The Shoalhaven King of the Mountain was to be held at Kangaroo Valley. It sure sounded good: a 25k road/trail race with scenic views, cold but sunny weather, and two passes over Mount Scanzi, this race had it all. Except time to train – I found it while browsing Run Calendar and entered shortly before … Read more
As I lay in bed trying to sleep on the eve of my first marathon I completed my evening ritual of reading all the posts from inspirational women on the RMA Facebook page. Nicole had posted that night that RMA Ambassador Jodie Oborne was willing to pace a sub 4 hour marathon for the RMA girls. … Read more
Earlier this month I ran and completed the Gobi March, a 5 day, 250km staged race held in the western province of China, essentially next door to Mongolia. I made up my mind to do this over 2 years ago. I had started running to get some peace and quiet , to find a part … Read more
When I heard Vanessa’s story it resonated with me. I had just been reading about the effects of over training and was wondering if this was where I had ended up. I had a huge running year in 2014, and even with my major injury set back earlier in the year, I found myself burnt … Read more
Starts with a Monday evening run with NSRG on 28th July 2014 when I met Cara. Cara was training for the City2Surf marathon on 31 August 2014 and running to raise funds for Cancer. We chatted, ran well together. We met at the same run the next week where I learned more that Cara … Read more
“If your goals don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough!” – anonymous. This quote was the motivation for planning my 2015 run calendar. This was the quote responsible for my motivation to become an Ultramarathon runner and more…I had completed two marathons last year and I had set, trained with and finished my sixteen-week Nike … Read more
Full name: Sally Louise Dean Nick name: Shorty (I’m nearly 5ft in my Hokas) Age: 44 How many children do you have? Two – Anthony is 8 and Alexandra is 5 When did you start running & why? In 2007 I wanted to do a fun run. I’d never run before, I was super morbidly … Read more
This race story starts almost a year ago to the day. My bestie Nhung Wawatai and I were out on a marathon training run on our favourite Perth Hills trail, having just completed our first half marathon 2 weeks prior. We kept seeing these raggered looking people running past with hydration vests and bibs on. … Read more
All the time we come across and RMAer that inspires the human heart through their story. But sometimes, the stories are so inspirational that they must be told. This story is one such story. When I heard about Ros and her sacrifice, I could not help but ask her to share with us. Her strength … Read more
Over at Running Mums Australia we come across so many girls who are inspired to run their first half marathon. Not everyone wants to run a half marathon, but for those that have the desire, a lot of planning and time and training go in to make it the best race possible. We love to … Read more
HAVING done five half marathons, I think I always knew in the back of my mind I would one day try a full marathon. A lot of people asked and I’d generally find a way to fob them off or tell them the many reasons why I didn’t think I was cut out for a … Read more
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 … Read more
Here I am, served up on a platter. What I care about, that which is important to me, doesn’t matter. Guilted existence, fear and obligation. Complete denunciation of my passion, happiness and aspiration. Living is not defined by breath and blood flow. It is purpose, experience,exertion- not taking it slow. Death comes in many modality. … Read more