Brighton Marathon 2025
My first marathon after breaking my collarbone in two places in October 2023. The recovery for that took till June 2024 so I was very apprehensive for most of this training round.
It was also my first running to raise funds for Refuge! A UK Charity to prevent women and children encountering domestic violence and abuse. A charity I’m honoured to continue to help.
When I had to pick my start pen, I was still recovering and chose a completion within 5hrs to improve my London 2023 time. A practice marathon on the hills in January suggested I would be closer to 7hrs. It was a day filled with bright sunshine. I was convinced it was 25°C but the official weather says the race started at 11°C! This caught many people off guard and there were some that collapsed, as there are at many marathons.
It may have been slower than expected but I loved every minute of it. Except my knee ache from 19km, I could’ve done without that! 😂
