Tokyo Marathon - 5 days to go!

Hey everyone! It feels like just yesterday that I found out I have a place at the Tokyo Marathon and now it's only 5 days away. So many of you generously donated to my chosen charity, Pride House Tokyo, and I'm so grateful.

With the help of my brother, David, I have completed my first ever marathon training block! It definitely was not easy, early starts and running in the dark, cold evenings made it quite difficult for me to find the motivation but even so, I got out there and completed run after run after run. I'm so proud of myself for completing this training block. Not only did I run the furthest distance I have ever ran (in the snow!!), I also achieved two half marathon PBs! My final long run of the block was 28 km and, even though my legs were starting to hurt at the end, I felt super strong the whole way. I finished the run feeling confident and excited for the marathon.

I am really, really looking forward to the marathon on Sunday. It will be amazing to run around Tokyo and I'm so excited to take in the sights. The atmosphere will be electric and I have a great group of friends who are coming to cheer me on. I know it will be difficult and my legs will hurt (A LOT) but I can't wait to go out there and have so much fun.

Thank you so much to everyone who donated and supported me on this journey. Your kindness means so much to me. I will be back with an update next week!!