With women's participation in trail running on the rise over the past few years, so many women would have heard about one of the most sought after trail running events on The Australian running calendar - Ultra-Trail Australia. With entries opening THIS THURSDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2021, we thought it would be good to give you a [...]
On episode 34 we discuss issues around infertility, a condition which affects so many Australian women. We chat with Kelly McManus, from Sydney about her long journey to becoming a mother. We talk to Kelly about the struggles she and her partner went through to become parents. We discuss the financial, physical, emotional and spiritual [...]
Around 10 years ago, single and childless, I idly professed my intent to run a half marathon “one day”… then life got in the way and that day never happened. Fast forward to October 2020 and I took up running once more and gave myself a 12 month goal to run that ever elusive half [...]
In Episode 33 of the RMA Podcast we chat to RMA Ambassador and four-time olympian, Lisa Weightman about her latest experience of the road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games during the COVID-19 pandemic. We dive deep with Lisa about how she navigated the trials of training for this extended olympic campaign, the challenges of [...]
On episode 32 of the RMA podcast I speak with long time RMA member Harmony Waite. Harmony talks with us about her journey into running, particularly after becoming a mum and her rise into ultra running. We talk about what she loves about endurance events and how they not only test her ability and strengths, [...]
Episode 31. On episode 31 (Part 2 of the Running for premature babies podcast) we talk to Running for Premature Babies Founder and Director, Sophie Smith. 15 years ago Sophie and her late husband Ash were excited to be expecting the first of their children, triplet boys. At 21 weeks Sophie went into [...]
On Episode 30 of the RMA podcast, our 1 year anniversary special, we are talking about running for premature babies! We interview Proud running mumma and RMA Ambassador, Amy O’Halloran who is mum to two darling premature babies, her first born Henry, who came at 34weeks and Jemima who entered the world at 33 weeks [...]
So you have decided that you want to be a runner. Maybe you have laced up your shoes as the recent lock downs mean you no longer have access to gyms or your traditional form of exercise, and running is your option for now. Or maybe you have heard what all the hype is about [...]
On episode 29 of The RMA Podcast I speak with mum, runner and all round beautiful spirit, Samantha O'Farrell. I met Sam a few years ago when she was part of our local RMA sisterhood and instantly fell in love with her infectious love for life. Not long after we met, Samantha was diagnosed with [...]
Episode 28. On this episode of The RMA podcast I speak with Running mum from Northern Qld, Angela McKenzie (Furneaux). Angela is a triathlete who was introduced to the world of triathlon as a child and has been competing ever since. Back in 2018 while Angela was training for her Ironman, she was tragically [...]
In this episode of the RMA podcast we talk again to one of our favourite guests, RMA Ambassador and lover of adventures, Michelle Hooper. Michelle isn't new to the podcast, having been interviewed on episode 8 about her self-supported adventure on the Cape to Cape track in WA. This time I chat to [...]
The crisp cold air heralded the return to the 2021 Ultra Trail Australian landscape as runners from near and far gathered nervously on the start line. No longer a race to the start as is sometimes the case, many needed to plan a little 'extra time' for the mandatory COVID-19 check in's and parking, and [...]
I started training for the Canberra Marathon in December 2020 – logging 683.95km and almost 83 hours of training before the big day. I ran through torrential rain, through heartbreak when my best friend died 3 weeks out, logged many KMs alone in the dark and many grateful KMs with wonderful friends. I had a [...]
