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Did Not Start
Earlier today I finally did a run I’ve been planning for a couple of months. Nothing big or exciting, just a little loop that I’ve done before, but one that involves a short drive to get me out on some trails towards the coast. Slotting in my runs has been difficult recently with plans regularly…
Looking Both Ways
My first run of 2025 was a thing of pure, defiant joy. I was a month post-surgery and finally able to run again, so I set off with Chris for a frosty 2 miles just to see how it went. My Strava from that day says ‘Felt amazing!’, which is exactly how I remember it…
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…
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