MY WHY

I love running, I love being out on Country, connecting to all the elements of Country. The connection runners have to the elements of country is special and forever deepening.

 

I love the connection running provides to body, both physically and mentally, it is an outlet that is on your door step, or down the road to your favourite running track. I am very inspired by the runs, where you eventually find yourself lost in the feeling of pushing your body 1km after the other, and lost in adventure, seeing, feeling, smelling new places you never knew existed. 

 

I value deeply the sense of belonging to the running community, whether it be passing a single runner on an early morning run, gathering at a local parkrun as a visitor or a local or finding yourself amongst thousands at the start line of a marathon, there is always a sense of knowing and a sense of belonging to something greater than ourselves.

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I choose to run to better my overall health and wellbeing and because it makes me happy.

 

My love for running spans far beyond the violent attack I experienced whilst going for a run in February 2023. I remember the days following the assault I found myself in a place a deep grief, grieving for my love of running and grieving for my happy place.

 

Once I started healing from the severe concussion I suffered, my heart, mind and spirit started to fully feel the love from the community and from the fellow runners around me, who believed in my ability to rise and put the runners back on again.

 

Going for a run on that hot day in February could have stolen from me both my life, and my love of running, but it didn’t. Through conquering the first few runs back after the assault, I found myself falling deeper in love with running and my body’s ability to be back out there putting one foot in front of the other again.

 

I believe I survived my running attack so I could rise and fight. I run to say enough is enough and to ensure that my love for running is never stolen from me, stolen from us. I run to show my community that we can heal collectively and in an empowering way.

 

The love women and gender-diverse people have for running is worthy of fighting for and worthy of being protected.