The RMA Podcast Episode 69. Tarawera Ultra Marathon and Runcation Adventures with Belinda Gerace.
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
3d ago
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 ..read more
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The RMA Podcast. Episode 68. Making running adventurous! With Tour de Trails!
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
5M ago
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 tr ..read more
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The RMA Podcast. Episode 67. Motherhood & Mountains. With Kellie Angel.
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
7M ago
Kellie Angel (nee Emmerson), 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 ..read more
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The RMA Podcast. Episode 66. The RMA Podcast. Episode 66.7 Marathons in 7 States in 7 Days with Jodie Cumner.
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
7M ago
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 her ..read more
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The RMA Podcast. Episode 65. So you want to run a marathon? Everything you need to know! With Lisa Weightman & Ana Croger
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
8M ago
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. Recen ..read more
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The RMA Podcast. Episode 64. Passion And Purpose Through Running. With Kristina Jankulovska
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
9M ago
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-profes ..read more
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The RMA Podcast. Episode 62. Australia’s first Indigenous woman to finish all six World Major Marathons. With Allirra Jennings.
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
11M ago
On Episode 62 of the RMA Podcast we speak with Allirra Jennings, Australia’s first Indigenous Woman to finish all Six World Major Marathons. Allirra began her journey with running in 2013 after the death of her Grandmother from Diabetes. Allirra wanted to her story to be different, and so she took her health in her hands, and at 107kg she started running. First it was a shuffle, but the weight dropped off and soon she was running further than she ever thought she could. It was then that she realised that she could run a marathon if she worked hard and got the right support along the way. She a ..read more
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The RMA Podcast. Episode 58. Miler Mums. What it’s like to run 100 Miles with Sophie Geraghty, Sarah Grealy, Emma Maber & Tina Kirwan.
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
1y ago
On episode 58 of the podcast I have some very special guests, our RMA ‘Miler Mums’,  Sophie Geraghty, Sarah Grealy, Emma-Rose Maber and Tina Kirwan! All of these amazing women just competed at the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon in the 100mile event, and I wanted to pick their brain about how that actually felt! What does it feel like to run 100 miles?. How far is it, and why would you want to do it? What kind of training and experience do you need, and what was Tarawera specifically like as a race destination?! We answer all these questions and more, including what it was like having your pe ..read more
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My Tarawera Miler Experience. By Emma Rose Maber
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
1y ago
“Darlin’, don’t quit your daydream
. It’s your life that you’re making. 
It ain’t big enough if it doesn’t scare the hell out of you. 
If it makes you nervous, it’s probably worth it
. Why save it for sleep when you could be living your daydream?” -Daydream by Lily Meola The backstory: Back in early 2021, a good friend of mine, lovingly known as Lawless, floated the idea of the Tarawera Ultramarathon Miler (TUM). Being easily led astray in the context of running events, I said “I will, if you do?” and that was it, we signed our lives away, making the most of early bird entries and RMA discount ..read more
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The RMA Podcast. Episode 56. My Western States. With Simone Hayes.
Running Mums Australia
by Nicole Bunyon
1y ago
Episode 56.  Today on the RMA Podcast we chat to Australian Ultra Running Representative, runner and Sydney mum, Simone Hayes about her experience running at the 2022 Western States Endurance Run. Simone is no stranger to endurance events, having been ‘conned’ by a friend to enter her first North Face 100 (UTA) some years ago. She never looked back, and since then has forged her way on the tracks and trails of ultra events, year after year, including representing Australia on the world stage at the 24 hour World Championships in France in 2019. Simone works as dedicated Level 3 Recreatio ..read more
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