This October, lace up your runners, rally your tribe, and get ready to move together, wherever you are, for the very first Running Mums Australia Annual Virtual Event! As we celebrate 12 inspiring years of community, connection, and collective kilometres, we’re inviting all RMA and friends to be part of something truly special. This isn’t … Read more
Event has passed. It’s time to plan to Move4Dignity this October! Get your runners ready and get ready to get moving and help Share the Dignity end period poverty. It’s time to Move4Dignity 2020! Run4Dignity as we’ve known it is now included in the new Move4Dignity event, building up to a virtual exercise challenge that … Read more
When I look back to my younger years, running around my neighbourhood with nothing but myself, my cares and troubles, or my dreams and visions it is hard to imagine the change that would happen within me when I would reach my 20’s and 30’s and find my tribe. Those years of running solo were … Read more
Event has passed This virtual run couldn’t come at a better time! Amidst the chaos of the world right now, we need some joy, some hope and something to focus on. We can still run and we won’t stop! In partnership with The Love Mercy Foundation, we are so excited to bring you a virtual run that will connect … Read more
Running for me is my daily meditation and the key to my health, well being and quality of life…this was reinforced for me after 14 days of home isolation for COVID19. I was never a runner, when I was younger I had to walk at the 150m mark of the 200m. In 2008 my husband ran … Read more
Located only 30mins West of Sydney this scenic river run weaves along Parramatta River and includes a 9km, 21km and 29km course in addition to the NEW 5km Family Fun Run. 2018 saw the inaugural running of this fantastic event, where eager runners took part in a beautiful day celebrating running and community. This year, … Read more
As we embark on another Mother’s Day for 2019, we reflect on what it means to be a mother. Times are now a far cry from the mothers that have gone before us that may have been stay at home housewives that lived and breathed each day nurturing children in the home, caring and tending … Read more
There is a new run on the block and it’s going to be a favourite on The Australian running calendar. Set in the heart of Western Sydney in the Western Sydney Parklands, Sydney’s Biggest Backyard, from the team that brings you the sell out Coastal Classic event, The Western Sydney Parklands Trail Run is here. … Read more
At RMA, parkrun is a part of our regular vocabulary. When someone says to us “I want to start running, what should I do”, the first thing we say is go to parkrun on a Saturday. In fact, we even use parkrun as a measure of distance. Our car GPS says 5km left to go … Read more
When I think of one thing that makes Running Mums Australia a success one word comes to mind. CONNECTION. RMA exists to give voice to women in a real and tangible way. It is so much more about the running. It is about what the running can DO for us. It is the vehicle that … Read more
I saw this quote in my news feed on Instagram today, and it really resonated with me. “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” – Albert Einstein. This really resonated … Read more
Lulu was a bright, bubbly, joyous child with no health issues or concerns – but when she was eight months old, she had a fever that wouldn’t go away and her family knew something was up. At first, her parents thought it was teething issues, so they took her to the family’s local hospital for … 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