Michelle Dziego
You are training for a marathon, or you are almost ready to run your marathon. The most important thing on race day is that you have a successful and fun race. Today we are going to discuss the five most common mistakes that people make that mean that you may not have the race that … Read more
I’ve never been what I would consider a real runner, so sitting here writing a race recap after completing my second marathon is still quite surreal. In high school you would only ever find me participating in the 100m run on sports day because that was compulsory for everyone to do. Even then I always … Read more
It’s called failing and it is something that as humans we are all afraid of. “I can’t do that, I won’t be any good”, “I am not good enough”, ” I am too slow”, “I am too old”, “I am not experienced enough”, “I won’t fit in”, “I couldn’t possibly run with them”…..heard it all before? … Read more
Running is hard. It takes commitment. To step out and run your first major race takes courage; but add to that the courage it takes when you are doing it in front of thousands of others, and you know that you will be at the back of the pack and all eyes will be on … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
As I developed a passion for running races and the sense of achievement that goes along with it, I found that I was putting more pressure on myself to improve, which lead to me becoming increasingly stressed before each race. This continued to the point where the question started to arise, “why do you … Read more
October 2013… That’s when I first heard about Comrades Marathon. My uncle was pacing me in my first ever marathon on Rottnest Island. He chatted away to distract me from the pain and mention the comrades race he had completed 3 times over the years. Describing the up and down, the comradery, the crowds and … Read more
I remember the first time I laced up to run at a fun run after having children. I hadn’t run for a long time. I was unfit, and I didn’t feel like I belonged. It was a local 5k Australia day race. I didn’t even know how far that really meant. Until I started running. … Read more
Most runners have a pre-event ritual. They might spend the 24 hours before the big day with their feet up, studying the course map, eating their body weight in pasta and laying out their “flat me” on their bed. All sensible activities. And all activities I neglected to do in the lead-up to the Trail … Read more