2 03, 2020

Treadmill sessions to boost your power hiking

By |2020-03-02T15:04:35+11:00March 2nd, 2020|running tips, Training Tips, treadmill training, Uncategorised|0 Comments

For most trail runners there is a (sometimes fairly significant) component of hiking the uphills. Especially when you’re out there for 5, 10, 20 hours hiking like you mean it can have you up and over mountains like a determined warrior, and taking chunks from your overall race time - so why not focus on [...]

4 04, 2018

Where’s my mojo gone?

By |2021-02-16T11:18:33+11:00April 4th, 2018|training, Training Tips|2 Comments

It was about 7.30am on a Saturday when we gathered in the sitting room of my ‘teenhood' home. A family meeting had been called. Mum had lost her keys…. again. She was certain she had put them somewhere safe. Somewhere very safe. We all have one of those places, so safe even we don’t know [...]

27 02, 2018

Twelve Tips leading in to your first or next Huge Goal Race

By |2021-02-16T11:18:33+11:00February 27th, 2018|training, Training Tips|1 Comment

There are many different firsts, first parkrun, first 10k, first half, full, trail race, 50k on and on... The first race you enter can be scary and exciting - achieving something we thought we could never do is such an amazing experience... If this is your first race EVER, or a big step up in [...]

7 02, 2018

Interval training done right.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:33+11:00February 7th, 2018|interval training, Training Tips|1 Comment

Today, RMA running coach, Kate Heyward takes us through some tips to make sure that if we want to include interval training in our regime, we are doing it right. These facts are based on her experience as a coach and runner, and will have you running intervals right, and hopefully injury free.  Along with [...]

16 05, 2017

4 BEST MUSCLE HACKS FOR RUNNING – TACKLE TIGHTNESS AND RUN FOREVER

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00May 16th, 2017|Injury Prevention, Training Tips|0 Comments

Hey RMA crew! Hope you had the best weekend! I had a birthday last week so mine was a continuation of the ‘Festival of Paul’ which was kind of cool. Turning 21 is a big thing! :) Definitely good to have a kid free day once in a while. Last time we caught up I [...]

16 12, 2016

RUNNING IN THE HEAT. HOW TO SURVIVE AND WHY RUNNING MUMS ARE ALWAYS TOUGHER THAN THE GUYS!

By |2021-02-16T11:18:44+11:00December 16th, 2016|training, Training Tips, Uncategorised|0 Comments

  Hey RMA crew! I’ve been talking with a number of different Running Mums this week about coping with running in this heat. It was mid-thirties here in Brisbane last week and it’s getting hotter. As humans (surprise) we are actually pretty good at adapting to the heat, allowing us to exercise in the middle [...]

12 11, 2016

Get Ready To Race – A Guide

By |2021-02-16T11:18:44+11:00November 12th, 2016|race, race day, race tips, Training Tips|0 Comments

Throughout the year we spend lots of time running, training for this or that. We get caught up with the slog of training, and sometimes the race seems to creep up on us! Some of you might not "race" a race. You may prefer to just be part of it, join in and have a [...]

3 10, 2016

Taking the long road – the long run.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:45+11:00October 3rd, 2016|coach tips, endurance, Training Tips|0 Comments

So you have decided to up the distance and enter a longer event. You may be running a half marathon, a marathon, or even an ultra-distance race. It is important to know where the long run will fit into your training. The long run will soon become one of the most important aspects of your training [...]

23 08, 2016

Why I love trail running

By |2021-02-16T11:18:45+11:00August 23rd, 2016|Running Stories, Trail/Ultra Running, Training Tips|0 Comments

When I started to run more seriously after having children to get fit, I lived in suburbia in the south west of Sydney. My normal running route was around the streets, on the sidewalk where I battled the pavement for kilometres at a time, my only scenery the houses that lined the streets and the [...]

10 08, 2016

Comparison Is The Thief Of Running Joy…..

By |2021-02-16T11:18:45+11:00August 10th, 2016|training, Training Tips, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Runners are an interesting bunch. We hail from here and there: cities, rural areas, desert plains even. Some of us love roads, some trails, some obstacle races, some stairs (gasp!). Some of us think running mountains are a challenge; some of us love a fast flat Parkrun or the athletics track. Some of us: run [...]