Sometimes the stars align and entering an event is meant to be! Entries to the Rogaining NSW Hawkesbury ‘Minigaine’ were extended just before the hazard reduction burn I was scheduled to do was postponed, and then a friend asked if my little guy could join hers for a play date. I entered the 3hr Rogaine … Read more
Wild Horse Criterium seemed like a good idea when I signed up. 12 hours of running in the scrub at the base of Wild Horse Mountain in the Glass House Mountains on Easter Saturday. Midnight start. Hours of darkness. As many laps of the 11km course as you could do. Chocolate bunny waiting at the … Read more
I think I joined RMA in 2013 – when there were only around 2000 members… at that time I had just started running. My friend Jen Craig told me about RMA – we had become friends at a local gym and started running together. This was around the time my marriage was breaking down, I … Read more
I’m a mum of two boys , tristan 15 and Caleb 12. I’m a nurse and have done shift work my entire work life, since I was 17. I’ve been overweight for most of my life, school sport was my least favourite subject. I hated it. I did it, but I hated it. Ever since … Read more
Tokyo marathon… what can I say? It’s one for the bucket list: the city, the people, a flat course, great food, an ideal time difference, and a perfect running temperature, after a summer of training in humidity. There is nothing not to love about this race and for me, this year it’s the race in … Read more
About the race: Oscars100 Hut2Hut is a 100km run/trek challenge starting and finishing at Mt Buller with approximately 5,700 metres of elevation. Invitational solo runners and teams of 2 take on the challenge over 1, 2 or 3 days. My team mate Nick & I chose the 2 day option. We had 2 layover points … Read more
I had my taste of my first trail run just over a year ago in Adelaide on our first RMA social trail run. No trail shoes and a complete newbie. Everyone had said to me once you start trails you won’t look back. Well look at that, they were right. You could say I now … Read more
The Cancer Research UK London Winter Run is a big event as far as running events in London go. 20,000 people on closed roads through the centre of the city – there are plenty of Monopoly board moments and it’s great fun. 2018 is just the fourth year of this event, the second for me … Read more
Every three years I (with hubby and our two children) visit my family in Mumbai. So Stephen and I decided why not conclude our holidays with the Mumbai Marathon that takes place in January every year (formerly known as Standard Chartered Marathon). This year it was the TCS Mumbai Marathon. Stephen signed up for the … Read more
So you have dabbled in a little running, joined RMA, maybe even made a few running friends and gotten a little better at this running thing, and now you have found yourself keen to sign up to your first event. You are unsure… you have never run in an event before, or you think you … Read more
As a recently appointed RMA Ambassador I thought I would like to write a little story and share some snippets of what I’ve learnt over the years with all you fit mummies! I was happy to take some time out of my crazy day to write, but in order to make these articles worthwhile I’d like to … Read more
I decided to run the Polar Half Marathon in Norway quite by accident. A Facebook friend was interested which drew it to my attention. I already knew I was going back to Czech so I booked it hoping my mum would travel there with me. I did a few short runs in the cold as … Read more
It’s time to reflect on the journey from non running Mum living in England to a RMA running Tooowoomba Mum To Disney World and the most epic running challenge. Grab a cup of tea or a wine as this an in-depth recap! Back in 2014, I sat at home reflecting on what I had … Read more