“Let’s qualify for UTMB” said Boni Kelly almost two years ago now. “Sure”, I said having no real clue of what that meant. Fast forward two years and I now know, UTMB, the abbreviation for Ultra Trail Mount Blanc is the pinnacle of trail running events set in the European Alps and centred in Chamonix, … Read more
Sandra’s Story: On the 8th of December last year my friend Chrissy did her first 50km Ultra… on the 9th I asked her if she would do RiverRun100 50km event with me … she didn’t hesitate. We planned and chatted for months prior. We trained as we could around our large families and other commitments, … Read more
From the 1st – 7th July 2019 I had the pleasure of sharing the Bravehearts 777 Marathon Challenge with 21 other extraordinary national runners and 8 amazing support crew from Aurora Adventures and Bravehearts. Collectively we raised over $355k and engaged thousands of people in the child protection message. We started the week in Perth … Read more
A year ago a wonderful friend of mine challenged me to book myself a holiday, to do something for me, something I could plan and look forward to. She gave me 6 weeks (while she was on holidays) to come up with something. For 5 weeks I was lost! I hadn’t ever chosen a holiday … Read more
Have you ever thought about attempting a 100km trail run? Imagine doing it vision-impaired and having never trained on the course. A course full of very rocky riverbeds and rocky hill climbs. Would you do it? Lisa Cundy did. Hubert 100 2019 – Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia In late 2018, I … Read more
Preamble: I will be running my second 50 this year. I am a back of pack runner and I run for enlightenment, mostly. I have not really shared my story in full. Today seemed to be the best time to remind myself why I run! My first ultra story, UTA50 2018. It was an incredibly … Read more
So it all began in January when I saw a post on the RMA facebook page for this event in Margaret River. I thought to myself I want to do this event but I need to convince a few more people to join me in the team. I immediately started recruiting. I gathered the troops … Read more
If you love trails and this event is not on your bucket list – it needs to be!! (and fast too as it will get harder and harder to get an entry as the secret gets out!). Old Ghost Ultra has been on my bucket list since it first started in 2016. The trail is … Read more
Life is meant to be lived with adventure and over the past few years falling in love with trail running, this is exactly how I see running continuing for me now and into the future…like one big adventure. I love to showcase these adventures with RMA as I want you to also be inspired to … Read more
When I think about last weekend’s RunWest Event I can’t help but smile. The event was absolutely amazing! I loved supporting a local event, and loved being a part of an inaugural event, and most of all loved the opportunity to participate in an event with my family. Setting up our ‘flat us’ the night … Read more
Here I am sitting and thinking how to answer to my colleague’s question when is my next ultra race? It’s been a couple of days since I ran my first 100k race; 102k to be precise. Going through all the pain and doubts and solid decision of quitting running, I am now sipping on my … Read more
Isn’t the power of belief a wonderful thing and even more powerful when you have to overcome obstacles and self-belief becomes stretched to its very limits. I have been running and competing in triathlons for around 10 years now and not once did I really feel the ‘want’ to run 100kms but that all changed … Read more
Late in 2015 I heard about an event in China, the organisers were looking for International athletes of a certain standard to participate in a 50km event in the Gobi Desert. They would cover much of our expenses. It seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up. That year had been a great year … Read more