Tag: tongwynlais
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26 July 2025
I’ve had another break after more niggles so I took it easy with my biking buddy today. We made it to the Forest Cafe and enjoyed a snack. There were loads of dogs enjoying their treats and drinks of water.
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8 July 2025
I saw a post from First Light Coffee about a group run this morning from the shop. I wanted to get out while it was cool so I popped along. The guys from Grateful Mile set up a loop from the coffee shop, through the village and back along the river. After this, they’re running…
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5 July 2025
Resisting the temptation to bomb it up the Garth, I ventured out in the rain for a slow plod around Fforest Ganol. I walked the steep bits and took it easy for a nice, if soggy, 10k. This tree, on the descent from Castell Coch, has been blocking the path for a while.
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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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7 April 2025
After a very short speed session with my running buddy I headed up to the hills to unwind after a stressful day. The ground is bone dry after the recent weather, even in the muddiest sections. The view was very clear looking towards Cardiff. I spent some time considering whether to complete the weekend’s bigmoose…
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3 March 2025
I didn’t have long after work so I headed up Craig yr Allt for a quick blast. The sun was setting behind the Garth so Craig yr Allt was bathed in gorgeous light and long shadows. It was warm and still with just one other runner on the hill. I stopped a few times to…
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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…
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20 February 2025
I wasn’t sure about going out this morning. I’m sure I heard a bit of thunder in the night so I woke up expecting it to be hammering down. It didn’t look too bad so I headed out for a short run around Fforest Fawr. It was a lot milder than it has been so…
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16 February 2025
I’ve had a bit of a break from running this week. I’d love to say it was family or work commitments but I was just feeling a bit lazy. I did a walk or short ride every day but these were very brief. My plan today was 17 miles without worrying about heart rate. I…