21 08, 2017

Glenbrook Trail Marathon recap by Sasha Maricheva

By |2021-02-16T11:18:34+11:00August 21st, 2017|marathon, Member stories, race report, trailrunning|0 Comments

Let’s start from the beginning: I’ve been running less than a year. It’s going to be a year on 26 August, 2017 to be precise. All I can say is that it has been an amazing year and the best decision to put running shoes on and just walk out of the door on one [...]

14 08, 2017

Brisbane Marathon 2017 – My Redemption Run! by Cindy Aubrey

By |2021-02-16T11:18:34+11:00August 14th, 2017|marathon, Members, Members stories|3 Comments

 I’ve never been what I would consider a real runner, so sitting here writing a race recap after completing my second marathon is still quite surreal. In high school you would only ever find me participating in the 100m run on sports day because that was compulsory for everyone to do. Even then I always [...]

20 01, 2017

Cadbury Marathon Festival Recap by Tracey Hind.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:44+11:00January 20th, 2017|marathon, Members stories, Running Stories|1 Comment

Girls weekend away .. Yes! Days off from house work.. Yes! Run for chocolate ..YES!! A group of us from Penrith, NSW decided on a weekend away to Hobart for the Cadbury Marathon 2017. Who could resist when running and chocolate was to be involved ! Some made it into a mini holiday , some [...]

10 11, 2016

Start Spreading the News….New York City Marathon

By |2021-02-16T11:18:44+11:00November 10th, 2016|marathon, Member stories|0 Comments

  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 [...]

13 09, 2016

The Lamington Eco Challenge – August 13-14, 2016 by Lauren Shay

By |2021-02-16T11:18:45+11:00September 13th, 2016|marathon, Member stories, Running Stories, Trail/Ultra Running|2 Comments

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 [...]

24 08, 2016

Sunshine Coast Marathon Recap by Ana Croger

By |2021-02-16T11:18:45+11:00August 24th, 2016|marathon, Members stories|1 Comment

  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 [...]

7 07, 2016

Sunshine Coast Marathon Preparation #1 – By Kassandra Reynolds

By |2021-02-16T11:18:45+11:00July 7th, 2016|marathon, Members stories, Running Stories|1 Comment

  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 [...]

6 06, 2016

Journey to completing my first marathon – by Cass Hay

By |2021-02-16T11:18:46+11:00June 6th, 2016|marathon, Member stories, Running Stories|0 Comments

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 [...]

16 04, 2016

The Australian Running Festival – Marathon, By Donna Cain-Riva

By |2021-02-16T11:18:46+11:00April 16th, 2016|marathon, Member stories, Running Stories|0 Comments

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 [...]

15 01, 2016

What it’s really like to train for a marathon

By |2021-02-16T11:18:47+11:00January 15th, 2016|marathon, Training Tips, Uncategorized|0 Comments

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' [...]

9 12, 2015

Queenstown marathon 2015 – Running In Paradise

By |2021-02-16T11:18:47+11:00December 9th, 2015|marathon, Running Stories, Uncategorized|1 Comment

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 [...]

11 11, 2015

My marathon story by Mandy Oliver

By |2021-02-16T11:18:48+11:00November 11th, 2015|marathon, Members stories, Running Stories|0 Comments

There was a point in my marathon, around 30km, where I declared to my running buddy Sally that ‘I don’t think I ever want to run again!’ ‘Ever?’ she grins, ‘Ever!’ I declared. There was another point that I stated that I shouldn’t do a race re-cap, too embarrassing.  In fact I feel like a [...]

22 07, 2015

Sinead Diver – from small-town Ireland to World Championship marathoner.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:49+11:00July 22nd, 2015|Elite, marathon, runner, Running Stories, stories, world championships|0 Comments

Sinead Diver was first brought to my attention by an RMA member after her amazing performance at the 2015 Great Ocean Road Marathon 14K event. What intrigued me about Sinead firstly was that she was a mum. Then after that, it was the fact that she had only been running for a short period of time. [...]