I took a year off from the marathon.  I love running marathons. I (mostly) love training for them.  Honestly I think part of it is relishing the routine of training as a non-routine girl. Of seeing the progress over a 12, 16, 20 week build. And truly, the marathon distance scares me enough to stick to the training or stick to it as best I can.  I ran my last marathon in October 2025. It was not the race I expected it to be…  Watch the YouTube video to find out how it went down.  And then my second son Woody was born via surrogate in November 2025 and I had no desire to run a marathon while he was really little. Sleep deprivation, trying to juggle training around childcare and figuring out how to navigate life as a mum of two - I just didn't actually want to try to add in marathon training to all of that. Or miss those newborn snuggles because I was trying to fit in a long run. It is hard to admit but I struggled much more this time around. I found it hard to...