27 07, 2017

My first half marathon at the Gold Coast 2017 Running Festival.

By |2017-07-27T18:00:26+10:00July 27th, 2017|Members stories, Uncategorised|2 Comments

  I think it was back in January that I decided to give running a go. Looking after a husband, two small children, working for myself, and living in a rural town, I really struggled to find the motivation to stick to any sort of exercise routine. I never ever dreamed of being a runner. [...]

25 07, 2017

River Run100 race review.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00July 25th, 2017|Members, Members stories, race report|1 Comment

River Run100 has again exceeded all expectations as a well run community event and was well represented by RMA. In its 5th year this local event is becoming popular for South East Queensland distance runners with individual events in 10km, 20km, 50km and 100km, and team relay events for the 50km and 100km distance. "Team RMA" (Kelly, Tina, Mel and [...]

19 07, 2017

Race recap – Airlie Beach Running Festival weekend

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00July 19th, 2017|Uncategorised|2 Comments

There are a few places that you should put on your list of places to run. One of them is in the Whitsunday's in the heart of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Airlie Beach. I was approached early this year from the Whitsunday running club President, and parkrun Australia Founder, Tim Oberg to be an Ambassador [...]

12 07, 2017

Fish Curry – two ways

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00July 12th, 2017|pre-race nutrition, Recipes|0 Comments

Today Running Dietitian Sophie Brown gives us a great winter recipe packed full of protein and goodness.....just perfect for a pre-race meal.  Curries are one of those comforting meals, perfect for a cold Winter’s night. There’s something about the aromas and heat which makes a curry so perfect to enjoy curled up on the coach, [...]

6 07, 2017

Stress Incontinence And Running For Women.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00July 6th, 2017|running tips|5 Comments

Well here goes – I’m about to talk about a topic that comes up regularly on the RMA Facebook page and affects many RMA members – incontinence... yep I said it “peeing your pants”, wetting yourself”, ‘Light Bladder Leakage (LBL)”, and I suffer from it. The type of incontinence I, and many mother runners are [...]