by tanyabottomley | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration
On December 12-13 2020 I will take on the challenge to summit Roys Peak as many times as possible in 24hrs. 15.5Km and 1250m Vert for each summit. A Tribute to: What is possible? Its been a tumultuous few years as I’ve worked through my ‘recovery’ from domestic abuse....
by tanyabottomley | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration
It’s hard, it’s uncomfortable, but it’s necessary. Over the last couple of months since sharing my story, I’ve had a number of conversations about domestic violence. While talking about it has been cathartic, and has put some distance between myself and my experience,...
by tanyabottomley | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration
Soooo, I have to admit a shit storm of bad decisions on a run week before last, left me with a foot injury that we haven’t quite been able to definitively diagnose. We hope it will hold out for the race, but I know it’s likely to hurt!. It’s a scary place to be, that...
by tanyabottomley | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration
Post disclosure. I’m an excitable writer. My brain dumps words onto a page and the result might be a wee bit ‘wordy’ sometimes. Some of you will lap it up, others are trying to sneak reading this blog when your boss thinks your working. So, for those people I’ve...
by tanyabottomley | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration
When your coaches words of the week post-race are “love your liver” you know shit is getting real. Sitting in the doctor’s office for three hours watching a dark liquid make its way into your body via the IV line in your hand, a Nurse coming in every so often to take...
by tanyabottomley | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration
So I was just going about my business, getting ready for work when I was stopped in my tracks. I was jolted out of the auto-pilot of my morning routine (if I remember correctly I was doing something very mundane like putting my moisturiser on – hey, gotta look after...
