Run with Ruth

Well…that’s a wrap for Rome Marathon! After months of training, that can be considered the victory lap 🤩.
Met loads of South Africans along the route which was amazing and got a selfie with Tebogo from Rustenberg. An 11 x Comrades runner and 8 x Two Oceans finisher. Truly inspirational!

19 of us went to Rome, (12 runners, 6 supporters. 3 marathon first timers. 9 of them are my lovely Boxercisers 😍).

Throughout all those months of training nobody got injured and everyone finished with massive smiles on their faces!
Strathaven Striders, you have brought out the best in me.

Thank you to everyone who wished me luck before the race and checked up on me afterwards. Your support, encouragement and care mean the world to me 🥰.

🥊 BOX YOUR WAY INTO 2026! 🥊

New year. New energy 💥

Boxercise classes are ready to go for the New Year — whether you’re chasing fitness, stress relief, or just a solid sweat with some fun music.

📍 Chapelton
🗓 Monday nights
⏰ 6pm & 7pm

📍 Strathaven
🗓 Wednesday mornings
⏰ 6am

All levels are welcome. No experience needed 👊

Scan the QR code to book your spot, or pop me a message if you have any questions.

To sum up my running year in 2025: What a blast! I achieved far more than I ever thought I was capable of, and honestly surprised myself along the way.

I took part in 15 races over the year — two of them masquerading as other people — what a laugh 🤭 . Those races included one 5km, eight 10kms, three half marathons, a 20-miler, a marathon, and an ultra marathon. Altogether, I clocked up 2162 kilometres, a nice jump up from last year.

What makes it even more special is how far this journey has come. I started running eight years ago with the beginner group, and every year since I’ve improved, pushed myself to go longer and further… faster is still up for debate though 😂.

Taking up running has genuinely been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. It didn’t just change how I move, it changed what I do — I went from simply running for myself, to coaching other runners, personal training, movement restoration and a fun bit of boxing. Coaching is quite literally my favourite thing. I get just as much out of it as the athletes and my clients do, especially watching confidence grow and seeing people realise they’re capable of so much more than they thought.

A BIG shout out to my Striders tribe, who constantly pushed me to achieve more than I ever believed I could.
From those freezing Thursday mornings when I really couldn’t be arsed getting out of bed but went anyway and never regretted it, to the Tuesday morning training runs with Craig, Stacie, and Hannah — whether we were all together or doing our own thing — we still showed up, still put the work in, and still pushed each other along.

Here's to 2026! Another great year of personal running, coaching, friends and family. 😍😍😍😍

Ran the Glasgow Women’s 10k today with the lovely Hannah, Kirsty and Karen.

What a smashing event! The rain held off for most of it.

Also met another random Ruth in the toilet queue so had to take a photo 🤣.

Bumper Monday night Boxercise session in Chapelton 🙌🏻🤩. 15 people!!
Circuit session with some boxing, kicking, core and hooping (amongst others). Great class everyone!! 😍