Mia-Elise Bruce

I'm taking part in the TCS London Marathon as part of #TeamStroke

I joined #TeamStroke for the TCS London Marathon 2025.

After suffering a stroke in 2019 at the age of 18 my life was turned upside down in a second. Going from a young active teenager who was training to become a professional dancer to being bed bound unable to walk, talk or do anything for myself. I knew I was in for the toughest journey of my entire life.

Luckily, thanks to the quick response of the ambulance and surgeons at Kings College Hospital I am sat here writing this for you today as a 24 year old who still loves to dance and definitely talks.. a lot.

I set myself a range of goals when I first fell ill, the basics, like being able to walk unaided, able to feed myself, talk to my family and get back to being me. As a young girl I had always said that running the London Marathon was a goal of mine, way off in the future, well, now that's happening and I could not be more excited.

Please help me, along with thousands of others, to raise money for the Stroke Association so people like myself can get the chance at life they deserve.

I will be running the London Marathon on the 27th of April with TeamStroke, that's 26.2 miles! This is going to be the second hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life but I'm rearing to go, training plan at the ready. Bring it on!

I am extremely grateful for any donations on this page! I have a target to hit and I know I can achieve this with your help.

If you wish to follow along my journey to the London Marathon please head over to my social media for weekly updates.

Thank you so much to everyone who has allowed me to get to the position I am today! I'm ready to make you all proud.

There are over 1.3 million stroke survivors in the UK, with 100,000 strokes happening in the UK each year. That's one stroke every five minutes.

We're here to support people to rebuild their lives after stroke. We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke, so we work with the stroke community to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support. We rely on your support to provide vital services, campaign for better stroke care and fund research into preventative and rehabilitative treatments.

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My Achievements

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Added a profile pic

Made a donation

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Hit first milestone

Hit second milestone

Reached 50% of target

Hit final milestone

Reached fundraising target

My updates

16 miles in the bag🫶🏼

Thursday 3rd Apr

Such a lovely day for a 16 mile run - this was from last weekend. Got an 18 mile run this weekend🫠💜

Back with a 5k💜

Thursday 27th Mar

After having my blood test results coming back dangerously high I haven’t been allowed to run… however I’m now back with a 5k ahead of my long run on Saturday 💜 1 month to go ahhhh

5k training run / I HIT MY TARGET

Wednesday 19th Mar

Wow what a lovely evening for a run, and I cannot believe I have hit my fundraising target 6 weeks out from the marathon! Thank you to everyone who donated! Lots of love 💜

14 Miles!!!💪🏼

Saturday 15th Mar

14 mile run this morning! Surprisingly wasn’t the worst thing ever😂

Easy 6k training run🩷

Friday 7th Mar

Switching up running routes this week - prep for long run Saturday 💪🏼

First Half Marathon✌🏼

Saturday 1st Mar

First half marathon completed at Kempton Park this morning💜 2hrs 9mins💪🏼

Strava Stats

Saturday 22nd Feb

Saturday morning Strava

Saturday morning 12 miles💜

Saturday 22nd Feb

Longest training run so far! Gearing up for the half marathon next week 💪🏼

Strava 10 mile course

Saturday 15th Feb

Saturday 10 miles💜

Saturday 15th Feb

Lovely 10 mile run this morning, ended up with a massive blister🫠 the joys of training for a marathon 😂

8 mile run✌🏼

Saturday 8th Feb

Nice and easy 8 mile run today before the rain starts… I cannot wait for it to get warmer🫠😂

Evening 6k

Monday 3rd Feb

Nice and easy 6k run💪🏼keeping the legs moving 💜

10 mile run!!💪🏼

Saturday 1st Feb

Cheeky 10 mile run this morning - started off the 1st mile getting splashed by a van driving through a puddle😂

Evening 8k✌🏼

Wednesday 29th Jan

Nice, easy 8k tonight - my grandad was waiting outside his house for me to run past🥹 could of cried there and then🩷

Evening 6k

Monday 27th Jan

Keeping it easy tonight with a nice simple 6k✌🏼slight knee pain after the Saturday run - easing myself back into it 🩷

Saturday long run💜

Monday 27th Jan

One of the longest I have done so far! Loved it! Perfect weather🤩

6k for 6 years💜

Wednesday 22nd Jan

Tell you what, life was very different 6 years ago🥹 but it does get better! Never thought I’d be running the London marathon but here we are💪🏼

Monday evening 6k

Wednesday 22nd Jan

Nice and simple 6k on Monday!

Saturday Slay💜

Saturday 18th Jan

What a RUN!🥹

Thursday 8k

Thursday 16th Jan

Nice simple 8k tonight!

Monday evening training run🏃‍♀️

Wednesday 15th Jan

Ran a different route on Monday - thoroughly enjoyed it, rest day today, run day tomorrow 💪🏼

Virgina Water Lake Run

Saturday 11th Jan

That was absolutely freaking freezing🥶 PB in the 5k, nice 50 minute training run🩷

40min training run🏃‍♀️

Wednesday 8th Jan

2nd training run in the evening! So bloody cold😂

Evening 5k🏃‍♀️

Monday 6th Jan

Nice and simple 5k this evening to keep the legs moving💦

50 minute training run

Sunday 5th Jan

Weather was absolutely awful today! Glad there wasn’t any snow 😂

Saturday 10K

Saturday 23rd Nov

Nice simple 10k under my belt… I’m beginning to slowly move into three runs a week, prioritising a long run at the weekend! As it’s winter my lupus has been giving me a rough time but slow and steady wins the race right🤞🏼😂

Sunday Evening 5k

Sunday 3rd Nov

Re-joined a gym as we are moving into the winter months - quick 5k run ahead of my long run this week🤍

5k morning run⭐️

Sunday 27th Oct

First 5K back after being ill all week🫠 wasn’t as bad as I expected however note to self - do not run the lake on a Sunday morning (was absolutely manic🙃)

Longest run so far🤍

Friday 18th Oct

10k round bushy park was a success - started with crappy English weather but ended in the sunshine! Slowly increasing the distance each run from now on! Next aim is 8 miles💜

Lake Run - midweek mayhem🫠

Wednesday 25th Sep

After a crazy busy week managed to squeeze in a 4 mile run! 🏃‍♀️ gearing up for my 5 mile run next week!!

Massive Thank You🥹

Wednesday 25th Sep

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far! Nearly at £500!🥹 lots of training updates to come! Lots of love💞

Lake run

Monday 16th Sep

Such an amazing run this afternoon! Perfect weather, PB in 5k and ran with a smile on my face! I’ll take that🥹

failed lake run

Tuesday 10th Sep

Attempted to run a different route round the lake today on my own - safe to say I only made it half way - 2.5 miles is better than nothing! We all have bad days but we pick ourselves up and carry on

Thank You Everyone

Tuesday 3rd Sep

Massive thank you for everyone who has donated so far! Nearly reached £300 in 3 days! Absolutely crazy!😭 stay tuned for future updates and training progress!

First training run completed 👏🏼

Tuesday 3rd Sep

First official run round Virgina Water Lake! 4.22miles in 44 minutes! A long way to go but this is just the start 🙏

Thank you to my sponsors

£200

Hugh Vlatas

amazing effort, well done xx

£106

Ricky Hibburt

Good luck Mia love you lots xx

£100

Richard, Angela, Chris, Anna, Eva And Izzy

What an inspiring goal Mia, you’ve already achieved so much and we have no doubt you’ll smash this too!

Good luck Mia. No doubt you will smash it! Love Anna and Lewis xx

£50

The Hermon's

You got this Mia, good luck darling Lots of love from The Hermon's x

£30

Athena

You’re totally going to smash this Mia! So proud of you xx

£27.05

Diana X

Mia… I’m so proud of you not just for the dedication to this marathon BUT your journey of recovery back to being the BEST version of you!!! I’ve quite literally been there for the whole journey & im so glad I could help you through!! Love you lots xxxxxx

£26.50

Kath Dillon

Well done Mia we know - you’ve got this👏👏❤️

£26.50

Gary

Great cause, well done to you Mia for getting to where you are today. Good luck x

£26.50

Caleb

Michelle White

What a journey, you are an inspiration! Go get it Mia!!! You will achieve anything you set your mind to xxx

£20

£10.60

Evie Brackpool

£10.60

Claire Hickman

Go girl amazing strength and determination, you'll do it xx

£10.60

Jo Everitt

Good luck in the marathon x

£10.60

Mia you have done so well , so proud of you. Beautiful inside and out . Love ya xxx

£10.60

I'm taking part in the TCS London Marathon as part of #TeamStroke

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My Goal

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My Achievements

16 miles in the bag🫶🏼

Back with a 5k💜

5k training run / I HIT MY TARGET

14 Miles!!!💪🏼

Easy 6k training run🩷

First Half Marathon✌🏼

Strava Stats

Saturday morning 12 miles💜

Strava 10 mile course

Saturday 10 miles💜

8 mile run✌🏼

Evening 6k

10 mile run!!💪🏼

Evening 8k✌🏼

Evening 6k

Saturday long run💜

6k for 6 years💜

Monday evening 6k

Saturday Slay💜

Thursday 8k

Monday evening training run🏃‍♀️

Virgina Water Lake Run

40min training run🏃‍♀️

Evening 5k🏃‍♀️

50 minute training run

Saturday 10K

Sunday Evening 5k

5k morning run⭐️

Longest run so far🤍

Lake Run - midweek mayhem🫠

Massive Thank You🥹

Lake run

failed lake run

Thank You Everyone

First training run completed 👏🏼

Thank you to my sponsors

Hugh Vlatas

Ricky Hibburt

Richard, Angela, Chris, Anna, Eva And Izzy

Claire Hill

Max King

Thomas O'sullivan

Tammy Bruce

Michelle Adcock

Deborah Swain

Matt And Sarah

The Smiths

Edwina Welch

The Walls

David Smith

Anna Davies

The Hermon's

Athena

Diana X

Kath Dillon

Gary

Caleb

Shelley Morris

Coral Astill

Emma Jefcoate-scholes

The Wraights

Mia

Linda Welch

Holly King

Tia

Ella

Brian And Frankie Stratford

Joshua Gascoigne

Laura And Ava

Bob Taylor