The Mental Side of Running – Anna Fitzgerald

Many of my friends are surprised to hear that mental strength, particularly when I am physically tested, is not my forte.   It is certainly not something that comes naturally to me.  I know runners that swear that they love pain.  They tell me that they seek out and relish opportunities to have their thresholds … Read more

Wangaratta Marathon race report by Michelle Esdale

I met some wonderful ladies at this event and the support beforehand was also incredible (and nothing short of what many of you have experienced through this group I am sure!). Megan Wood did an amazing job of coordinating all of us beforehand, organising a tent for the day, a location for us to meet … Read more

The injury files part 2 – How to rehabilitate

It’s going to happen in every runners life. Injury. It’s not fun, it’s never pretty and it can leave us feeling deflated and miserable. Not only can our injuries cause us pain and inconvenience, not to mention a lot of money in specialists, physiotherapy and lost event registrations etc. they can cause considerable frustration. One … Read more

Don’t Let a Sore Butt Stop You Running! by Paul Trevethan

Hey RMA crew! Welcome to February!! We’ll be thinking about Christmas soon! Talking to so many Running Mums lately who are putting in a distance base ready for their long events later in the year. I have seen a few people starting to get some niggles through their butt or their glutes which is a … Read more

Two Bays Trail Run, Victoria by Hannah Easton

The old phrase ‘move outside your comfort zone’, in all its variations, ran through my mind time and time again as I readied for the Two Bays Trail Run on January 11th 2015. To say I felt like a duck out of water is an understatement. A fitting comparison might be like you were putting … Read more