This April, our gorgeous member Nicole Fels got her chance to live out the dream of a lifetime and run the Boston Marathon. Nicole trained so hard for this race and it was only fitting that she share this journey with all our lovely mums as inspiration that dreams do come true, even if you are [...]
'Do you want to do this run with me?’ ‘What is it’? ‘15k trail run’ ‘I’ve never done a trail run before, but sure, why not’. And this is how I came to be lining up on a cold, windy Sunday morning on the side of a mountain range as part of the Kokoda [...]
A runner working on running form is like a golfer working their golf swing. It is one of the ways we improve as runners. Good running form will help your efficiency and so keep you running longer with less effort. It will also work toward keeping you injury free. There is a multitude of information [...]
Everyone has a story. Sometimes our stories are filled with sadness or tragedy, and sometimes hope and triumph. This is one such story of triumph. Running Mums Australia member Georgie shares with us her journey from being over weight to training to run a marathon. Thanks Georgie for sharing your story to inspire others going [...]
This weekend was probably one of the best weekends on our journey with Running Mums Australia. So many mums got out there and ran to show that they are a running mum, or ran with friends or even ran with their kids!. It was an amazing day to watch and read all the lovely posts [...]
Hi girls. Here at Running Mums Australia we have teamed up with our friends from Running Injury Free Revolution to give you weekly advice and tips on how to stay injury free. Paul is a very experienced Physiotherapist in QLD, who has a passion for running and keeping runners on the road. Lets give him [...]
So I've sat down with a coffee to write this and gather my thoughts...where do I begin? I had had every intention of writing this on one of the many amazing train journeys across Europe and then on the flight home but it just never happened: I didn't know where to start and I was [...]
Pic from www.pinterest.com Today, RMA running coach, Kate Heyward takes us through some tips to make sure that if we want to include interval training in our regime, we are doing it right. These facts are based on her experience as a coach and runner, and will have you running intervals right, and hopefully injury free. [...]
I think back to over the years from when I was running for fun and when I wanted to run my first half marathon. I remember downloading the training plan from the web and having really no idea what it meant and what I should be doing. I ran the race, and I did okay, [...]
All you need to go running is a good pair of runners, right? Wrong! If you were anything like me, one day you decided you would try your hand at running. So you grabbed what exercise gear you had in the cupboard or maybe bought a couple of new items (but not spending too much, [...]
We know that we all love to lace up our running shoes and hit the pavement, but did you know that it is important to work on the rest of your body too? A runners muscles need to be strong to prevent injury. That means, our core, our legs, even our arms and back and [...]
As I developed a passion for running races and the sense of achievement that goes along with it, I found that I was putting more pressure on myself to improve, which lead to me becoming increasingly stressed before each race. This continued to the point where the question started to arise, “why do you do [...]
