The 31-year-old no longer wants to compete in marathons, preferring to spend those precious hours with her boy.
!['I know how precious life is and I'd rather be with my son:' Turia Pitt says motherhood has 'changed her' and she'd rather spend time with her baby boy than run marathons](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/10/06/14/510DC88D00000578-6247111-image-a-8_1538832531314.jpg)
‘I know how precious life is and I’d rather be with my son:’ Turia Pitt says motherhood has ‘changed her’ and she’d rather spend time with her baby boy than run marathons
Having suffered horrific burns when she got caught in a wildfire in 2011 during an ultramarathon, Turia said she’s not focused on her athleticism as she once was.
![Happy family: Turia became a mother for the first time in last year, when she and her partner Michael Hoskin announced their arrival of their son Hakavai](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/10/06/14/510DC89800000578-6247111-image-a-11_1538832597914.jpg)
Happy family: Turia became a mother for the first time in last year, when she and her partner Michael Hoskin announced their arrival of their son Hakavai