Lights! Camera! Action! You’re on Broadway now In May when I was named in the Indigenous Marathon Project 2014, I was told that under no circumstances was my place on the New York marathon team guaranteed, and that I would have to prove to Rob De Castella and the Head Coach Mick Rees, that I [...]
Gold Coast Marathon weekend was one of the highlights of the year for Running Mums Australia. The spirit of the marathon was certainly something that our girls got into. Whether it was the 10k, the Half marathon or the full marathon, everyone gave it their all and it was a fun and inspiring event. We [...]
My 1st marathon! I ran twice as far as my half marathons so this story will be twice as long..... Just a warning. Wow... Where do I start? I guess most of you reading this know the lead up to my 1st marathon. I have done 4 half marathons and followed a simple 16 week [...]
Well girls, the time is almost here where we descend on the Gold Coast and give it all we have got. For most of us competing it has been months and months of preparation. Training physically and mentally for this race. Wether its the 10km, the half marathon or the marathon, this week is critical [...]
As we head full steam ahead into racing season it is important to remember that recovery is just as important as the training itself. Recovery in this instance refers to us taking a break after a hard run or taking some time out during our training program. Even though we think recovery is important, it [...]
This time last year I was training for my very first Marathon.The Gold Coast Marathon. I had mixed emotions as I was excited but also nervous. Nervous not because I had entered and I had to run a very long way, but just that ugly saying "hitting the wall". I started training back in February [...]
I remember my first marathon clearly. It was September 2013 and it was in Sydney. It was a LONG. HARD. ROAD. Actually it was a LONG. HARD. LONELY. ROAD. I remember when I decided that I would run a marathon. It was just after I had finished my first half marathon at the Dubbo Stampede [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
To tell my story I need to go back to May 2013 when my husband Wes, did his first Ironman at Port Macquarie. I was currently training for my first marathon at South West Rocks to be held on the June long weekend. I was out for a long run one morning and thought I’d [...]
Here at Running Mums Australia we have many members who are going all out and running international events. Today we meet one of them, Rachel who lives in Central Australia. She is going far far away to run her second half marathon in the lovely old city of Prague. In this interview you will hear [...]
