Tag: castell coch
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17 February 2026
Another fresh start today! I forgot the forest was closed so when I reached these trees I wasn’t sure where I could go. The signs weren’t very clear so I skirted around the outside and headed up the Taff Trail. The path from the trail back to the train station at Taff’s Well is open…
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4 January 2026
I woke up to another clear and frosty day so got ready for my first run of the year. I’m taking it easy after a break and just enjoying being out running. With the frost likely to go soon I wanted to get some more photos of the castle, so I headed up through Greenmeadow…
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31 December 2025
After a solid start, 2025 quickly went downhill. A couple of niggles stopped me running for long periods and I struggled getting back on the trails. I’ve been feeling better and it was so nice today so I got out for a lovely run up to Fforest Fawr. It was a beautifully clear, frosty morning.…
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13 December 2025
I’ve missed running. I took a break after having some more niggles and kept putting off getting out again. As time went on, I started worrying more and more about them returning. I kept active with some walking and cycling (indoor watching TV) and not running became normal. It was a rare dry day today…
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14 July 2025
The heatwave finally broke and I set out in glorious Welsh rain! There was a lingering heat but it was lovely and refreshing. I planned a slightly different route in my head as I left. I went down the Taff Trail then headed back along the top of the canal. I crossed the roundabout and…
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29 June 2025
After a few weeks off resting, going on holiday and a mild illness, I’m back on the trails. I was feeling good back in May. I was planning my first trail marathon, had a good Pentyrch Hill Race and was looking forward to some sunny runs. Then some knee pain developed out of the blue…
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15 May 2025
I’m back from a 10 day break with a gentle run up to the castle and over the fields through Greenmeadow Woods. It’s still sunny here in Cardiff and the view of Castell Coch was lovely. I was disappointed to miss the Radyr trail races last weekend. I’d been training for my first marathon but…
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11 April 2025
After a few days bedding in my new Merrell Long Sky 2s around the house, it was time to take them out for a photo shoot up at the castle. My immediate reaction after a few minutes running in them was that they felt very light and stripped down. The upper is very breathable and…
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18 March 2025
I’ve been waiting patiently for the perfect day to take my new Saucony Peregrine 14s out for their first run. I love a bright pair of shoes! The trails were really dry with the recent weather so they even came home looking pretty good. The Peregrine’s have been described as an “all-rounder” of a trail…
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25 February 2025
I tried a bit of elevation training today by doing a few loops of the Castell Coch Hill Climb. I started doing the shortest loop that includes Hamburger Hill, a steep and muddy decent. On my third loop I fell backwards and jarred my wrist so I did longer loops after this. It’s a good…