It’s cold, its dark and the urge to press snooze and doze at least until the sun comes up is overwhelming. So how do we keep training as the days get shorter and the chill sets in? Here are some tips and tricks: 1. Get organised Write your schedule up on the weekend so that … 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
I was browsing Facebook about 6 weeks ago and I happened to notice a competition on the Air New Zealand page for a trip for two to the Queenstown Marathon, all expenses paid including flights, accommodation and dinner at Queenstowns top restaurant Rata. I figured what did I have to lose?. I entered it as … Read more
“If your goals don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough!” – anonymous. This quote was the motivation for planning my 2015 run calendar. This was the quote responsible for my motivation to become an Ultramarathon runner and more…I had completed two marathons last year and I had set, trained with and finished my sixteen-week Nike … Read more
The journey began 6 months ago, travelling with friends to an event in the ACT we were chatting like school girls about our bucket list of running events, the 3 of us had a more than 1 event in common on our lists, the biggest and craziest for us was The Anzac Day Challenge, 100km … Read more
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 … Read more
There I was in Gold Coast at 5am on a Sunday morning (as usual for us runners) it was cold and dark and I probably didn’t need to be there that early but hey my nerves were all over the place. It is the day for a Half Marathon sub 2hr and speed doesn’t come natural … Read more
I have been doing a little thinking about RMA lately (funny that….) and this is how our story goes. One day I decided to start RMA and the next day it exploded like an atomic bomb went off……! Just like radiation filters across the nation at such an event, so does the word about RMA….and … Read more