Travelling for an event had been on my radar and UTA has been my dream race for a while. As a dyed-in-the wool road runner I had been building my trail legs over the last 12 months in preparation for taking on the UTA22.For the last three years I have watched the gorgeous photos and … Read more
Growing up I was a daddy’s girl. I followed my dad around the farm, ate what he ate, drank what he drank (like drinking tea at aged 4!). My dad was a hard working, ‘salt of the earth’ farmer and a father to 5 children. But under his tough exterior he was a softy and … Read more
At 38 weeks pregnant the entries opened up for the Gold Coast Marathon, an event that I have grown to love over the past 10 years, watching my mum compete and more recently competing in myself, even whilst pregnant. Gold Coast Marathon 2019 was no different. I was signed up to run the marathon as … Read more
There are bigger and faster marathons in the world. But there remains something religious about Boston; the qualifying, tradition, storied history and screaming locals. It’s the marathoner’s holy grail and an experience of a lifetime! What’s so special about Boston? It’s the world’s oldest annual marathon first run in April 1897, having been inspired by … Read more
When I think about last weekend’s RunWest Event I can’t help but smile. The event was absolutely amazing! I loved supporting a local event, and loved being a part of an inaugural event, and most of all loved the opportunity to participate in an event with my family. Setting up our ‘flat us’ the night … Read more
First, let me say this is a run you should put on your wish-list. It was so much fun! Starting at dusk, & running into the night, and the theme is 80’s flu\ro dress-up. The brighter & crazier the better! It is held along the Surf Coast trail in Victoria, and offers a 21km, 15km, … Read more
If you would have told me that I would be running 5 years ago, I probably would have laughed at you. My running journey happened by accident, but so happy I stumbled onto it. On 29 October 2013 (ironically World Stroke Day) at the age of 42, I had a Haemorrhagic Stroke/Brain Aneurysm while I … Read more
We are Iron(wo)mans! There is a very long (and potentially not very interesting) story around how I came to start running and training for triathlons. In a nutshell, I essentially struggled for years with infertility, finally had our beautiful (now 6 years old) son on our 8th cycle of particularly invasive IVF, had a further … Read more
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 … Read more
Everyone who starts something has those times when they want to give up. Like anything, some things get stale and boring and you can find yourself in a running rut if you don’t mix it up a little. Going out day by day doing a 5k easy run may just be the thing that you … Read more
I’m a mum of two boys , tristan 15 and Caleb 12. I’m a nurse and have done shift work my entire work life, since I was 17. I’ve been overweight for most of my life, school sport was my least favourite subject. I hated it. I did it, but I hated it. Ever since … Read more
The Cancer Research UK London Winter Run is a big event as far as running events in London go. 20,000 people on closed roads through the centre of the city – there are plenty of Monopoly board moments and it’s great fun. 2018 is just the fourth year of this event, the second for me … Read more
So you have dabbled in a little running, joined RMA, maybe even made a few running friends and gotten a little better at this running thing, and now you have found yourself keen to sign up to your first event. You are unsure… you have never run in an event before, or you think you … Read more