She is a SUPERMUM, three-time Olympian, juggles motherhood and a career, and is now Australia’s third fastest woman over the marathon distance following her recent 5th place at the London Marathon in a time of 2:25:15. We asked Lisa what lead her on this journey in the first place, and what inspires her to persist and achieve in high level competition, what running … Read more
The 2017 Australian Running Festival in Canberra was another wonderful display of community, passion, determination and friendship. Like all events I’ve been to as a Running Mum the support was second too none and I felt so very blessed all weekend being part of this community. To be brutally honest I went into this event … Read more
I have wanted to run the New York City Marathon before I really even started running. It has been a bucket list item since University and I have entered the ballot many times to no avail. In 2013 I started training for New York only to find out I was pregnant with our third … Read more
My longest run before my marathon in Toowoomba on the weekend was a 34k run which ended at 32k. It was windy, raining and I was stuffed. I had not another metre left in my body and I though to myself ” There is NO WAY in hell I can run another 10k on top of … Read more
Can you do it twice? It was a dare. The question posed by the Lamington Eco Challenge taunted me. Could I do a 42km trail run twice in two days? Sure, there were 8km and 21km options, but I am too stubborn – some might say foolish! – to not throw myself at a challenge … Read more
The Sunshine Coast Marathon had it all, pony rides, jumping castles, face painting, amazing scenery, the RMA spirit, the big race atmosphere and a great course. Lining up for my 20th half marathon I never imagined when I started running 3 years ago I would be writing this race recap. My journey has … Read more
Training is going well. I’m into Week Three of my training plan for the full marathon and feel pretty great. In addition to the wonderful support that I receive from the many RMA (Running Mums Australia) ladies that live or visit my area, I am lucky enough to have a great social running group … Read more
The time has come to focus on the marathon again… My relationship with the marathon really started for me in 2014, when my husband and I decided to run our first. It was a special training process together and a goal we conquered together, while raising over $5000 for the Royal Women and Children … Read more
I started running in January last year when my daughter was 5 months old. I’d had gestational diabetes during pregnancy and was warned to stay active if I didn’t want to end up with Type 2. Inspired by two of my sisters, I decided to try running. It was ideal as I could literally start … Read more
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 … Read more
My Journey to Tokyo began in September 2015 when I missed out on the ballot entry. The day started with my husband being hospitalised and me being advised that I could not run Sydney marathon on the upcoming weekend. Somewhere in amongst this “nightmare” I had an email saying my entry had been received and … Read more
Running a marathon is a huge step. It takes a lot of training and commitment, and most of us will remember reaching the finish line for the rest of our lives. It is a true testament of one’s resilience and strength, of giving it a go and never giving up. This is Ricci’s story. After … Read more
The marathon. It’s something like the golden egg in the long distance running world. Something that most long distance runners aspire to complete at some stage in their running career. There is something about putting your body through 3-6hours of pain that appeals to us, and so, we endevour to attain the title of ‘marathoner’ … Read more