It has been some journey. Especially as when she started running again her brain wouldn\u2019t let her run fast. \u201cI realised there was a subconscious trauma response, like my brain just wasn\u2019t letting me race,\u201d she says. \u201cThe brain is strange, and it doesn\u2019t want you to go back to situations like that. It\u2019s very protective. And I think that was something I hadn\u2019t really thought of so it wouldn\u2019t actually let me run.\u201d<\/p>\n
That experience led to her having trauma therapy, which was not pleasant either. \u201cIt was really weird, because you have to go back to the situation,\u201d she explains. \u201cNot like hypnosis, but similar. And so it was reliving the whole thing. So the smells and the feeling of having a seizure, but not having one. But now I\u2019m on medication and seizure-free.\u201d<\/p>\n
That wasn\u2019t the only issue. \u201cMental health wise, I really did struggle,\u201d she adds. \u201cI was diagnosed with depression and autism and that all came together. But, as hard as it is to hear, you\u2019re like \u2018Oh, OK, that\u2019s happened now that this is rock bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warner-Judd was always a classy runner, and is still ranked as the third fastest British woman over 10,000m, behind Eilish McColgan and Paula Radcliffe. And there looks to be plenty left in the tank given she made a stunning marathon debut in New York in November running 2hrs 24 mins 45 sec on a tough course.<\/p>\n
No wonder she is targeting competing in the Los Angeles Olympics. But she has had to cut back on triggers \u2013 such as chocolate, junk food and alcohol, and not getting enough sleep \u2013 to ensure it doesn\u2019t flare up again.<\/p>\n
A move to Clitheroe with her husband, Rob \u2013 after Warner-Judd completed her PhD in regenerative medicine at Loughborough \u2013 has also made her happier and helped rekindle her love for running.<\/p>\n
And when she is not running, she also now works up to 20 hours a week behind the deli counter at Booths.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just shopping in Booths and I saw an advert for a job and, at the time, I wasn\u2019t sure how my running was going,\u201d she says smiling. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult sometimes, especially in the winter, because if I start work at 6am and finish at 2pm and then train after, there\u2019s a lot of time on your feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took a little bit to get used to, especially around Christmas, because I didn\u2019t realise cheese sales, they do take off, and it was very stressful. But I love it.<\/p>\n
Are her colleagues aware of who she is? \u201cThey weren\u2019t at first,\u201d she says. \u201cI didn\u2019t really tell anyone. And then I went to New York, I think everyone thought I was going for a holiday. Then I came back and it was like in the newspaper, so then it sort of took off.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut they are really nice. I had a shift on Wednesday, so I was in from 6am to 2pm, before coming down on the train on Thursday. And, bless them, they made me a big cheese board with 26 different cheeses on it for every mile!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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