16 04, 2016

The Australian Running Festival – Marathon, By Donna Cain-Riva

By |2021-02-16T11:18:46+11:00April 16th, 2016|marathon, Member stories, Running Stories|0 Comments

On Sunday 10 April 2016, I completed my third marathon. I was not going to run the marathon this year, after running my first marathon one year ago (Canberra), as well as the Melbourne Marathon in Oct 15. I was not sure if I would run ‘a full’ again, not because I did not enjoy [...]

1 05, 2015

Unexpected Endings…. My Canberra Half by Catherine Chatterton

By |2021-02-16T11:18:50+11:00May 1st, 2015|half marathon, Members stories, Race recap, Running Stories|0 Comments

Before I start this, I will own up to the fact that this story doesn't contain any great feats of heroism or overcoming insurmountable odds. It's merely a lesson that I learnt a couple of weeks ago during my first half marathon. In terms of where I fit in the whole sporting classification (if there [...]

14 04, 2015

Breaking my Sub 5 Hour Marathon. By Catherine Ross.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:51+11:00April 14th, 2015|marathon, Member stories, Running Stories|4 Comments

So, how did I come to be running the marathon in Canberra on Sunday and trying to break 5 hours? This is my story. As long as I have known my amazing husband of 25 years he had wanted to do an Ironman race. Once we had kids that went on the back-burner - training [...]