Martine Rossier
40-year old Martine is a Brooks Run Happy Team member from West Sussex. Here she shares her experience of running solo…
“I first got into running 10 years ago following the sudden death of both of my beloved grandparents. It hit me hard and I struggled to process my loss. I spent my weekends partying away my grief, which served as a means to escape my feelings and forget about everything. It was only after I came across some old photographs of my grandad and learned he was quite the athlete in his day that I was inspired to make a change and do something I believed to be impossible. I swapped my high heels for a pair of trainers and signed up for my first marathon, which I ran for Alzheimer’s Society in memory of my grandma. As the mileage increased each week, the weight of the grief started to lift and it felt amazing to be channelling all the sadness into something positive.