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3rd November 2019 by Steve Paskell

It was about 3 years ago that I was diagnosed with type two diabetes. I had been feeling really tired and lethargic for a while. My wife convinced me to go to the doctors for a check-up, I honestly thought that all the doctor would say, was that it was

The lead up to and It was a good day…..

29th October 201829th October 2018 by Mike

Last year, for some reason, I decided that I would run a marathon. I was only ever going to run a 10k when i started running but I guess the bug. Cardiff was going to be the one, or maybe London but the chance of that becoming a reality was

Miles of Smiles @ Disney – Dopey Challenge 2018 – Pontyclun Road Runners

17th January 2018 by Vicky Mead

Quick recap of the last 12 months: My 50th birthday challenges are over. I ran a bit and walked a lot. Then there were the tears, mostly when things were too hard but occasionally because words weren’t working and I needed an outlet. 1300 miles logged on Strava more than

A definitive* guide to running marathons*

17th January 201817th January 2018 by Steve Burrell

*not actually definitive **not exactly a guide ***or other distances, it’s up to you really… The tl:dr version of this blog is: You should definitely run lots of marathons. Or none. It’s not quite the epic that Vicky has gone through in the last 12 months and written

Running with a hydration vest

22nd October 2017 by Steve Burrell

In preparation for the Brecon to Cardiff Ultra next February I’ve bought myself a hydration vest. I’m now started to do my long runs wearing it. I’ve been a bit hesitant about this as I’m not a fan of extra layers, don’t like the idea of liquids sloshing around as

Vicky – 50 miles @ 50. LadyBower Ultramarathon

19th September 201719th September 2017 by Vicky Mead

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The Road to Cardiff – Week 6

20th August 2017 by Steve Burrell

I’d said last week that this week was going to start to drift a little from the plan, with the Severn Bridge Half Marathon fast approaching. I wasn’t looking to hugely reduce the number of runs, but I didn’t want to do too much distance towards the end of the

The Road to Cardiff – Week 5

13th August 201713th August 2017 by Steve Burrell

Monday As always, Monday is easy run day. Because I’d had a race on Sunday, I used this session to have a proper recovery run. Now I know I’m not alone in saying that it’s always difficult for a runner to have a recovery run – it may sound counter-intuitive,

The Road to Cardiff – Week 4

7th August 2017 by Steve Burrell

Well the best laid plans… This week was slightly derailed by some domestics and other plans, meaning I only got out for five days instead of six, and not all those were when they were meant to be. Despite this I’m still happy I’ve got some good practise under my

PRR Blog July 31st

31st July 201731st July 2017 by Mike

I’m here this week, a little unexpected as I am supposed to be away but that starts tomorrow. 🙂 Writing this after being out with the Cardiff Half team tonight and I am going to start with my kings and Queens. It goes to all of you out there preparing