So having backed out of the Edinburgh Marathon, I was aiming to run the Causeway Coastal Marathon in September to meet my Northern Ireland and my marathon target before the end of 2013. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be.

I’d been running with a niggle in my thigh for a few months and being the sensible medical professional that I am, I’d ignored it. However, during Run to the Beat in August, I really felt my leg giving me trouble. Speeding up, slowing down, having to stop mid-race a few times in bottle-necks had all made things ache a bit more than usual. The day after, I was…

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