Tag Archives: Cardiff half marathon

Analysis and moving forward

A week has gone by since Cardiff and as you can imagine, I have spent a huge amount of time (two-hour drive to Falmouth helped this) going over what happened at Cardiff and how to improve the next half marathon … Continue reading

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Cardiff Half Marathon Part Three Done

   For those of you living in Outer Mongolia, the Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. The Welsh love their rugby and I love what they have built in to Cardiff Castle wall, how neat is that. Anyway Saturday … Continue reading

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Done

Yesterday I did my last run before this Sundays Cardiff Half Marathon. The training plan wants me to do ‘3 miles in race kit’ on Saturday this will not be happening! Now looking at the training plan, have I done … Continue reading

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Where is the REST

With two weeks to go till the Cardiff half marathon the panic is starting to set in, not helped by my training plan reading like this, this past week….. Monday- 5m off road easy Tuesday-6m steady including bursts up hill … Continue reading

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Happiest times two

Last night I painted my toe nails, go faster gold, packed my bag, laid out my clothes (including baggy non chaffing knickers), charged my Garmins (yes that’s and another story for another blog) and set my alarm for very nasty … Continue reading

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Half Ready?

Two days to go till Cardiff Half marathon and am I ready? Well……………………. Training-done Physio- done, I thought it was tough last time, well this one went to a whole new level and I have been limping ever since, not … Continue reading

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Cardiff in the past, Exeter in the future

The results for Cardiff have arrived. I was 2232 out of 8356 females that ran. I finished 183 out of 709 in my age category (read old) At 10K I was in position 8907, at 10 Miles I had moved to 8516 … Continue reading

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Cardiff Half Marathon

Last night my car was stolen, then it snowed, I overslept got up at 6:50 am and had to speed up the M5 to get to Cardiff for the start at 9 o’clock, if that was not enough my car … Continue reading

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Decision made for me

For the last couple of weeks I have been wondering which trainers to wear to the forthcoming half marathon in Cardiff. The choice is Asics, Blue New Balance, who took me round VLM and or my go faster New Balance which … Continue reading

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Staycation day 15….

or in other words-our last day. Yes tomorrow hubby turns in to a Dwarf and its off to work he goesleaving Madam and I to continue until the new school term starts. My morning started with a 10  mile run. … Continue reading

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