CW // DOMESTIC ABUSE
TRM would like to advise that this article touches on Tanya Bottomley’s experience, and therefore mentions domestic abuse. We understand this discussion may be difficult for some in our community, and have included support services at the end of the article.
You know how people who don’t run like to ask you ‘what are you running from?’ as if they’ve just come up with the world’s most original joke?
Well, for a period of time, Tanya Bottomley was indeed running from something.
When she first started running, just over 15 years ago, running was an escape from the abusive relationship she was in. Running was something she could control. It was her time, when she could be alone and feel safe.
From the beginning, running was a tool for survival.
“I ran from the pain in my life…I ran to feel powerful and strong,” she recalls. We’re not going to keep you in suspense here – this is a story
