Preamble: I will be running my second 50 this year. I am a back of pack runner and I run for enlightenment, mostly. I have not really shared my story in full. Today seemed to be the best time to remind myself why I run! My first ultra story, UTA50 2018. It was an incredibly [...]
On Saturday the 19th August I was all set for my 4th ever "race", however I had succumbed to the dreaded virus that's been going around for the whole week leading up. Saturday morning came and I hadn't run all week. Convinced I had enough energy I lined up with coaching teammates and some beautiful [...]
Let’s start from the beginning: I’ve been running less than a year. It’s going to be a year on 26 August, 2017 to be precise. All I can say is that it has been an amazing year and the best decision to put running shoes on and just walk out of the door on one [...]
River Run100 has again exceeded all expectations as a well run community event and was well represented by RMA. In its 5th year this local event is becoming popular for South East Queensland distance runners with individual events in 10km, 20km, 50km and 100km, and team relay events for the 50km and 100km distance. "Team RMA" (Kelly, Tina, Mel and [...]
2017 is my year of trying new things with running and Caboolture Dusk till Dawn fit the bill. I quickly ran it past Coach Jodie and I was surprised when she said I should enter the marathon. So with one week until the event I signed up for my first marathon of 2017. **NOTE I [...]
Well, I guess I should start with why I entered the North Face 50k having never run more than 22km. I had done a few trail races including the Glow worm Tunnel half marathon and loved them and had experienced true moments of utter peace, so who doesn’t want more of that right? When one [...]
Two Oceans Ultramarathon Saturday 4th April 2015 Distance: 56km History The first race was held in 1970 and saw 26 runners line up to face the unknown challenge. Since then, the race has become a favourite with local and international athletes. Participants choose from the scenic 56km ultra marathon or 21km half marathon. The event attracts [...]
