A mum who was left with PTSD after she ran a half marathon while her father had a fatal heart attack, only discovering the chilling news after crossing the finish line, is set to tackle the same race a year later. This is despite trauma that has left her unable to run outside or leave her phone unattended.
While Felicity Williams, a 33-year-old communications director and barre instructor, ran London Landmarks Half Marathon last year, her dad Simon Burridge, 66, suffered a serious cardiac arrest. This put him into a coma just days before his death.
She missed her family’s phone call about her dad as her phone notifications were muted during the race. The impact of her dad's death whilst she was running the marathon, means she has not run outdoors since, and has to constantly have her phone by her side.
