A Teddington-based personal trainer joined the NSPCC to offer sports massagers to runners of the London Marathon which took place yesterday (Sunday, 27 May), on a voluntary basis.

Vicky McNeil, the founder of Teddington Training, a business which offers personal training sessions and sports massage therapy, volunteered with 30 other sports massage therapists from across the country to treat those who ran for the NSPCC to a massage post-marathon.

Teddington Training founder, Vicky McNeil, joined the NSPCC's sports massage training team at the London Marathon (Credit: Vicky McNeil)

The massage team treated 176 runners "out of a possible 500", says McNeil.

In an exclusive interview with Teddington Nub News, McNeil said: It was very hot, and a lot of the runners hobbled in exhausted.

"We mainly treated runners' legs, and there was a lot of people who had pain and real stiffness.

"The atmosphere was amazing with friends and families of the runners there to support them."

'We mainly treated runners' legs, and there was a lot of people who had pain and real stiffness,' says McNeil (Credit: Vicky McNeil)

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McNeil explained that the team had a variety of people come in for massages, ranging from first-time marathon runners to "seasoned" participants.

She added that runners started to go to the massage team from around 1.pm.

30 sports massage therapists from across country treated participants who ran for the NSPCC at this year's London Marathon to a sports massage (Credit: Vicky McNeil)

McNeil said: "We were there until 7pm treating the last runners.

"It was hot and exhausting, but the energy and atmosphere was amazing. and it felt so good to be able to offer a massage to these inspirational people."