SV attends London Marathon information evening at Saint Francis Hospice

Preparations for London Marathon 2019 are already underway at Team Saint Francis Hospice #TeamSFH!

On Wednesday 7 November, Nicole, Sophie and Fleur attended the first of three London Marathon evenings at the hospice - meeting their amazing 2019 runners and discussing everything running-related, including:

• getting organised and finding the right training programme tailored for you

• gait assessments, trainers and running socks

• the importance of recovery, self help, stretching, foam rolling

• the benefits of maintenance sports massage during the 16-week training programme

• what running injuries to look out for, what they feel like and what you should do if they happen

• getting together and running as a group for some training runs

Other professionals sharing their knowledge were:

• Andy Preston, sports coach/psychologist

• David Dixon, sports nutritionist

• Sarah Williamson, Head of Fundraising at SFH

• Sue Spong, SFH bereavement counsellor and marathon runner (who is a veteran of marathons!)

And Frankie the lion, of course!

It was a pleasure to meet these amazing fundraisers who are taking on their epic challenge and raising at least £2,000 each for SFH.

Everyone signed up to our exclusive monthly London Marathon 2019 newsletter. If you would like to join in, email Sophie at sophie@svsportstherapy.com or click here to subscribe.

You'll receive a newsletter once a month between December and May with lots of marathon-related tips and advice - FREE!

We look forward to our second presentation in February, just before the Brentwood Half Marathon.