"London Marathon 2025: Getting in Shape Again for the Ultimate Running Challenge!"

After yesterday’s VO2 Max session – which felt like being chased up a steep hill by the ghost of poor pacing decisions – I greeted today’s training with a sense of deep gratitude. On the plan? A gentle 28-minute recovery run. No heart-rate zones to stress over, no watch screaming at me to go faster, no silent judgement from passing cyclists. Just movement for the sake of movement. After the lung-burning brutality of yesterday, this run felt like slipping into a warm bath. The pace was slow. Deliciously, intentionally slow. I focused on staying relaxed, keeping my stride soft and doing that thing where I pretend I’m in one of those inspirational sports montages! Backchat The ongoing grumble from my back didn’t quite fade into the background today, but it wasn’t the loud, blaring alarm it had been yesterday either. More of a quiet protest, the kind you get from someone reluctantly dragged into helping you move house. It still made its opinion known during the first few minutes of the ...