21 03, 2022

The RMA Podcast. Episode 46. Adventure time. Lessons in trail safety. With Tova Gallagher.

By |2022-03-21T10:22:34+11:00March 21st, 2022|ambassadors, podcast|0 Comments

Adventure time. Lessons in trail safety. Today on Episode 46 of the RMA podcast we discuss all things trail running safety. With so many RMA being in love with the outdoors and trail running, we thought it would be a great idea to bring to light the things you need to consider when heading out [...]

15 10, 2019

I blew into the Windy City to chase my dreams…

By |2021-02-16T11:18:15+11:00October 15th, 2019|ambassadors, Uncategorised|1 Comment

My race recaps always start in a similar way, looking back to where it all began... Six and a half years ago my gorgeous and last baby completed our family. 3 under 3 and a tonne of weight to lose lead me to running, you know the “cheap and easy” way to lose weight (feel [...]

10 12, 2018

Surviving Life – I have history! by Jodie Oborne

By |2021-02-16T11:18:27+11:00December 10th, 2018|ambassadors, Australian team, Members stories|1 Comment

Answering a standard medical questionnaire is no longer straight forward for me.  In my medical history is cancer, Stage 3 Breast Cancer, my cancer was aggressive but my tumour was small when I found it and thankfully as far as I am aware the Cancer has not spread further.  For a while I was on [...]

16 10, 2018

Should you run an ultra? by Jodie Oborne

By |2021-02-16T11:18:27+11:00October 16th, 2018|ambassadors, endurance, Ultrarunning, Uncategorised|0 Comments

There are many reasons why people run ultra’s or an event that is longer than a marathon (42.2km), but just like the marathon it requires at a minimum 4 months of specific training on which you should have a solid base to build. You need some resilience and should be injury free if you’re an [...]

15 05, 2018

The road here…..

By |2021-02-16T11:18:32+11:00May 15th, 2018|ambassadors, Running Stories, ultra marathon, ultrarunners|2 Comments

When we come to the week of tapering for any big event it can be greeted with fear or excitement, or sometimes perhaps both. When I really sit back and think about the hours and hours of hard work and commitment that have got me to the point I am at when I am about [...]

31 03, 2017

Finding The Balance : Juggling Life as an Ultra-busy, Ultra-marathon Running Mum

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00March 31st, 2017|ambassadors, member spotlight, Member stories|2 Comments

Emma, a Running Mums Australia Ambassador,  is a 35 year old Mum living with her four children (aged 6, 9, 12 & 16) and her partner, in Busselton, on the coast of Western Australia.  She works full-time in the Hospitality Industry and is studying part-time towards her Education Degree.  This year Emma is training for [...]

25 08, 2015

Running With The Worlds Best – Jodie Oborne

By |2021-02-16T11:18:49+11:00August 25th, 2015|100km world championships, ambassadors, Members stories, RMA 2015 Ambassadors|0 Comments

This time last year I could count on one hand the number of International trips I had made and I had never been to Europe. I am now getting ready for my 2nd trip to Europe in 6 months and by the end of the year I will have doubled the number of international trips [...]

12 01, 2015

Announcing the 2015 RMA Ambassadors

By |2021-02-16T11:18:54+11:00January 12th, 2015|ambassadors, RMA 2015 Ambassadors|0 Comments

Anna Fitzgerald took up running in 2010 as part of a resolve to get fit and healthy. Although she ran a little as a kid, it was never something she enjoyed and therefore, it was with some reluctance that she participated in her first running event. It now fair to say that her passion for [...]