Michelle Dziego
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
Everyone who starts something has those times when they want to give up. Like anything, some things get stale and boring and you can find yourself in a running rut if you don’t mix it up a little. Going out day by day doing a 5k easy run may just be the thing that you … Read more
I’m a mum of two boys , tristan 15 and Caleb 12. I’m a nurse and have done shift work my entire work life, since I was 17. I’ve been overweight for most of my life, school sport was my least favourite subject. I hated it. I did it, but I hated it. Ever since … Read more
Tokyo marathon… what can I say? It’s one for the bucket list: the city, the people, a flat course, great food, an ideal time difference, and a perfect running temperature, after a summer of training in humidity. There is nothing not to love about this race and for me, this year it’s the race in … Read more
I saw this quote in my news feed on Instagram today, and it really resonated with me. “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” – Albert Einstein. This really resonated … Read more
There are many different firsts, first parkrun, first 10k, first half, full, trail race, 50k on and on… The first race you enter can be scary and exciting – achieving something we thought we could never do is such an amazing experience… If this is your first race EVER, or a big step up in … Read more
About the race: Oscars100 Hut2Hut is a 100km run/trek challenge starting and finishing at Mt Buller with approximately 5,700 metres of elevation. Invitational solo runners and teams of 2 take on the challenge over 1, 2 or 3 days. My team mate Nick & I chose the 2 day option. We had 2 layover points … Read more
I had my taste of my first trail run just over a year ago in Adelaide on our first RMA social trail run. No trail shoes and a complete newbie. Everyone had said to me once you start trails you won’t look back. Well look at that, they were right. You could say I now … Read more
The Cancer Research UK London Winter Run is a big event as far as running events in London go. 20,000 people on closed roads through the centre of the city – there are plenty of Monopoly board moments and it’s great fun. 2018 is just the fourth year of this event, the second for me … Read more
Today, RMA running coach, Kate Heyward takes us through some tips to make sure that if we want to include interval training in our regime, we are doing it right. These facts are based on her experience as a coach and runner, and will have you running intervals right, and hopefully injury free. Along with … Read more