It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight but the size of fight in the dog. 

This phrase was proven true when Annie Bothma raced her way to her first official marathon victory and SA Marathon Champion title at the Durban International Marathon. At the time of recording this episode, Annie was 3 days out from this event.

To understand what this victory means to Annie you need to understand the amount of fights she’s fought and those she keep fighting.

Annie’s running story is truly a remarkable one. In this episode you’ll hear about her time spent in the USA competing in collage athletics, the time she lived in Kenya and trained under the wings of Coach Eric Kimayo (coach to Brigid Kosgei - the reigning women’s marathon time world record holder) and about the rare health conditions that she has had to navigate and triumph over in her 27 years. 

Annie embodies the word champion! She lives, eats and breaths the sport and when she isn’t training, she is applying her hard learned lessons by working as a coach and nutritionist.

You can learn more about her story on her blog ANNIE BOTHMA | MY STORY or find her coaching business Running Coach & Sports Nutritionist | Annie's Athletes | Cape Town, South Africa

She’s also FB & Instagram as @anniebothma

Enjoy!