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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 May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
On Episode 49 of The RMA podcast I chat to 59 year old runner and mum, Jill McClintock! We chat about all things running, how this entered Jills life and how running led her to a deep bond with her dog Harry!
We discuss the companionship that Harry gives to Jill and how this lasting relationship has kept Jill running for many years and the bond that they share!
For any canine lovers out there, this is a great story about how running creates connection and motivation and how our adventures can be shared with those we love, even the animal kind!
You can find out more about the adventures of Harry the Hoverdog and his owner Jill over at instagram @harryhoverdog
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
On Episode 48 of the RMA Podcast we speak with mum and ultra runner, Isobel Ross. Isobel came to running from mountain biking, where she was after a new adventure that wouldn't leave her broken, yet would still provide her with a challenge. Soon after she ran her first few races she was hooked, and she quickly learnt that she not only had talent for racing in mountains (she won her first ultra at 6 foot track in 4hrs 11 minutes), but she fell in love with running in them, and running a long way.
Isobel is no stranger to long distances, having competed as a 3-time Australian long distance mountain running representative at the World Championships with a best finishing place of 10th female, and first Australian female, and has competed and won some of the worlds toughest ultra mountain marathons, including a Fastest Known Time on the 7 highest peaks in Victoria. Isobel is an incredible, yet humble athlete who has raced all over the globe, including participating in the notorious Barkley Marathons.
In this episode we specifically wanted to chat to Isobel about how she came to running from mountain biking, and what she loved about it, and especially what she loved and learned about herself through the experience of ultra running.
We also chat to her at length about her experience at the coveted Barkley Marathons, where she has not only competed once, but twice! We wanted to know why she chose the Barkley, how she gained her spot on the start line, what her training entailed for such a feat, and what lessons it taught her, along with the interesting characters she met, and we wanted to learn more about the challenging nature of this race - one of the toughest races in the world.
This episode is fun and insightful, and Isobel is so easy to talk to, and makes you want to lace up and run out the door into the mountains! She makes it sounds so easy! Not only does she exude a positive, motivational attitude, she is humble in her approach, allowing herself to learn from others along the way, and share her knowledge and experience as a coach and mentor to many.
You can find out more about Isobel at her website www.peakendurancecoaching.com.au, or on instagram at @isobel.r
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Apr 04, 2022
The RMA Podcast. Episode 47. Adventurous Sprit, with Heather Hawkins
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
On episode 47 of the RMA podcast we speak with an incredible woman, Heather Hawkins. Heather is just like you and I. She is an everyday mum of two children, but she has been on some incredible adventures after finding herself diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer at the age of 41 in 2007.
Five years post diagnosis, after the shock and subsequent treatment for her cancer, Heather took up running by training for her first fun run, the 4k Mothers Day Classic in 2012. After finishing the race, Heather knew that her love of running had only just begun, and she started to seek out her next adventure.
Since that day, Heather has run all over the world. She has completed 6 Half marathons, over 20 marathons and 6 ultramarathons, including her first marathon in 2015 at the North Pole Marathon, where she placed 1st Female! She has run the World Marathon Challenge, which is 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7 days, she has trekked 1700kms in 5 months across Nepal, Run the Volcano marathon in Chile, competed in the toughest foot race on earth; the Marathon De Sables (a 250km ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert in Morocco), and run The Track, a 520km race from Alice Springs to Uluru.
As you have guessed by now, Heather likes a good challenge!
Not only does Heather do these things to challenge herself, she does them with immense gratitude for a second chance at life, and to fully immerse herself in adventure and joyful moments.
On top of this, Heather is an Ambassador for Ovarian Cancer Australia, The Can Too Foundation, ANZGOG and the Indigenous Marathon Foundation, and through her adventurous pursuits she tirelessly raises much needed awareness and funds for cancer research.
Heather has also published a memoir, "Adventurous Spirit", by Murdoch Books documenting much of her life and some of her incredible adventures.
You can follow Heather over at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherHawkinsAdventurousSpirit
Instagram: @heather_adventurousspirit
or follow her North Pole Marathon experience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifFm6sreznY
or her Adventurous Spirit YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAS6C6soR8kVLdT3WBMoL9w/videos
Follow the below link Link to Ovarian Cancer Australia for signs and symptoms and support for Ovarian Cancer: https://www.ovariancancer.net.au/
And for her memoir "Adventurous Sprirt" click the link below:
Paperback:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/adventurous-spirit-heather-hawkins/prod9781760522803.html
Ebook: https://www.booktopia.com.au/adventurous-spirit-heather-hawkins/ebook/9781760639105.html
Audiobook:
This episode was brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
On Episode 46 of the RMA podcast we discuss all things trail running safety. With so many RMA being in love with the outdoors and trail running, we thought it would be a great idea to bring to light the things you need to consider when heading out on the trails in order to keep yourself and others safe.
Our guest on this episode is Tova Gallagher, a mum, runner, explorer and qualified Aviation Officer with the NSW Rural Fire Service. We discuss how Tova's early years in endurance horse riding led her to her adventures to date with trail and ultra running, orienteering and rogaining, and how the love of the sport helped her pursue her passion in the Rural Fire Service, working her way up to her dream job as part of the Aviation Rescue Crew.
Tova started her years as a viriologist, and has worked as a PT, life coach and now you will see her flying around the country in helicopters and making a difference to people's lives in their most vulnerable moments.
Tova shares with us valuable lessons in trail safety. We discuss the risks that we need to consider when we are planning any adventure long or short on the trails, what gear we should always carry with us, and the best protocols to follow should we need emergency assistance due to injury or getting lost or caught in an unforeseen situation.
This is an important conversation for any trail runner, hiker or adventure lover, and we are so thankful that we get to share this important information which could save yours or someone else's life.
This episode is brought to you by Fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
On Episode 45, on the week of International women's day 2022 we interview one of our favourite RMA ladies, Katie Wood. Katie is an RMA volunteer admin for South Australia and has been on the RMA journey for quite a few years now.
Having begun her running journey to get fit and challenge herself, running has taken Katie all over, and to some amazing places around the world, where she has met the challenges set before her, shared in some incredible running moments and formed bonds with some beautiful people she now considers her closest friends.
In this episode we discuss the challenge of starting out, and how consistency and commitment were her drivers in her passionate pursuit of her running goals, and that with a little bit of patience, hard work and of course fun on the side, you can achieve things you never thought possible, and grow in ways you never imagined.
This is one everyday woman's story, just like you and I, and Katie represents just one woman like so many in our network who stumbled upon running, and it changed her life!
You can follow on Katies journey on instagram at @katie.wood.runs.
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
On episode 44 of the RMA Podcast we talk about Grey Area Drinking. In 2017 RMA, Sarah Rusbatch was just like many other working running mums. She lived a busy life with her family in Perth, and tried to juggle all of the things. She considered herself fit and active, yet she had a problem with alcohol. She didn't really know it at the time, but alcohol was ruling most of her days, thoughts, and emotions, as she used it as a way to cope with her busy schedule and active social life. She was by no means an alcoholic, but it was a constant in her life, and started to control her everyday, and affected her wellbeing and her family.
One day Sarah saw a post in RMA about a book on drinking, "This Naked Mind" by Annie Grace which helped to change her perspective on how alcohol was slowly filtering into her every day and making her different to the person that she wanted to be. After that Sarah took control, and went on a journey of self discovery, and sobriety. She changed her relationship with alcohol, and in the process became a Grey Area Drinking coach herself. She has since helped thousands of women overcome this adversity in their lives in a powerful way through her network, the "Women's Wellbeing Collective" over on Facebook, and has created programs aimed at helping women take back control of their own lives.
This is a powerful story of self awareness and change, and the opportunity to influence a collective powerful way.
We hope this episode helps you to question how alcohol might play a role in your life, and if this is something that you need to change.
You can follow Sarah's journey and her programs at www.sarahrusbatch.com or join her Facebook network at the Women's Wellbeing Collective.
You can get the book This Naked Mind here.... https://thisnakedmind.com/this-naked-mind-book/
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
RMA acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which this podcast is recorded, the Dharawal people. We pay this respect to the Elders, both past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people listening today.
Monday Feb 07, 2022
The RMA Podcast. Episode 43. Running To Pay The Rent. With Janelle Da Silva.
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
On episode 42 of the podcast we chat with Sunshine Coast mum, Reesha Lewis. Reesha is a new name on the trail and ultra running circuit. In what seemed like her coming out of nowhere, Reesha has been turning heads with her stellar performances in the last 18 months at some of Australia's best ultra races, breaking records and gracing podiums. But it wasn't always all trophies and podiums for Reesha. You see, only 6 years ago Reesha was extremely unhealthy, weighing in at 142kg.
On New Years day those 6 years ago, Reesha's family and friends convinced her to climb a mountain. It was when Reesha got to the top, hot, bothered, out of breath and feeling defeated, that she knew that her lifestyle had to change. Not only that, she fell in love with the mountain, and all that it gave to her.
Reesha then swapped her drinking, partying, and poor eating for climbing the mountain whenever she could, mostly in the dark hours of the early morning accompanied by her mother, shedding kilogram after kilogram, until she had lost 75kg, and formed a love of exercise and good nutrition, and a much healthier lifestyle for herself and her family. She took up mountain running and boxing, and excelled at both of them, and when covid hit, gave ultra running a go, winning her first 50k. She then went on to podium at countless more, breaking the women's long standing record this year at the 2021 Blackall100 in her first 100k race.
I chat with Reesha about what made her make the change from her unhealthy lifestyle, to now, and how training and competing in events makes her feel alive, and gives her a sense of accomplishment that she thrives on.
Reesha shares with us how all women can achieve great things, they just need to start, and be consistent, and believe that they have the ability to chase their dreams.
You can follow Reesha over on instagram @reeshalewis
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
On episode 41 of the RMA Podcast we speak with our second male guest, Runs of the World, commonly known as Run Down Under founder, Travis Ireland.
I talk with Travis about his journey into running, and most importantly the catalyst of events that led to the formation of Run Down Under, a hugely successful running platform and app that takes you on a running journey around Australia and beyond!
Travis openly shares about his battle with a gambling addiction that ultimately led him to question his life choices, leading him down a path to a healthier and happier lifestyle. It was during this journey that Travis used his energy for good, to not only help others but himself form positive connections and goals to help him on the road to freedom from his addiction when he created Run Down Under.
Since its conception in 2014, Run Down Under has evolved to now be called Runs of the World and includes maps of Australia, New Zealand, Uk, Ireland, Europe and the USA and has attracted over 9,000 members this year alone!
I talk to Travis about how Run Down Under and running in general helps him and others, especially men, with mental health and wellbeing. How running can break down barriers and form important connections, and how having positive motivating goals like what Runs of the World provides can create an active, healthier more connected society.
To find out more about Runs of the World and how you can get involved visit www.runsoftheworld.com and get moving!
This podcast is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia.
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
On Episode 40 of the RMA Podcast I sit down with world class trail and ultra runner, Lucy Bartholomew. I wanted to tell the story of Lucy’s amazing talent for trail and ultra running from such a young age, but more importantly, I wanted to tell the story about how running can eb and flow, and how you can almost lose your love of running when you aren’t true to yourself. This is the story of a woman who rose to the top of the trail and ultra running world, and then had time to (either forced or otherwise) think about what running really meant to her, where, how, and who with she wanted to spend her footsteps, and the message that she wanted to share with the world about how running can challenge you, bring you joy, strip you back, and change you. Running has formed just part of Lucy's story which is a rich tapestry, however it was when Lucy was faced with the realities of her story that she had to question just where running fit, who she was and who she wanted to be. Running can be for everyone, it doesn’t matter about winning, what size you are, where you have come from, or where you have been, and as Lucy shares in this podcast you can let your footsteps tell your story, and above all don’t lose the love of yourself.
In this episode we not only discuss the highs and lows of Lucy's journey, but we chat about her recent film by Bryan Hynes "Running Out" which is available now via runningoutmovie.com. In the film you will see the real, raw, vulnerable and honest Lucy as she traverses the 230+km Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory Australia. As Lucy moves through the landscape solo, and at times afraid of the footsteps ahead, what she leaves behind on the trail, and what she discovers about herself on the journey may be the best lessons of yer life so far.
You can follow Lucy and her continuing story on instagram at @lucy_bartholomew
This episode is brought to you by fisiocrem Australia and The Bare Creek Trail Run.