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Running Coach, the only sight of normalcy she knew during lockdown was outside. Waking up at dawn, running through grass, road and dirt, regardless of rain, sleet or snow, and pushing each mile to the end became her everyday. It's perhaps the only reason she was able to push forward.

Atim made it possible to carve out an all-Black space with the support of Black femmes, because if there’s one thing Black women are going to do it's show up."We need that space to share everything and have those Black conversations," she says. With a concentration in strength sessions, hill running and superseding distance, Atim has successfully completed eight marathons, 20 10k races and still goes for casual runs at least five times per week.

My journey with running was to get fitter. I started when I was about 18 or 19. It also had an aesthetics spin on it. I wanted to lose some weight, but I started running by boxing because my coach at the time told me it would make me fitter. It was a fight because I was sort of like,"I don't really like running and I think it's a little bit boring. So I don't know how I'm going to start this journey.

We've seen a lot of people come together through running because of the storytelling aspect that it has. I feel my most creative when I'm running, mainly because I'm not following my thoughts, but I'm really just going through all my thought processes. But even the way I'm dressed, it's a form of expression. I just find that I'm most expressive, confident, creative and powerful.I don't think that regret has ever come across afterward.

Nike is a great company to work with because they are giving the keys for success to so many marginalized people and putting us at the forefront. How has it been for you? Everyone feels better when they're wearing something that makes them feel good. What's in your Nike kit?

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