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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Hi, I’m Nicole and I am the founder of Running Mums Australia. I wanted to share my marathon story to you to show you that anyone, with determination and commitment can run a marathon. Here is my story. On September 22nd, 2013 I ran a marathon. I covered 42.2km. All the training I did was … Read more