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The RMA Podcast explores the lives of everyday women with an inspiring story to tell. We cover the highs and lows of their journey, the impact motherhood has had on their lives, and how running has inspired them to live wilder, dream bigger and change the world around them.
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Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Want to run a marathon? How about a World Major Marathon? With marathon's all the rage, and running booming, the Abbot World Marathon Majors are becoming hugely popular, and its a dream to secure a spot at one of these prestigious marathons around the world! The series entails 6 Majors, Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York, (and possibly soon to be more...) and in this episode on the podcast we chat with RMA Members, Amanda Richardson and Charmaine Smyth about their 2024 Berlin Marathon experience.
2024 celebrated the 50th year of the Berlin Marathon. Amanda and Charmaine share their experiences in securing an entry, training and preparing for their marathon, dealing with setbacks or challenges along the way, what considerations need to be given when travelling across the world for a world major event and what the days leading in and the race day experience was like.
As we discuss in this episode, a marathon is really for everyone, and running is all about the people who participate and the places we can explore, so putting a World Marathon Major on your bucket list might just be the thing for you!
You can find out more about our guests at instagram where Amanda shares her journey at @plantbasedmotherrunner and @chixrunthe6ix and also as a previous RMA Podcast guest on Episode 22. Charmaine also shares on instagram at @skippy4_.
You can find out more about the Abbot World Marathon Majors at www.worldmarathonmajors.com/six-star/majors.
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Did you ever challenge yourself with a goal that brought not only your community together but brought pure joy to your life, and you did it because you just love what you do? That’s the story of Jordan the Runner. Jordan Maki-Richards who was born in South Carolina in the USA lives with her husband and two young girls in Tumut in the Snowy Mountains in NSW.
In May 2023 Jordan set herself a challenge to run 200km from her front door in Tumut across the Snowy Mountains, crossing her finish line in Thredbo; a place considered the pinnacle of Australia's mountain playgrounds. As most mums would agree, this would take a lot of time out of the family schedule, and we chat to Jordan about how she made this possible, how she trained and what things she needed to put in place for her safety and her sanity to make this goal a possibility.
Jordan showcased the traverse of her incredible backyard through the short film by Tom's Outdoors, "Jordan the Runner". Through this film we see the power of community and the journey of one woman to continue to discover her joy though the simple movement of running, inspiring in us all to seek possibility in your own backyard!
But we don’t stop there; we find out a heap more about this humble Mum athlete and what makes her tick, including some of her incredible accomplishments to date such as:
4th Female at Cascade Crest 100mile in Washington USA in 2022,
2nd place at the Buffalo Stampede Grand Slam in 2022,
1st Place Female at the Buffalo Stampede in 2023 and
11th place Female this year at the Hardrock 100 in the USA.
Let this episode inspire you as you seek to find your own joy in Running and what is possible for you.
You can watch "Jordan the Runner" here.
You can follow Jordan over on Instagram here.
You can read her blog here.
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
On this episode of the RMA Podcast we talk about the voice and visibility of Women’s Running, particularly in the Trail & Ultra Running space. I am joined by Ali Pottinger, Owner and Coach of Squadrun in New Zealand, Mum, Teacher, & Event Race MC, Catherine Graue, Partner of the race director & Communications & behind the scenes extraordinaire of Kunanyi Mountain Run & Kunanyi trail Series in Tasmania, Lyndal Maloney, Owner and Coach for Serotonin Running, a women’s running group in the Blue Mountains of Sydney, and Founder of She Runner Australia, a working group comprising of women runners who are working towards increasing female participation in trail and ultra running events, as well as making the sport more equitable and accessible for women. They have been doing a fair bit of work on researching what women want, understanding the current trail and ultrarunning ‘climate’, and taking this information to develop a set of guidelines for race directors. The end goal is more women in the sport, and race directors putting on a fabulous, inclusive race.
All of these women are mums and runners themselves and passionate about getting women out running and helping to create environments in our communities and events that make us feel safe and supported as running women.
Women deserve to have a voice and visibility in women’s running and events, and we as recreational runner's have an important part to play in growing and shaping women's sport. In this episode are wanting to encourage YOU the listener, and all recreational runner's that they are role models in our sport and have an important part to play in sharing what is important to them as a woman runner both personally, and to the wider community so that we can collectively create powerful and positive change.
In this episode we discuss things like the unique challenges women face in the running community, and what can we do within our own circle of influence to improve things in these areas, support systems for women, safety, training for women vs men, pelvic health issues, fertility, breastfeeding or inclusivity for children at event at events, lack of confidence, the menopause transition, female coverage in media/social media in our sport, recognition and awards for female podium finishes, and what considerations should races be giving concerning women’s health and wellness; such as pregnancy, menstruation and postpartum support, and many more ways that races can ensure that their events are inclusive and welcoming to women, and how they can help foster a sense of community among female runners.
We loved sharing in these topics as running women, and encourage you to share this episode with those you know may help to create powerful change when it comes to the voice and visibility of Women’s Running. Whilst this podcast focuses on Trail and ultra events, these issues certainly affect all female runners and we would love to empower change across the board.
You can find more about our guests at:
Ali Pottinger: Squadrun & Episode 52.
Catherine Graue: Kunanyi Mountain Run & Kunanyi Trail Series
Lyndal Maloney: Serotonin Running & She Runner Aus
This podcast is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
This week on the RMA Podcast we are excited to welcome back 36 year old Marathon Mum, Jessica Stenson! Since we had Jess on the podcast right back in Episode 11, she has continued to wow us with her marathon running achievements, and she has been busy! Jessica has recently run her 16th marathon in Degu, South Korea securing herself a PB and another Qualifying time towards selection for the Women's Marathon in Paris 2024 Olympics. Not only did she qualify in the qualifying window, she did so only 7 months after having her second child Ellie!
In this episode we discuss what the marathon means to Jess, and the lessons that she has learnt as a marathon runner since her debut marathon. We discuss the daily habits that she has formed in training and in mindset that have led to her success, and how we can use this approach in our own training.
We discuss the race day logistics she had to take when travelling and competing at a high level with a baby in tow, and how this actually made her feel calmer than ever before in a marathon event, and how this may have just led to her race day success!
We also discuss how Jess trained and cross trained during her pregnancies and how that differed from her first pregnancy to her most recent, and how she built up her training safely and successfully after the birth of Ellie to compete for Degu, including her positive approach to the outcome and the support that she had in her corner to believe that her dream was possible.
We also talk about the selection process for the Paris marathon and how Jess feels about being one of the six Aussie women to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon in the qualifying window, and her approach to navigating the outcome of the selection no matter what it might be.
If you love marathon running, or dream of running a marathon one day, Jess is such a great role model to learn from. She is a humble, giving athlete of her time and energy, especially to our RMA Community, and you will just love this episode!
You can find out more about Jess at her website www.jessicatrengove.com.au or on Instagram at @jess_tren or on Facebook Jessica Trengove.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
What better way to celebrate running than filling our lives with Runcations! - Adventure runs with spectacular locations thrown in! That's exactly how Belinda Gerace likes to run, and we agree that this is the best way to not only enjoy our running journey, but to travel and see amazing places as we explore new locations on foot!
In this episode we chat with Sydney mum of two and photographer, Belinda Gerace about her recent experience at the 2024 Tarawera Ultra Marathon where she competed in the 100km event. We chat about the race itself, including our own RMA contingent that went over, the location and the experiences that Belinda had enjoying not only the terrain, but the culture of New Zealand, and how she loves to combine her love of running and adventure with travel and exploration.
This episode might just leave you booking your next runcation and leave you thinking could the run take you?
When Belinda isn't running and exploring, and being a busy mum, you can find her behind the camera lense where she photographs newborn babies and families, and is quite talented at it too! You can follow Belinda and her business over at @belgerace on instagram.
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
On Episode 68 of the podcast I speak with friends and adventurers, Chris Ord and Michelle Hooper. Chris is the Founder of Tour De Trails, a trail adventure company based in the Surf Coast of Victoria which hosts numerous trail events in Oz, and running tours here and abroad. We also speak with his partner in life, Mum, Tour De Trails Guide, and RMA Ambassador Michelle Hooper about all things living for the adventure on the run!
I dive into Chris's background in Trails and how he started his adventure Company which now hosts not only great events on our shores but curates the most incredible trail running tours in the most spectacular landscapes across the world from the countryside of England going from pub to pub, to the shores of Crete, the jungles of Bali, the mountains of Geneva running into Chamonix in France and much more.
We chat about what drives them to adventure, and their passion to seek places to explore that will excite, challenge and inspire their clients to live their most adventurous life while having a running holiday of a lifetime. We discuss logistics of tours, what they love, what the most commonly asked questions are, like "will I keep up?" and how their tours are different from the rest which will leave you feeling like family itching to jump on the next one! So much so that so many of their clients come back again and again tour after tour.
This conversation will inspire you to dream of the places that you might like to run, and that you can embark on in the safety of an experienced guide and a group, and might just leave you booking the 2024 running tour of your dreams with Tour De Trails!
Tours for 2024 include Bali, England, Geneva to Chamonix, Crete and they can also do bespoke at your request, and if you book before the 10th of December you get a golden ticket to all 5 original Tour De Trails running events for 2024!
For more information and to book visit www.tourdetrails.com
You can visit them also on insta at @tourdetrails @onelifewild and @mish_hooper
If you are a member of the RMA member program check your membership for your $300 & $250 off deals for 2024 deals!
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Kellie Angel (nee Emmerson), is one of Australia's best female trail and ultra runners. In this episode I get to ask all the burning questions that have been on my mind about training, returning to running postpartum and balance from this inspiring mum!
Kellie has a long list of accolades to her name, but most recently this year she placed 41st F at the 2023 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai, Austria, was 2nd F at the 80K Lavaredo Ultra Trail in the Dolomites, Italy and culminated her European adventures with 17th F Place at UTMB CCC (100k) in Chamonix, France.
Kellie is an extremely experienced trail runner having gone from Amateur Runner to Elite Athlete over her running career which has spanned the last decade or so. From humble beginnings at a Melbourne charity race to running on the world stage, Kellie shares with us her captivating story, her determination, passion and her pursuit of excellence in the sport that she loves.
In this episode we discuss Kellie's early beginnings in the sport, her lead into successful racing and competing, the role of family in her journey and her most memorable races and achievements, including the thrill of representing her country on the world stage. We discuss how Kellie manages to balance her running career with her personal life, her vocation and family, and how balance is a contributing factor to her success in the sport, and she shares tips for us to strike a similar balance. We also dive into her return to running postpartum, and she shares some advice for mums returning back. Then we hear about her recent adventures in Europe training and racing whilst travelling and adventuring with her young family.
You can find out more about Kellie over on instagram at @Kelemmo or head to her business page www.enduranceedge.com.au to find out more about her coaching or buy T8 Run Gear.
Thanks to this weeks' sponsor, fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
While we are on the roll with podcasts about Marathons, we thought it would be great to interview RMA Community Ambassador Jodie Cumner about her recent experience at the Bravehearts 777 Marathon this year.
This podcast will have you asking if a marathon is something that you might like to try your hand at, but maybe it will keep you wondering what it would be like to run 7 in a row, day after day and amongst jumping on planes to travel to a different state each time!
In this episode we unpack Jodies journey with running and how it inspired her to live an authentic life, finding more about herself along the way, and growing as a person. We deep dive into how running helped her to overcome some hard times, and how this journey has evolved and changed and brought a community of people into her life to motivate her, and in turn for her to support and encourage them as both a coach and mentor to many.
We discuss what it feels like to run 7 back to back marathons in different states, and the reasons behind why she signed up to the Bravehearts 777 Marathon Challenge, and how this experience helped her to learn things about herself, and to support a wonderful cause.
If you would like to participate in the Bravehearts 777 Marathon Challenge next year, head to https://bravehearts.org.au/support-us/777-marathon/ or to support Bravehearts head to www.bravehearts.org.au to find out more.
To follow Jodie and her many adventures on the trails and roads, or join in her communities you can follow her over on instagram at @informrunningjodie or @gc_trail_chix.
This podcast is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
It is no surprise that after the Covid-19 Pandemic, marathons are popular. It seems that everyone took up running or walking during this time to get outside, breath in some fresh air and stay active. Many people kept this habit going, and the running community boomed. Speak with any race director or running store and they would agree. Running is KING. As we all know we start small, but then as our journey takes shape we desire to push our comfort zones. Enter the marathon. Every runners dream. Two years on after the pandemic, marathon participation in Australia is exceeding expectations. Recently, the 2023 Melbourne Marathon to be held this coming October sold out months before its start gun is due to go off, and similarly, the Sydney Marathon half marathon event sold out too, and on their way to World Major Marathon Candidacy, they have secured over 14,000 MARATHON registrations to date at the time of this podcast recording - that is INCREDIBLE!
Because of this surge in popularity with marathon running, we wanted to do a podcast all about it, so we put some questions to our RMA community about what they wanted to know, and I gathered some experts to help me answer them- 4 time Olympic Marathon runner, Lisa Weightman, and Six Star World Major Marathon Finisher, Ana Croger. Both these ladies are busy working mums, and RMA Ambassadors and have run collectively over 40 marathons!- with Lisa in her 20's and Ana due to run her 20th marathon in Sydney this year! They know a thing or two about what it means to run and train for a marathon, and how to prepare yourself to have the best marathon experience.
In this episode we discuss what they love about marathons, and what it would mean for Australia to have Sydney Marathon as a World Major Marathon if it succeeds in its' candidature, how to train for a marathon, what to do on marathon day, and how to recover from a marathon.
We discuss things like training, nutrition, time management, cross training, mindset and recovery and a thousand other things in this witty and long run length episode that is designed to keep you company on some of your biggest training runs!
We hope that you love this episode, and we are here to answer any questions that you might have about marathons. If you need anything answered, please reach out to us!
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia, which by the way everyone should own if they are marathon training!
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
This week on the RMA Podcast we chat with mum, Kristina Jankulovska. Kristina is a First Generation Australian born from Macedonian Migrant Parents, and hails from Port Kembla in the Southern suburbs of Wollongong which is South of Sydney.
In this episode we chat to Kristina about how she came to running after having kids so that she could get fit and connect with other people, and gain some time for herself and her own goals.
We discuss how her running journey evolved into long distance running, and eventually ultra marathons, and how she has now formed a love for the trails! As a self-professed back of the packer, Kristina shares with us how running gave her purpose and a passion for the sport and how she has used that passion to give back to her community.
Kristina used this passion for the running community, and found a need for more resources in her local area, and so opened her own Running store, Coast to Mountain Running in 2021. Since its' inception, this humble little running store in the industrial coastal town of Port Kembla has formed a special little community and reached many who enter its' doors.
As we know, a running store is just bricks and mortar, but it's not just about selling product; it's about connecting people and fulfilling Kristina's purpose for serving her local community.
In this episode we discuss themes like being at the back of the pack, starting something new like trail running, and the imposter complex. This episode shows us that you don't have to be winning podiums to have a big influence in the running community, and you can just be a mum from the suburbs with a dream, and work hard to see it happen.
This podcast is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
Coast to Mountain Running is a Brand Partner of the 2023 RMA Member Benefit Program and members can get 20% off with their code in their member area at www.coasttomountainrunning.com.au or in-store.