For the last two years I’ve attended the Copenhagen Beer Celebration, a very popular craft beer festival held over a weekend in May. Organised by the Mikkeller Brewery, which has a running club with many chapters around the world, they…
For the last two years I’ve attended the Copenhagen Beer Celebration, a very popular craft beer festival held over a weekend in May. Organised by the Mikkeller Brewery, which has a running club with many chapters around the world, they…
In or around Keswick and short on time? Looking for a short, challenging run with a stunning view as a reward? Head up Latrigg. At 1,207ft, it is one of the lowest fells in the Lake District but is very…
When I learnt about the inaugural St Illtyd’s Ultra being organised in Llanelli last November I immediately took advantage of the early bird offer and signed up for the 100K race. I think I must have been a high after…
The running club meets on a Tuesday and Thursday for training runs but due to living in Newport it’s a bit far to attend regularly but with the prospect of running off-road and on a beautiful I couldn’t resist heading…
Introduction Any trip to the Lake District to see family means a good excuse to plan a good trail run and with no end of places to run in the area, I was spoilt for choice. I had a…
Marathon #1 of ? When I started running in 2016 I quickly found myself testing out various distances to see what I was capable of. My journey began at Newport parkrun and quickly progressed through 10K races, a 16-mile trail…
The fifth race in the Gwent League Cross Country calendar and an important one for Parc Bryn Bach Running Club, in particular the men’s team. After the fourth event, PBB were at the top of Division 3 with North Somerset…
The final race in the Rogue Runs Night Race Series and they’ve saved the best/worst for last. Like the others in the series, the race is extremely well organised with plenty of marshals positioned around the route, with the route…
The Brecon to Cardiff Ultra is organised by Run Walk Crawl, a race organiser that specialises in long distances races across south Wales. They also organise the Ghost Run which was my first ever night race. After completing my first…
The fourth fixture in the Gwent League Cross Country calendar and it was on home territory for me. Just a short distance away from my home, the Glebelands was the location for what should be a flat and fast race.…
The Bath Skyline Race is a popular running series held on 4 occasions over the Winter by Relish Running Races. The February event is the last in the series and to mix things up a bit they decided to hold…
Ah, cross country, we meet again! We’ve had our ups and downs over the season so let’s see what you can throw at me. Well, it turns out that it could throw a lot at me. Ankle-rolling uneven ground –…
The Brecon to Cardiff Ultra passes through Talybont-on-Usk and alongside Talybont Reservoir. I knew the section alongside the reservoir was a long 5 mile ascent so was keen to test out what it was like. The Route There were a…
With a few weeks left until the Brecon to Cardiff ultra, I wanted to get a couple more long trail runs in. WIth the previous three weekends featuring some very long runs I wanted something a bit ‘shorter’ so planned…
Continuing my training for the Brecon to Cardiff Ultra in just 4 weeks time, I plotted another route where I could catch a train to the start and then end up in Cardiff for a recovery beer. Fortunately, there are…
The fog that had lingered throughout the day had lifted and it was a perfect night for a Rogue Runs race. With perfectly clear skies and not too cold, paired with a perfectly organised and friendly race and the prospect…
The original plan was to run from Bargoed in the Rhymney Valley to Cardiff passing through Ystrad Mynach and Caerphilly along the way but due to snow two days before, I was unsure whether icy patches would remain. At 18…
With the Brecon to Cardiff 70K ultra looming on the horizon I was keen to try and squeeze some long runs into my training plan just to make sure I still had a chance to complete it. Having run part…
The first Gwent Leisure Centre League cross country fixture of the year and the first time that it has been held at this location. Hosted by the Spirit of Monmouth Running Club, it was located at Kate Humble’s Humble by…
A sub-20 minute 5K is probably up there as a goal for both seasoned runners and those aspiring newcomers. It’s a barrier that mainly psychological but the desire to break through it is there, and it’s strong. I’ve already chronicled…
Four miles isn’t that far, right? It isn’t that far when your ambling along a road or trail on a Sunday morning. They’re easy miles. They’re easy miles that you bag whilst chatting about future races. Yet four miles in…