Michelle Dziego
This is from my perspective, big thanks to Laura Ferrier who also crewed for Nicole, and Mark her husband turned crew on the day, who would both have their own perspectives. I just wanted to share mine as the first time I have been crew, and I think it is a great way to experience … Read more
I’m sitting here watching my 4 year old daughter play hungry-hippos, while I wear compression tights for my sore quads, and I’m deliriously happy. It’s one day post-the Adelaide Marathon Festival, or one-day after my first half-marathon! I started running 11 months ago, and was 18kg heavier than I am today. Like many RMAs, I … Read more
It is with much excitement and joy that I bring this long-awaited two year long final instalment of the Ultra Trail Australia 100k race recap to you. The journey although long and at times frustrating, was always always great, and I never once gave up hope of completing my dream run at UTA100. As mentioned … Read more
When we come to the week of tapering for any big event it can be greeted with fear or excitement, or sometimes perhaps both. When I really sit back and think about the hours and hours of hard work and commitment that have got me to the point I am at when I am about … Read more
When I heard about this event and then noted that it was in May just a few days before my birthday I thought that there could be no better way to well celebrate than by completing an Ultra Marathon in Western Australia’s famous wine region. I am finally finding my previous form. It’s been a … Read more
The race that left me lost for words… London Marathon- wow! It absolutely IS all it’s cracked up to be. I have never run a race where I actually had no respite for my ears for 43.3km. I thought New York and Tokyo would be hard to beat but Londoners smashed all other races … Read more
When I crossed the finish line of the Buffalo Stampede 20km skyrun in 2017 I said to my partner “I absolutely hated that” and I did. So why on Earth did I then sign up to run the Buffalo Stampede Skymarathon for 2018? This year I have dedicated myself to becoming an Ultra marathoner at … Read more
Every day at RMA I am honoured to be surrounded by amazing resilient women. Women who share their stories of hope and triumph over adversity, and using running as their vehicle to fulfilling their dreams and connecting with others. Some times I come across a story that just speaks right to my soul. I have … Read more
Firstly I’d just like to say thank you to all my friends at Running Mums Australia who watched the race. Reading the messages of support and congratulations I’ve received was very special and I can’t thank the team enough. The Marathon is gruelling. There’s no doubt about it as the men’s race demonstrated, deploying the … Read more
Sometimes the stars align and entering an event is meant to be! Entries to the Rogaining NSW Hawkesbury ‘Minigaine’ were extended just before the hazard reduction burn I was scheduled to do was postponed, and then a friend asked if my little guy could join hers for a play date. I entered the 3hr Rogaine … Read more
Wild Horse Criterium seemed like a good idea when I signed up. 12 hours of running in the scrub at the base of Wild Horse Mountain in the Glass House Mountains on Easter Saturday. Midnight start. Hours of darkness. As many laps of the 11km course as you could do. Chocolate bunny waiting at the … Read more
It was about 7.30am on a Saturday when we gathered in the sitting room of my ‘teenhood’ home. A family meeting had been called. Mum had lost her keys…. again. She was certain she had put them somewhere safe. Somewhere very safe. We all have one of those places, so safe even we don’t know … Read more
I think I joined RMA in 2013 – when there were only around 2000 members… at that time I had just started running. My friend Jen Craig told me about RMA – we had become friends at a local gym and started running together. This was around the time my marriage was breaking down, I … Read more