, United Kingdom
Ten years ago Amanda was on her daily training run when she became the victim of a violent sexual assault. After a long physical and emotional recovery, Amanda became a speaker for Speaking Out Against Rape (SOAR).Despite making an almost complete physical recovery, Amanda was not able to run for many years due to a fear that she was being followed. Amanda overcame this fear in August 2013 when she celebrated the tenth anniversary of her survival by running the same half marathon she was training for when attacked. With this run Amanda raised close to $20,000 for SOAR that will help other women recover from sexual violence.