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…
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…
I visit Cumbria a few times a year and whilst there I have to explore the area whether it be driving, walking of running. I had planned a few different runs using the OS Maps app so that I could…
Arranged before Christmas, the ‘run up the Domen’ (which I now know is the large hill (mountain?) between the Tredegar and Ebbw Fawr valleys) was set to be a well-attended club bimble. The plan was to run around 7-9 miles…
A relatively new race, this is only the second year that the Cottrell Park Christmas Cracker 10K has been run. There is also a spring version of the race which uses the same route. It was going to be the…
The Christmas Tree Race is an annual 5-ish miles race organised by the Forest of Dean Athletic Club (FODAC) in the village of Ellwood in the far south west of Forest of Dean. Two Races in Two Days? No problem!…
People choose to run for many reasons: fitness, the challenge, fun, to win. I share many of those reasons but an additional one for me is the opportunity to take photographs. I have owned a DSLR for around 10 years with…
With Winter meteorologically here and astronomically just around the corner, I’m trying to fit in as many scenic runs before it becomes a little more difficult to run in the hills. Having only started at the end of February I…
A Little History Prior to 2015 I was overweight and extremely unfit and would pretty much work up a sweat just walking around. Without much thought I decided to by a bike shortly after Christmas 2014 and within a short…
The Severn Bridge 5 Night Race was the first time time this race has been run and is part of the series of night races organised by Rogue Runs. I decided in the afternoon of the race that I would…
As part of training from the Gower ultra, I completed a section of the Wales Coast Path between Llantwit Major and Cardiff. The path is well used and maintained and is very easy to navigate without a map. Keen to…
Oh cross country, why do you put me in such a predicament? It appears I’ve got a bit of a love/hate relationship going on with cross country and were you to ask me what I thought of XC during a…
With two ultras under my belt and my third planned for February 2017, it’s certainly not too soon to be preparing for it. The Brecon to Cardiff Ultra is a 70K linear race from Brecon to Cardiff (Nantgarw) and will…
I do love a long Sunday club run. The scenery is guaranteed to be stunning, whatever the weather, everyone is friendly and there is cake at the end! Perfect. Starting from Parc Bryn Bach (PBB), they are usually around 13…
Ever since my first night run on the Ghost Run in October, I’ve been attracted to the idea of running in the dark. The darkness adds another dimension to the running and you become more alert and more aware of…