29/09/2026
Warsaw Marathon Debrief + Official Photos 🤩
Not quite 48hrs later and still on a high! It was a busy event, highest turnout ever on this edition, with over 11,000 runners completing the marathon 😵💫 the day was absolutely stunning and Warsaw looked amazing! Different track from 3 years ago and I preferred it.
With the excitement and adrenaline it was inevitable to start out a little fast, but it was very controlled and I kept a really great pace until the half way point. I was on target to hit a sub 4, however it wasn’t to be this time. My feet were painful from friction from my shoes from km 17 but I managed to push through for another 9 km before I needed to rest my feet. I walked around 50m every km, hoping the slight change in rhythm would help. By km 32 it was quite bad, so I stopped to take off my shoes to stretch my feet 🫣 it was a bit of a shuffle to get to the end. By then I knew I wouldn’t hit my A goal, and to keep pushing through pain could have left me with a long term injury which would not be worth it. I am sure that even if I’d started slower, I would have had the same issue.
My legs were great, I was in a good head space, nutrition absolutely on point, and I didn’t hit the „wall”, so I believe the sub 4 is within reach with the right conditions (and shoes!!)
At the end of the day, it was with immense pride to cross the finish line with my Mauritian flag above my head, and I could finish with a smile knowing I’d done my best and ran my best marathon to date 😆
I am grateful to all the wonderful people in my life - especially those who were present on the day to support me, those that have trained by my side (making my long runs feel a little shorter and my interval trainings a little less intense), those that supported me from the sidelines. I have never been in better shape and my body has been tip top and injury-free thanks to sessions with Dr Baruzzi Structural and maintenance massages with Sacha Espitalier Noel
I never once felt like I ran this race on my own and THANK YOU will never be enough ❤️
Ok, now I am getting emotional, so I am off to get fitted for new shoes 😜
