Road To Recovery: I won't be making the London Marathon start line. But that doesn't mean the dream is dead

Ally Head running the London Landmarks Half Marathon.

It’s officially nearly race week. And while most London Marathon runners are spending this week tapering, carb loading and brimming with excitement and nerves, I’m…. writing this.

I’m a runner who spent most of last year looking forward to the London Marathon 2025 and a Health Editor who couldn’t wait to bank her tenth - and hopefully fastest - 26.2 miles.