Hey RMA crew! Been a big week this end in RIFREV world! Will caught up with the Brisbane RMA ladies at the workshop Saturday and I was down at Southbank parkrun. It got kind of hectic for Ang and I because we had our daughter Abbie’s fifth birthday in the afternoon. Somehow we ended up … Read more
I applied to be a pacer in the Half Marathon at Melbourne several months before the event, I knew it wouldn’t be a great idea for me to race an event so close to New York Marathon but I still wanted to be involved and participate in Melbourne, hence the idea to apply to be … Read more
I decided to treat myself and my daughter (6yo Miss G) to a European holiday to celebrate turning 40. During the planning stages a friend told me he was going to run the Berlin marathon to celebrate his 50th birthday, and as I’d never been to Germany I told him we’d come as his support … Read more
Over the last 12 months I have had the pleasure of the company of many gorgeous women over in the RMA community. Through this journey I have watched our membership grow from a few hundred to over 5000 women, all runners, all mums and all chasing their running dreams. So what makes these women want … Read more
A few times on RMA I have seen messages about people collapsing in races, the worry and concern from other members. I know at the time it is a shock to everyone, and I wanted to share my experience so that you know it does happen, for a variety of reasons, to runners – but … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Hope everyone had a great week. Ang has forgiven me for nearly breaking our daughter on the trampoline last week! Hope your partners are way more responsible than me! This week I had a couple of people asking me about compartment syndrome, one of the trickier things that can affect runners. Basically … Read more
Things don’t always go to plan. There are so many reasons why we might not meet our own expectations in a race. Factors both within our control, and out of our control. If you race enough races, there’s the chance that before too long you may find yourself disappointed in your result for some reason … Read more
My admiration for marathoners, and the ability to run a full 42.2 km began in 1990. I was 8 years old, and I watched my Dad run his first marathon (in a time of 3 hours, 22 minutes). I was so proud, and completely in awe of my Dad; father of 5 children, running his … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Hope you’re all good. Had a bit of a crazy night. I got home yesterday and was having fun with the kids. We were jumping on the tramp and Abbie who is four snuck underneath and tried to touch our bouncing legs. She kind of hyperextended her knee so in amongst my … Read more
I’m sitting in bed and its 9pm on Monday night, one day post Melbourne Marathon 2014 and I am reflecting on the journey that has been up to this point in my running career. It has been quite a ride, and one that I will always remember as the year that really got me started. … Read more
Here at RMA it isn’t new for people to be running marathons. There are many many many of you that take up the challenge every year, however when we look at the crux of the marathon we realise that it is no mean feat. A marathon is a LONG WAY and it requires a lot … Read more
In December 2013 my husband Ben (aka “Johnda”) was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer. He is only 38 and with 2 young children aged 1 and 3 we were completely shocked that we would be dealing with something like this so early in life. We knew very little about brain cancer. Brain cancer kills more children … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Great to see the girls rocking out their RMA shirts at the RIFREV session with Will and I last week. Had a few people asking about exercises for runners knee lately and I thought I would go through some important stuff with you. We’ve talked before about technique with knee pain and … Read more