Physio4me

21/03/2026

Week 10 -was lacking energy
Week 11- was the comeback I needed!

3 more training weeks left plus 2 taper (winding down) until is upon us. During this the kids will be off for 2 week Easter holidays too 🫣

The marathon has definitely given me the 3-4 runs per week routine that I left doing about April 2005. Where I’d been under 25km week totals, as I recovered from two marathons at the start of that year.

I’m not near the fitness level I was early 2025 but you know what, I’m still moving and I’m more than grateful for it.

Things can change in a blink of an eye, so I’m incredibly proud to be able to train for yet another big start line. Despite what that end time may be.

It’s been quite a full on fortnight but that is life! We keep going and we keep lifting each other! 🫶🏽

So proud of my youngest two kids smashing out their swimathon 1.5km and 1km distances today. They are honestly my hero’s and my inspiration to keep striving forward.

12/03/2026

Week 9 of training

I be lying if I said it’s been easy. This week started bright but ended quite overwhelming tbh.

It’s seems once again I’m questioning how privileged I am to be training for a marathon, yet the world around me feels full of hate, discrimination , fighting and some!

Being on my periods, definitely didn’t help the emotions. What started as a bit of anxiety turned into full on… what the hell am I doing!

On Saturday I lost the ability to even see myself as a runner, I felt so much guilt and equally raged at myself for feeling such a imposter.

I wasnt going to share this. But you know what with marathon training being so glamorous online, I wanted to share the ugly side too!

The crying, the doubt, the crap runs, the loss of appetite, the painful period pain when you have a long run of 30km to do, the juggling the family life with trying to hit them peak weeks, the overwhelming laundry piles of sweaty clothes, the sticky gels scattered in the bottom of your legging pocket… this my friends is the dark side.

I feel every deload week (just like tapering) where the serotonin hit is low, the negativity sets in! Am I right?

Anyway if your in the depths of marathon training, this is reminder your not alone. Even though this will be my 4th marathon, no one gets it 10/10 every week of training. Chin up, we go again :)

✌️

12/03/2026

04/03/2026

Super excited to share I will be a official pacer at Hackney Half Marathon and in May 2026

If it’s your first half or your a season runner, I look forward to welcoming you to the start line.

In the mean time do join us at 6:30pm on Wednesdays in for some group runs and fun!

Massive thank you to 🥰

03/03/2026

8 weeks of train ☑️, 8 weeks until the big london marathon 2026!

This week was all about Seville for me. Having recently watched the 2026 finishers. This week last year, I ran my 2nd marathon (1st international) and got a 2min PB despite the intense heat,
homesickness and walking 40 mins.

This week in my current training plan was a deload week= reducing my week total kms. I reduced it even more as I have 3 very big weeks coming up, so clocked in the recovery and sleep this week. Plus still fasting too.

I opted for evening little runs before opening my fast. Lack of hydration and lower energy levels kept my runs all at easy pace.

So what’s to come…
6 weeks of hard work for that final push. Plus two weeks of taper (pre race reduction in kms) to get fresh legs again 👏🏽

01/03/2026

February, was just what I needed! Social interactions with loved ones I not seen this year 🍸.

I started training block two for hitting my 23km, 25km & 27km milestone of long runs 🏃🏽‍♀️

Mid month Ramadan (fasting month) started so have been enjoying the reflection, gratitude towards food and deeper spiritual connections.

This month hubby turned 45 so we enjoyed a family trip exploring 🦕 and beautiful beaches of Dorset.

I’ve been continuing my decluttering to reduce stuff by 26% this year, and my trainer collection was no exception to this. I did also add to this with the new endorphin azure (easy but fast trainer!) and a replacement of my current endorphin pro 4 (sage green!)

Signs of spring have been on the horizon, bringing warmth to a world that seems so cold and heavy at the moment.

Hope Feb treated you well. On last push of training left for me. In March ahead of my 4th marathon 🫀

24/02/2026

Week 7 London Marathon summary!

Despite the longest run of the block it felt like quite a chilled out week.

Well I was off for the school holidays, so was a different kinda work schedule!!!

Training was alittle different this week, because life doesn’t evolve around training, this month particularly I wanted to focus more on faith then trying to juggle it all.

So that meant run 2 & 3 were nothing like my plan, but built mental strength instead and that is also something the marathon day will need.

So as we near the end of yet another month… so don’t be afraid to live your life your way! Remember insta only shows you a tiny part of others life so don’t compare but feel free to be inspired 🫶🏽

With just 8.5 weeks to go, I’m not going to lie the reality of running London is getting alittle exciting ☺️

17/02/2026

Welcome Jim to the group chat!!! 2026 saw Jim aka David (if you know you know) to my life.

He joins Rune (aka Run) to my therapist of life!!!

As I train for not just coming marathons but also life as a 40 year old… we are adding some variation to our routine.

I’ve been using weights into strength /pilates sessions for my groups. Now adding even more dynamic challenges into my own schedule too.

We can have more than one personality! I wear many hats and this showcases just two of them lol 😝

If your female, over 35 young then make sure you got some weight/be it body weight into your weekly exercise routine. As we see upto 10% muscle mass decline per decade from age 40 (average 3-8%). So start building now.

15/02/2026

Agh week 6 training done and 10 weeks on the clock to go. Im not going to lie, im beginning to get alittle nervous.

When I started running my 25k on Monday.. I was probably ready to stop by 3-5km. Running with my friend and distracting myself with all the different tube stations & parks, the beautiful bridges and smell of bakeries kept me going the full 25k. This helped my mental resilience. Weather was also pretty great!

I had minimal fatigue rest of the day and got my 10mile cycle in on Tuesday (last of my 6 week course).

Of course the fatigue kicked in by Wednesday but that was a planned recovery day- so enjoyed that to the max! I did 2 x 5 min cold plunges, apart of my 14 plunges in Feb challenge.

Thursday I opted out my tempo run and led the on theirs instead. Was very satisfying watching the crew smash some 100m sprints!

With clinic work and teaching pilates I managed to wrap up my last week at work for the term.

Friday my BPPV hit me hard and I was in bed with dizziness and nausea. I really questioned my chance to race this weekend. But I put my trust in my body to do the right thing.

Saturday I enjoyed a trip down memory lane with hubby In Greenwich 😍 Valentine’s Day special.

Sunday was the annual race for . Woke up feeling good, prime score of 100 from but the intense cold, wind, rain at the start line humbled me once I arrived at the start line.

I’d have loved to got a course PB but one lesson I’ve learnt in past marathon training is, pushing in races whilst in a training block hasn’t treated me well. With another long run on Tuesday (pre Ramadan) this race was going to be a training run than pushing that sub 60 PB. Honestly grateful to get through without any walk breaks, mental breakdown or injury.

Grateful for my body and mentally getting through another peak week of training. Plus was a pleasure catching up with my girlfriends over the past week, feeling the love. So blessed 🥹

Vo2 still 44, hoping to get that 45 soon 😅. Also marathon predicted time down by 25 mins since started trainin