Sealskinz have launched their second video story of the #IAmEndurance series. The series focuses on how endurance means to certain people and how embracing it has has turned peoples’ lives around.
Part two of #IAmEndurance features mountain biker, fell runner and marathon athlete Traharn Chidley.
Traharn’s love of adventure and the outdoors has taken her all over the world. With a passion for trail running, Traharn constantly looks for new ways to push her boundaries. Competing internationally in the elite category for Gravity Enduros, mountain biking has required Traharn to attain the highest level of stamina and fitness.
It has, however, been a long journey to get to this point. Traharn has a particularly inspiring back story having taken up adventure sports to help cope with the trauma of domestic abuse.
“My ex never took my biking seriously, he just laughed at me,” she says. “But that just made me even more determined. I could feel myself getting stronger, more confident and determined. I loved being outside, I felt safe. I didn’t have to hide or prove anything; it was just me and the great outdoors.”
“I loved the social life biking started to bring back into my life, people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds become connected and form an amazing bond through biking. I started leading a double life and it slowly pieced me together again.”
