by tanyabottomley | Sep 11, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration
I completed my degree with a double major in Psychology and Education – the Education portion solely focused on human development. But, I was struck while I completed my degree that these two social sciences while complementary, were taught from such different points...
by tanyabottomley | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration
Ever had a group of runners together on a rainy day? no doubt someone will pipe up with ‘At least it’s not too hot!!’ I have been known in a race to be somewhat overhappy and exclaim how great the ‘nature’s staircase’ was on a particularly steep and rooty climb…my...
by tanyabottomley | Jul 4, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration
Revel… That’s the new word that I’ve added to my to-do list! If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know I love words. Intentional, audacious…I love the way words make me feel, a good word also seems to feel good to say and I think when a word resonates it...
by tanyabottomley | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration
So compassion might be a weird topic to write about as an athlete…but you know me, always talking about the ‘feeling things’ and the lessons learnt on the trail. So it was somewhere along the Goerge Sound Route, deep In Fiordland, February 2022, when he had an...
by tanyabottomley | May 7, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration
In my head, it went something like this….Like something out of transformers the truck rose up like the worst Decepticon, ‘there’s only room for one of us on this road, Tanya, and I’m a hell of a lot bigger than you are!’ (cue, maniacal laugh). So I made a plan to...
