To my dearest RMA, This is letter is one of thanks and utter gratitude for the support and sense of community I have gained from this group. It is like no other community I have ever been a part of, its both saved and changed my life. We first met back on the 15thAugust 2015, … Read more
Running hasn’t changed my life but being part of RMA definitely has. Before kids, I loved running, but ran in my lunch break in the city or on the local roads on the weekend by myself, hardly with anyone else. I worked towards running the whole way in the City 2 Surf without stopping. 14km … Read more
A year ago a wonderful friend of mine challenged me to book myself a holiday, to do something for me, something I could plan and look forward to. She gave me 6 weeks (while she was on holidays) to come up with something. For 5 weeks I was lost! I hadn’t ever chosen a holiday … Read more
The Great Ocean Road Marathon is a 44km (44.5km according to Garmin!) run from the coastal town of Lorne to Apollo Bay and was on my ‘marathon bucket list’ for quite a few years. The course has breathtaking views, plenty of undulations to make it challenging but not too difficult and there’s also something special … Read more
Have you ever thought about attempting a 100km trail run? Imagine doing it vision-impaired and having never trained on the course. A course full of very rocky riverbeds and rocky hill climbs. Would you do it? Lisa Cundy did. Hubert 100 2019 – Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia In late 2018, I … Read more
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 … Read more
So it all began in January when I saw a post on the RMA facebook page for this event in Margaret River. I thought to myself I want to do this event but I need to convince a few more people to join me in the team. I immediately started recruiting. I gathered the troops … Read more
I never ran before I turned 31. Neither I had played any sports when I was a kid. I didn’t even know how to ride a bike at this age and I had no intention to become a runner. I separated from my ex-partner when I was 31, and my son was 2 years old. … Read more
On April 28 2019, I joined 42,000 other runners and ran the London Marathon. This was my 6th marathon but my first since my diagnosis with a craniopharyngioma (a rare benign brain tumour) in March 2017. The last two years have seen me go through complicated neurosurgery and 6 weeks of daily radiation therapy plus … Read more
A little background on me; I just turned 50 in January and this is my third year running. I’m a nurse and work fulltime, a mother of 4 and a proud grandmother of 3. I fit my training in around work and family life. When I started running at 48, I gave myself a goal … Read more
If you love trails and this event is not on your bucket list – it needs to be!! (and fast too as it will get harder and harder to get an entry as the secret gets out!). Old Ghost Ultra has been on my bucket list since it first started in 2016. The trail is … Read more
There are bigger and faster marathons in the world. But there remains something religious about Boston; the qualifying, tradition, storied history and screaming locals. It’s the marathoner’s holy grail and an experience of a lifetime! What’s so special about Boston? It’s the world’s oldest annual marathon first run in April 1897, having been inspired by … Read more
When you think of women making an impact in the world you need go no further than Samantha Gash. This vivacious woman from the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria is a small package doing amazing things in the world, using running as a vehicle for change. As we chatted, what was of no shock to me, … Read more