3 04, 2017

Take a Leap of Faith: Cross Country

By |2021-02-16T11:18:35+11:00April 3rd, 2017|cross country, Running Stories|0 Comments

I’m standing. Lined up next to other runners- girls of varying age. I am filled with a sense of anticipation, dread, excitement and nervous energy. The young athletic beauties on either side of me are a flutter. They are smiling, some are in deep concentration and others look resolutely stoic as if in some trance [...]

7 11, 2016

Can You Stretch the ITB?

By |2021-02-16T11:18:44+11:00November 7th, 2016|Injury Prevention, injuryfree|0 Comments

  Hey RMA crew! Just last week… I was treating one of our runners whilst having a chat about the body (I consider myself a bit of a body nerd… just quietly!) This particular athlete is studying Exercise Science and asked, “Do you think you can actually stretch the ITB?” GREAT question! It actually causes [...]

15 01, 2016

From 194kg to running strong.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:47+11:00January 15th, 2016|Member stories, Running Stories, Uncategorized|2 Comments

This is the story of RMA Amber Hart, once 194kg, overweight and struggling to enjoy her family. This is the story of how one mum conquered the demons that said you 'can't', and took the reigns and said 'I can'. This is a story about triumph and strength.  I was once an a 194 kilo women [...]

6 11, 2015

Jana Pitman, the interview

By |2021-02-16T11:18:49+11:00November 6th, 2015|Olympic games, runners, running mums, Running Stories|0 Comments

RMA is home to many Australian athletes and some of those come in the form of high profile runners, such as Jana Pitman who joined our network early this year. We are thankful for the advice, friendship and inspiration that she gives to other women in our network regarding running and motherhood. Jana kindly offered [...]

30 10, 2015

The Pregnancy Files #3 by Mel Sykes-Bridge

By |2021-03-01T10:02:24+11:00October 30th, 2015|Member stories, running in pregnancy, Running Stories|0 Comments

I can hardly believe that another month has passed – this pregnancy is actually going pretty quickly compared to my first (I guess running around after a toddler helps with that!) This month has been about as busy as the last but much more enjoyable and less stressful and I have actually managed to fit [...]

10 08, 2015

What we learn by running with our kids – by April Palmerlee

By |2021-02-16T11:18:49+11:00August 10th, 2015|ambassador, kids, RMA 2015 Ambassadors|0 Comments

Running is a sport that brings so much emotion in all of us. For women, there are so many reasons why we run. It might be to conquer fear, it may be to break a PB, lose weight, time with friends, fulfil spiritual enlightenment....whatever the reason, we run because, well, we love it right? We [...]

16 04, 2015

Cross Training – Is it important for running?

By |2016-03-01T10:13:59+11:00April 16th, 2015|cross training|0 Comments

Perhaps you have always been a runner, or perhaps you happened to fall into the wonderful world of running through a friend or through your desire to improve your fitness. Either way, once you started running you found yourself hooked and will do anything to make sure you keep going. Often the question gets asked [...]

27 02, 2015

Lessons we learn from running.

By |2016-03-01T10:14:03+11:00February 27th, 2015|ambassador, running mums, Running Stories|0 Comments

The other day I was saying to a friend, "I went out this morning for a run and I felt so sick that I just had to walk a few kilometres and go home. I thought I might have Hepatitis A from eating those frozen berries, so I went to the doctor for a blood [...]

23 12, 2014

6 Best Core Exercises BEFORE Running!

By |2021-02-16T11:18:54+11:00December 23rd, 2014|core strength, Training Tips|0 Comments

Hey RMA crew! Seeing so many runners improve their running technique out of sight guys! I know it’s getting pretty hot but a lot of you are putting in a distance base for your events next year. Can’t wait to catch up with everyone at Gold Coast! I thought it was a good time to [...]

11 12, 2014

How slow is too slow and does it really matter?

By |2021-02-16T11:18:54+11:00December 11th, 2014|pace, training, Training Tips|5 Comments

There has been a bit of a theme going on lately with some of our runners thinking that they are 'slow' runners. I wanted to dispel some of the myths that you may have about running and what exactly makes a 'fast' runner anyway. I know that in a forum like RMA with over 6000 [...]

3 12, 2014

Get Core Strength Right for Running

By |2021-02-16T11:18:54+11:00December 3rd, 2014|core stability, running, strength, Training Tips|0 Comments

Hey RMA crew! Welcome to December! The silly season is here. I started early with my mother’s birthday. Have to up my distance this week to make up for the feast! Will had a great time with all the running mums at Sunny Coast. Made me contemplate a sea change. Been a big year! For [...]