when she saw how fast her cycle had been (Picture: FinisherPix / Kennedy News and Media)

‘By the time I got off the bike I knew I needed to pump,’ said Jaime. ‘But I was also looking at a personal record because I had had a really awesome bike ride.

‘I just thought “I’m just going to do it on my run”.

‘To be honest it was a little bit awkward, just because I was so tired from the ride and the swim.

‘I was trying to get it going, and there were people everywhere and I was trying not to flash them.

‘I was nervous at first that I would get some weird looks or even get disqualified due to nudity, but I did my best to cover up and make it work.

‘I was concerned about possible nudity, as Ironman has a no-nudity policy, so I was super worried about getting disqualified for that – because it was really windy and the cloth I had over my top was kind of blowing around.

‘I was able to run for a while and then the milk started spilling out.

‘For the most part I don’t know if people even noticed, I did get some looks from women but they were just big smiles.

‘There were actually two men who ran up to me and asked me if I was okay.

Jaime wants her story to inspire other new mums to get into sport (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)

‘I think it was because I had a cloth over myself and at first it might have looked like I was bleeding.

‘But once they looked down and saw my pump they were like ‘”oh, okay!”.’

The pictures of Jaime pumping and running have been shared all over the internet and flooded with praise.

Jaime says it was important for her to show that women who have recently given birth can get involved in sport and challenge themselves.

She’d struggled with sciatica during her pregnancy, meaning she was unable to run.

After giving birth Jaime experienced post-partum anxiety, and found that training gave her a way to feel good again.

‘I hope that it can encourage other women and mothers and really anyone who has a lot going on in their lives,’ says Jaime.

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‘There’s always a way that you can make it happen, you might have to get a little creative from time to time.

‘No matter what, if someone believes they can do something they can make it happen because it is possible.’

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