Running has helped me to navigate grief, says teacher ahead of London Marathon
A teacher who started running after the death of her father said training for the TCS London Marathon has helped her to deal with the grief of losing a former pupil.
Charlotte Jones, 37, said she hit “rock bottom” after her father Chris, 64, died in 2016 and found running helped her with “navigating different emotions and building up new routines”.
The routine of training for her second London Marathon, on Sunday April 21, has also helped her to “keep on track” after the sudden death of five-year-old Malika who fell into a canal near her home.
Miss Jones will dedicate the run to Malika and is raising money to buy – a special school for children with severe learning difficulties and/or autism – which she left just before February half term.
