Trapped nerve and wee stops - running the Boston Marathon 22 weeks pregnant
Summary
Calli Hauger-Thackery, an elite British marathon runner, completed the 2025 Boston Marathon in two hours and 43 minutes while 22 weeks pregnant. Despite facing challenges like a trapped nerve and needing bathroom stops, she finished the race and described the experience as very meaningful.Key Facts
- Calli Hauger-Thackery is a 33-year-old elite marathon runner from Sheffield who has competed for Great Britain at the Olympics.
- She ran the Boston Marathon 2025 in 2:43:00 while 22 weeks pregnant, about 20 minutes slower than her personal best.
- Hauger-Thackery dealt with a trapped nerve in her glute muscle at miles 5 and 11 and was treated by medical staff during the race.
- She made two bathroom stops before the halfway point due to pregnancy needs.
- She discovered she was pregnant after winning the Honolulu Marathon in December 2024.
- Hauger-Thackery also won the Houston Marathon in January 2025 while about 8 weeks pregnant.
- After skipping the Chicago Marathon in October 2024, she and her husband decided it was the right year to start a family.
- She holds the joint second fastest marathon time for a British woman and won bronze in the half-marathon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.
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