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Gower Ultra Bach
A little over two weeks ago, at this time, I was making my way across Rhossili beach towards the second checkpoint of a race I’d been thinking about for nearly a year. As my life had been taken over with a cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment last autumn, I’d become fixated on the need to…
Kentmere and Open to Offas
I was back on home turf yesterday morning, trotting around Cardiff Bay and up into Casehill woods to do some exploring. There is no doubt that Cardiff is a great place to run, with a wide variety of routes accessible straight from my front door. I’ve been trying not to dwell on the stunning runs…
Running Blues
The last couple of months have been like a running dream: regular trail runs in wonderful places exploring the Welsh mountains and coast, interspersed with mid week runs that are feeling steadily stronger. There have been a few challenges, not least the heat and humidity, and the ongoing niggle of an arthritic big toe has…
Running in the Black Mountains
This time last week I was on my way to catch a train to Abergavenny, all set for a women’s trail running weekend that had come very close to not happening. After a few weeks of planning and research last autumn, I had finally booked myself and a friend onto a guided mountain weekend in…
The Mountains are Calling
As I sit down to write, the rain that has threatened all day is finally moving beyond a drizzle. I can see the steady fall of it out of the window, landing on the hawthorn and wild roses outside like a promise. Weeks of unseasonal dry weather are being repaired, the waterfall just behind the…
Margam Park Trail Half Marathon
In the last 18 months I had started three races and completed one, so I really had something to prove to myself yesterday as I joined the start line on a cold, grey morning in Margam Park. This race had been on my mind all year as one where I know some of the route…
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