Sometimes we need a bridge to discover that which we have yet to discover that we enjoy. I love running. I love running on trail, I love racing on the road but for me the track is my happy place. It’s where I feel the most alive- filled with adrenaline while at the same time … Read more
When I look back on the year I have had, I have to think about how thankful I am. Last year saw me struggling after two major ankle injuries. I have more than turned that around this year. I think that the main factor in this success for 2017 has been my sheer will to … Read more
Throughout the year we spend lots of time running, training for this or that. We get caught up with the slog of training, and sometimes the race seems to creep up on us! Some of you might not “race” a race. You may prefer to just be part of it, join in and have a … Read more
I have wanted to run the New York City Marathon before I really even started running. It has been a bucket list item since University and I have entered the ballot many times to no avail. In 2013 I started training for New York only to find out I was pregnant with our third … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Just last week… I was treating one of our runners whilst having a chat about the body (I consider myself a bit of a body nerd… just quietly!) This particular athlete is studying Exercise Science and asked, “Do you think you can actually stretch the ITB?” GREAT question! It actually causes some … Read more
I have been on this running journey for a long time now, and I am particularly interested in distance running. I suppose my genetics and history lend me to this distance, and I enjoy the challenge of longer events, but also am certainly not made for short explosive speed. So in a runners journey we … Read more
My longest run before my marathon in Toowoomba on the weekend was a 34k run which ended at 32k. It was windy, raining and I was stuffed. I had not another metre left in my body and I though to myself ” There is NO WAY in hell I can run another 10k on top of … Read more
For so long I have had to struggle to keep going. To believe that I am worth something. To stay focused. To FINISH what I started. It all started out when I was a teenager, full of self-doubt, in the grips of a never ending cycle of a horrendous eating disorder that would last the … Read more
So you have decided to up the distance and enter a longer event. You may be running a half marathon, a marathon, or even an ultra-distance race. It is important to know where the long run will fit into your training. The long run will soon become one of the most important aspects of your training … Read more
Can you do it twice? It was a dare. The question posed by the Lamington Eco Challenge taunted me. Could I do a 42km trail run twice in two days? Sure, there were 8km and 21km options, but I am too stubborn – some might say foolish! – to not throw myself at a challenge … Read more
I love trail running. I used to be a road runner before I transferred over to the dark side, and I must say I love it much better over here. There is something about a trail that makes me feel at peace. I think the art of running a marathon on a trail is so … Read more
Athletes with a high training load will consequently have a high energy budget. Your ‘energy budget’ is the amount of energy you need to fulfil your training and recovery needs, as well as to maintain optimal physiological function and support any gains in mass associated with that training. Naturally, your energy budget will be higher … Read more
I’m a ‘back of the pack’ runner, and it’s taken me two years to feel okay with that. Going back to my high school days, which (dare I say it) was 20-odd years ago now, I was a star pupil with my after-school activity, spending every minute and every hour dedicating myself to training … Read more