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 do … 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
UTA22 – where do I start? This was our first ever trail race. We all felt nervous and a little under trained, but were willing to give it our best. My lead up that week hadn’t been great – I was on antibiotics for tonsillitis and had a terrible cough. The diff on my car … Read more
Great Ocean Road Marathon The Great Ocean Road Marathon and Festival of Distance Running features a 44km Marathon, 23km Half Marathon, 14km run, 6km run and The Kids’ 1.5km Gallop. In 2016, they introduced a 60km ultra-marathon! This event is held in a beautiful and unique area of Victoria, Australia on the Southern Ocean. Each … Read more
WOW! What a ride I have been on for this years ULTRA TRAIL AUSTRALIA 2017 prep! Talk about an emotional rollercoaster! I have a lot of people that I want to thank, so this is the best place to do it. Firstly thank you to the team at AROC Sport / Ultra Trail Australia who took … Read more
I took up running in 2007, 18 months after having my first daughter. I tipped the scales at 99.8kgs from an unhealthy, inactive lifestyle, and I decided that I needed to change. I had started walking around the block, which then led to slow jogging and then finally hitting my goal of running 5km … Read more
Well everyone, we made it. Ultra Trail Australia starts today! We kick off the festivities with a cocktail party, and I am more nervous about that than the actual race! For those that have been following along my journey, it certainly has been a rough one.. . The road to 100k….didn’t quite happen, but sometimes that … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Hope you had the best weekend! I had a birthday last week so mine was a continuation of the ‘Festival of Paul’ which was kind of cool. Turning 21 is a big thing! 🙂 Definitely good to have a kid free day once in a while. Last time we caught up I … Read more