Kirsty Gallacher has revealed that she ran the last eight miles of the London Marathon with a broken toe.
The Sky Sports presenter, 47, took on the 26.2 mile course for The Royal Marsden Hospital, a specialist cancer treatment centre, on Sunday alongside fellow celebrities including Mark Wright, Chris Evans, Adele Roberts and Natalie Cassidy.
After finishing the physical feat alongside 40,000 other runners, she shared a sweet photo with her sons, Jude and Oscar, and revealed that she suffered a very painful injury on mile 18, which she insisted was “worth it”.
She captioned her post: “Well what an incredible day at the London Marathon on Sunday!
“It was a tough one as I broke my toe on mile 18 and carried on and finished like a mad woman suffice to say I am paying for it now but it was so worth it!
“And to see my boys on the finish line completed a very special day,” she continued.
“Thank you to all those who have supported me and for your very kind donations to my chosen charity, The Royal Marsden. It means so much.
“You can still donate using the link in my bio as I will keep it open for now. Two London Marathons completed... I am officially retiring!”
The TV host briefly spoke about her injury this week alongside pal and Sky Sports F1 presenter Natalie Pinkham with the Daily Mail.
Discussing her friend’s painful ailment, Pinkham, 45, told the outlet: “She’ll tell me off for telling you, but she ran the last seven miles with a broken toe.”
To which Gallacher teasingly corrected her: “Eight miles.”
The TV star first ran the London Marathon four years ago on behalf of the SafeHands for Mothers charity.
She said in 2019: “I love keeping fit and have always wanted to take on a big challenge like the London Marathon and thought, what better time but now!
“The added incentive for me is to raise vital funds for a charity that I support and who need more of a voice.
“That charity is SafeHands for Mothers, I’ve been so moved by their amazing work and am thrilled to be supporting them.”
Since its inaugural event in 1981, the London Marathon has raised over £1 billion for charity, while 2022’s offering brought in £58.3 million, according to Hugh Brasher, Event Director for London Marathon Events.
