Athletes are more susceptible to respiratory infections such as the common cold, particularly during a heavy training period or leading into competition. With UTA just around the corner, here are some timely tips to stay healthy and limit your risk of infection at this key time. Â Our immune system is an extraordinary system that [...]
Sport and being active has been a huge part of my life. It has brought me so much happiness, amazing opportunities and the chance to meet wonderful people. My sporting endeavours started at the ripe old age of three with Kindergym. That progressed to gymnastics and finally on to springboard and platform diving as a [...]
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 [...]
 Running can be rewarding, and addictive.... and the with the highs that it brings, it can also bring devastating lows. There are many reasons that we run, but we must never lose sight of the enjoyment of running. If we start to see that fade, we need to ask ourselves why. Am I doing too [...]
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 [...]
 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 [...]
Athletes with a high training load will consequently have a high energy budget. Your ‘energy budget’ is the amount of energy you need to fulfil your training and recovery needs, as well as to maintain optimal physiological function and support any gains in mass associated with that training. Naturally, your energy budget will be higher [...]
 Training is going well. I’m into Week Three of my training plan for the full marathon and feel pretty great. In addition to the wonderful support that I receive from the many RMA (Running Mums Australia) ladies that live or visit my area, I am lucky enough to have a great social running group [...]
 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 [...]
A cooped up Running Mum with kids on the school holidays creates a high potential for a crazy and not Zen like household. With a 6, 4, and 3 year old school holidays bring a new level of challenges to my training schedule. So how do we approach this crazy time? Include the kids to [...]
Being part of a running community has many benefits, most of all the camaraderie that you experience among members and the friendships that form. We spend hours and hours training together, slogging away along roads, up mountain trails and through long training sessions leading up to our races. We hear about all of the events [...]
The marathon. It's the golden egg of the long distance running world. A goal that most long distance runners aspire to complete at some stage in their running career. There is history, prestige and something about putting your body through 3-6 hours of pain that appeals to us and so, in growing numbers we flock [...]
Ever since I ran my first marathon in Canberra in 2006 I have wanted to run the Six Foot Track Marathon, a race that has been described as the toughest marathon in Australia. The course itself runs from Katoomba to the Jenolan Caves, a distance of 45 kilometres following the Six Foot Track, a bridle [...]
