In the dwindling months of my 30’s, my family asked me what I wanted for my 40thbirthday. My answer: “A marathon”. As mum to Henry (8), Braden (6) and Tahra (nearly 2) the best present anyone could get me is 4-5hrs of peace and quiet. My life is beautiful chaos. I juggle part-time work, study, mumming [...]
I remember discussing running plans with my son once, and he looked at me in disappointed amazement and said “where do you get these crazy ideas?”. I’ll tell ya, kid. RMA. I found RMA after I saw a fellow runner in some fabulously patterned tights and an RMA top. I thought RMA might be an [...]
The Great Ocean Road Marathon is a 44km (44.5km according to Garmin!) run from the coastal town of Lorne to Apollo Bay and was on my ‘marathon bucket list’ for quite a few years. The course has breathtaking views, plenty of undulations to make it challenging but not too difficult and there’s also something special [...]
Hi My name’s Nicki and I’m mum to 4 girls aged 17, 15, 12 and 10. Here is my recap of the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival 2018. Last weekend at Blackmores Sydney Running Festival can only be described as an amazing, once in a lifetime experience where everything fell into place. I’m still on Cloud 9. [...]
I didn’t need much convincing when a friend suggested we take a trip to New Zealand for the Hawkes Bay Marathon. It was my first trip to NZ and my husband Dean and I decided to make a holiday out of it and take the kids over for 10 days. This was marathon #5 for [...]
As I look back I can hardly believe my year. I have run all over this great land of ours and for the first time since I took up running again five years ago I finally ran in my first International event. I was invited to the Queenstown Marathon as an Ambassador. To review and [...]
Flat, fast and festive is how the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon is described. We relocated to Toronto in February of this year from Brisbane and I was keen for the challenge of another marathon and to experience one on our new home soil. After running the incredibly scenic Great Ocean Road marathon in Victoria last [...]
Everyone loves a getaway. Time away to de-stress from all of life's pressures. But what if you could have a RUNAWAY, combining your holiday with your love of running in an amazing location? That is exactly what Runaway Barossa Marathon was all about. Runaway Barossa is just one of the amazing events in the Runaway Marathon Series [...]
I haven't really raced a distance road race since Canberra marathon in April so I came to Berlin with an open mind about race day. Berlin Marathon 2017 hosted 44,000 runners from 120 countries. Whilst the Germans are known for their efficiency, the magnitude of the event combined with voting in the German Federal [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
