Well everyone, we made it. Ultra Trail Australia starts today! We kick off the festivities with a cocktail party, and I am more nervous about that than the actual race! For those that have been following along my journey, it certainly has been a rough one.. . The road to 100k….didn’t quite happen, but sometimes that … Read more
She is a SUPERMUM, three-time Olympian, juggles motherhood and a career, and is now Australia’s third fastest woman over the marathon distance following her recent 5th place at the London Marathon in a time of 2:25:15. We asked Lisa what lead her on this journey in the first place, and what inspires her to persist and achieve in high level competition, what running … Read more
Some of you may know a bit about my running story, but in short, I haven’t always been a runner. Yes, like many women, I discovered reasonably early on that it helps to stay fit and active if I wanted to comfortable with my body (and wear the clothes I wanted to). In my early … Read more
My goal of running 100km has been a long time coming. Ever since I started running ultra’s my ultimate goal was to hit the magical number 100. I don’t know why. It seems so ludicrous to the average human, and yet, to me, it seems relatively achievable. I remember when 16km was hard, then in … Read more
The 2017 Australian Running Festival in Canberra was another wonderful display of community, passion, determination and friendship. Like all events I’ve been to as a Running Mum the support was second too none and I felt so very blessed all weekend being part of this community. To be brutally honest I went into this event … Read more
Mandy Oliver is a Gold Coast mum and librarian. She is also a volunteer admin for RMA, and in particular excels at gathering the Gold Coast mums for weekend long runs and catch ups. She is the heartbeat of what we do and why we exist. She lives connected, and shares her passion. She is … Read more
I’m standing. Lined up next to other runners- girls of varying age. I am filled with a sense of anticipation, dread, excitement and nervous energy. The young athletic beauties on either side of me are a flutter. They are smiling, some are in deep concentration and others look resolutely stoic as if in some trance … Read more
Emma, a Running Mums Australia Ambassador, is a 35 year old Mum living with her four children (aged 6, 9, 12 & 16) and her partner, in Busselton, on the coast of Western Australia. She works full-time in the Hospitality Industry and is studying part-time towards her Education Degree. This year Emma is training for … Read more
“It is an exhilarating experience to catch the running bug but greater satisfaction comes from keeping it. Sometimes the challenge is not in starting a new activity but in sustaining the routine.” I have had the pleasure of pulling on a fresh pair of runners with a new goal, an energised body and an unstoppable … Read more
A few weeks ago I was fighting all kinds of running demons. I was tired, I was training hard and I had a run on the 6 foot track in preparation for the race ahead. That run left me very flat, and also very fatigued, and I had a slight niggle in my calf for … Read more
Running encompasses so much, and the ‘runner’ as typically thought has changed so much. Now just about anyone can be a ‘runner’. This also means that all that encompasses running, from events to gear to how we celebrate running has shifted. The change is in the motivators; what drives people now to be runners. At … Read more
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 … Read more
My running story is a multi faceted story. I am a runner, I am a Mum and I also happen to have Multiple Sclerosis (MS). During my school years I found any and every excuse to ditch PE. I was never a sporty or athletic girl. As I was always a slim build I didn’t … Read more