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August 3, 2014
One step at a time: My journey to marathon number 2 (Part 1)
Last week I found out I was running another marathon in 8 weeks time. This week I started my official training. When I first received the news I would be […]
July 26, 2014
The Road to the Marathon – Take 2
Earlier this year you may recall that I ran my very first marathon along Australia’s Great Ocean Road. The lead up was full of twists and turns and quite an […]
July 13, 2014
Running is…
This week I asked the Rachel’s Runners community to use one word to describe what running means to them. The responses were so wide and varied and fabulous that I […]
July 11, 2014
Go for a run ? I would love to but I don’t have anything to wear !
Whether you are just getting started or are an accomplished runner, you can spend little or loads on gear. This article is aimed at people just starting with running, but […]
July 6, 2014
Rachel’s Runners feature in Women’s Running Australia magazine
We here at Rachel’s Runners are super excited to announce that we are featured in the current issue of Women’s Running Australia! If you are a subscriber maybe you’ve already […]
June 16, 2014
Why do YOU run?
Why do you run? What made you take up running in the first place? What keeps you lacing up and getting out there? Rachel’s Runners recently had the opportunity to […]
June 5, 2014
Flashback- Rachels Runners Field 2. 2013.
I must be feeling unusually nostalgic, so I dug through my phone at lunchtime yesterday and found an old message exchange between what was then a slightly nervous and relatively […]
June 1, 2014
Heart of the Lake Fun Run
This morning a team of Rachel’s Runners set off for a local fun run known as “Heart of the Lake”. It is run by another local running club, Westies Joggers. […]
May 30, 2014
Compressport Review
Three of our runners recently had the opportunity to trial a few of the products from the Compressport range. Here’s what we all thought… Kay on Compressport R2 (Race & […]
May 26, 2014
Middle-age, Mountaineering & Marathon Madness
The start of the craziness… Last year when my husband turned 40 we decided to ‘celebrate’ by running up (and down) Mt Kosciuszko – the highest mountain in Australia. It […]