It’s going to happen in every runners life. Injury. It’s not fun, it’s never pretty and it can leave us feeling deflated and miserable. Not only can our injuries cause us pain and inconvenience, not to mention a lot of money in specialists, physiotherapy and lost event registrations etc. they can cause considerable frustration. One … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Hope you had a great break! I got down to see Ang’s family. Running around the Mornington Peninsua area is just divine! Think I could move there tomorrow! Congrats to all the RMA crew who did the Resolution Run as well as the Cadbury Marathon down in Tassie. Looked like fun! Had … Read more
Are you a lone runner or do you pound the pavements or trails with a group? While lone running has its benefits for your training, group running can bring your running to a whole new level, not to mention the fun and friendships you will make on the way. Have you tried it? Rachel tells … Read more
One of the most recurrent themes on RMA is injury. It’s bound to happen with 7000+ members slogging it out on the pavement and trails right? So I thought that it would be good to have a few articles on here that explain what to do and how to cope with when things like this … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Seeing so many runners improve their running technique out of sight guys! I know it’s getting pretty hot but a lot of you are putting in a distance base for your events next year. Can’t wait to catch up with everyone at Gold Coast! I thought it was a good time to … Read more
There has been a bit of a theme going on lately with some of our runners thinking that they are ‘slow’ runners. I wanted to dispel some of the myths that you may have about running and what exactly makes a ‘fast’ runner anyway. I know that in a forum like RMA with over 6000 … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Welcome to December! The silly season is here. I started early with my mother’s birthday. Have to up my distance this week to make up for the feast! Will had a great time with all the running mums at Sunny Coast. Made me contemplate a sea change. Been a big year! For … Read more
I can pinpoint the exact moment this year when for me running became my absolute passion. It was during the Coastal Classic and I had just run a marathon two weeks prior in Adelaide. My quads were screaming at me and I was wondering what on earth I was thinking when I signed up for … Read more
Hey RMA crew! This year is flying by! I had a massive weekend just gone. Headed to Endeavour 500 which is an awesome relay event to raise money for the disabled. Three days, five hundred kilometres, eighteen teams and up to 47 degree temperatures made for a fun and exhausting time. I can see an … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Hope you had a great week! Massive congrats to your very own Nicole Bunyon for completing her first ultra! They’re addictive! I bet they’re contagious too!! Can’t wait to see everyone else giving them a go. I have been doing some proactive treatment on Flash, my five month old bulldog, this week … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Been a big week this end in RIFREV world! Will caught up with the Brisbane RMA ladies at the workshop Saturday and I was down at Southbank parkrun. It got kind of hectic for Ang and I because we had our daughter Abbie’s fifth birthday in the afternoon. Somehow we ended up … Read more
Over the last 12 months I have had the pleasure of the company of many gorgeous women over in the RMA community. Through this journey I have watched our membership grow from a few hundred to over 5000 women, all runners, all mums and all chasing their running dreams. So what makes these women want … Read more
Hey RMA crew! Hope everyone had a great week. Ang has forgiven me for nearly breaking our daughter on the trampoline last week! Hope your partners are way more responsible than me! This week I had a couple of people asking me about compartment syndrome, one of the trickier things that can affect runners. Basically … Read more