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Last year I had to pull out at mile 17. This year I was lucky to get a place for one of the hardest and best marathons...

I joined the Couch to 5K running group offered by Ystrad Runners in April 2018, having not run since I was a child in school...

I made several New Years resolutions in 2017, one of which was to try and start running in an attempt to get fit and lose some weight...

I used to run back in my school days. I competed in cross country, 800m and the 1500m. I didn't really take it seriously...

On 9th September 2018, six plucky Ystrad Runners - Amy, Mark, Jenn, Mike, Graham and Dave, took on the 11 mile Castle to Castle...

In 1995 I had been running consistently for a few years, with a 10k PB of under 39 minutes and I was a finisher in the London marathon in under 3½ hours that same year, as well as completing many other races from 5k to half marathons, and even a couple of triathlons. Fast forward nearly 20 years...

Me, a runner...? No way!...

Yes way thanks to the almighty welcome I received...

I always used to try and keep fit. I played football, ran, swan and did the usual gym stuff. Then life took over...

I joined the Couch to 5K running group offered by Ystrad Runners in April 2018, having not run since I was a child in school. To someone so unfit, with no experience of running, the thought of getting up to 5K was not only daunting, but felt impossible. So much so, that I actually made a bet with my friend who came along with me that I’d not complete the distance by the end of the course!...