31 07, 2019

Women of impact – Eloise Wellings – Love Mercy Foundation.

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Eloise running at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 For a few years now I have looked on from the sidelines and seen the impact of an incredible woman attached to her cause. This woman, talented to the extreme through her sport, was touched by an encounter so humbling that it changed her life and [...]

29 07, 2019

Carmen Drake – Running through grief and loss.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:16+11:00July 29th, 2019|Members, Members stories, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Growing up I was a daddy’s girl. I followed my dad around the farm, ate what he ate, drank what he drank (like drinking tea at aged 4!). My dad was a hard working, ‘salt of the earth’ farmer and a father to 5 children. But under his tough exterior he was a softy and [...]

23 07, 2019

Dani McLaren’s 7 Marathons in 7 States in 7 Days for children protection

By |2021-02-16T11:18:16+11:00July 23rd, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

From the 1st - 7th July 2019 I had the pleasure of sharing the Bravehearts 777 Marathon Challenge with 21 other extraordinary national runners and 8 amazing support crew from Aurora Adventures and Bravehearts. Collectively we raised over $355k and engaged thousands of people in the child protection message. We started the week in Perth [...]

11 07, 2019

My Gold Coast Marathon Postpartum Journey by Mery Jones

By |2021-02-16T11:18:16+11:00July 11th, 2019|Member stories, Members stories|4 Comments

At 38 weeks pregnant the entries opened up for the Gold Coast Marathon, an event that I have grown to love over the past 10 years, watching my mum compete and more recently competing in myself, even whilst pregnant. Gold Coast Marathon 2019 was no different. I was signed up to run the marathon as [...]