Ultra Training: Talybont Reservoir Loop
The Brecon to Cardiff Ultra passes through Talybont-on-Usk and alongside Talybont Reservoir. I knew the section alongside the…
29th January 2017The Brecon to Cardiff Ultra passes through Talybont-on-Usk and alongside Talybont Reservoir. I knew the section alongside the…
29th January 2017With a few weeks left until the Brecon to Cardiff ultra, I wanted to get a couple more…
29th January 2017Continuing my training for the Brecon to Cardiff Ultra in just 4 weeks time, I plotted another route…
25th January 2017The fog that had lingered throughout the day had lifted and it was a perfect night for a…
20th January 2017The original plan was to run from Bargoed in the Rhymney Valley to Cardiff passing through Ystrad Mynach…
17th January 2017With the Brecon to Cardiff 70K ultra looming on the horizon I was keen to try and squeeze…
12th January 2017The first Gwent Leisure Centre League cross country fixture of the year and the first time that it…
8th January 2017A sub-20 minute 5K is probably up there as a goal for both seasoned runners and those aspiring…
4th January 2017Four miles isn’t that far, right? It isn’t that far when your ambling along a road or trail…
2nd January 2017I visit Cumbria a few times a year and whilst there I have to explore the area whether…
30th December 2016Arranged before Christmas, the ‘run up the Domen’ (which I now know is the large hill (mountain?) between…
29th December 2016A relatively new race, this is only the second year that the Cottrell Park Christmas Cracker 10K has…
23rd December 2016The Christmas Tree Race is an annual 5-ish miles race organised by the Forest of Dean Athletic Club…
20th December 2016People choose to run for many reasons: fitness, the challenge, fun, to win. I share many of those reasons…
15th December 2016With Winter meteorologically here and astronomically just around the corner, I’m trying to fit in as many scenic…
12th December 2016A Little History Prior to 2015 I was overweight and extremely unfit and would pretty much work up…
8th December 2016The Severn Bridge 5 Night Race was the first time time this race has been run and is…
7th December 2016As part of training from the Gower ultra, I completed a section of the Wales Coast Path between…
5th December 2016Oh cross country, why do you put me in such a predicament? It appears I’ve got a bit…
4th December 2016With two ultras under my belt and my third planned for February 2017, it’s certainly not too soon…
29th November 2016I do love a long Sunday club run. The scenery is guaranteed to be stunning, whatever the weather,…
27th November 2016