#cardiffhalf

Well, it all comes down to this. Months of training and hundreds of kilometres racked up. The carbs have been eaten and hopefully tomorrow will be a success. #cardiffhalf #running #instarunners 🏃‍♀️ (at Cardiff) https://www.instagram.com/p/BomjW5SBF6T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sj5nt0z7l5w4

I can't believe only 2 weeks remain until the #CardiffHalf! I've run lots of miles, including 6 covered in glitter as part of a fun run with #girlstogethersplott and a brutally hot and hilly 10k on Barry Island! I'm terribly grateful for #running as part of addressing and treating my depression and anxiety. That's why I'm running for @mindcharity this year. If you could possibly donate at https://bit.ly/2OIXc8B I'd be ever so appreciative. And if you have any creative ways I can thank you for your donations, let me know! #ukrunchat #instarunners #brooksrunning (at Cardiff) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoCfxj2hiEj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s6m16z9vgdzu

Start line selfie! #running #cardiffhalf #instarunners https://www.instagram.com/p/Boocz6mBg_W/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ww89fgmilr5t

#throwbackthursday to me running a #cardiffhalf at some point in the deep dark distant past. I say running... Sauntering more like. Probably coming in around 2:10-20 Look at that hip motion! I also had a borderline obsession with carrying stuff in a belt... I like to think I could beat this guy these days, but not by as much as I'd like. #ukrunchat #chronicallybadassclub #chronicallybadass #instarunner #instarunnerswales #runnersofinstagram #running #diabetic #diabeticrunner #type1 #type1diabetic #irunwales #runwales #run #race  #imoveme #merthyrtydfil #merthyr #forerunner #diabetesuk #diabetes #type1diabetes #runningcommunity #tbt https://www.instagram.com/p/B4AEynkHeXE/?igshid=1tltxhliw05ss

I may not have run the #cardiffhalf today but I did head to the city yesterday to do the family #funrun with the kiddies. Really well organised down there and a cracking atmosphere! Kids did ok too, Dylan covering the 2.4k course in 13 mins and Gracie 3ish behind. Watching the TV coverage today though did make me wish I as there. Training here I come. I'm off on the bike trainer! #instarunner #instarunnerswales #runnersofinstagram #running #diabetic #diabeticrunner #type1 #type1diabetic #irunwales #runwales #run #race  #imoveme #merthyrtydfil #merthyr #forerunner #diabetesuk #diabetes #type1diabetes #runningcommunity #kids #children #training https://www.instagram.com/p/B3SU7yanRtO/?igshid=xvt51r2cn0u9

And we are off 😂 . All the hard work has paid off for these amazing ladies and they are ready to take on the @cardiffhalf. I am ready to take on the half with you ladies 🤪 . They have trained hard, concurred self doubt and are currently ready and waiting in their pens to start their most epic journey today. There will be tough times ahead (Roath Park) but these truly amazing ladies have each other to push through the dark demons and smash it to the finish line. . I could go on with how proud I am off them all but as I am sat in the middle of town on my own I don’t think a heavily pregnant women with tears is the best idea as some may think I am in labour 😂 . Good luck ladies, you truly are inspirational and the cause you are running for will take you across the finish line 🏁 @cardiffandvalehealthcharity CARDIFF and the Vale Breast Centre. . Cariad Mawr ❤️ #cardiff #cardiffhalf #run #running #charity #womenshealth #feamlerunners #goals #determination #motivation #halfmarathon #lifestyle #health #healthy #inspiration #womenempoweringwomen #women #fit #fitnessmotivation #fitmums https://www.instagram.com/p/B3RUPELg1yp/?igshid=tcd489na9xjc

My favourite bit of post just arrived. Less than a month to go until I run @cardiffhalf for the 6th time and it's really starting to feel real. So excited (and the perfect way to follow up another sub-22 parkrun)!!!!! I'll be raising money for MQ at Cardiff this year, in memory of my friend Haakon who passed away three years ago. MQ are a wonderful charity funding scientific research into mental health problems and I'd really appreciate any and all donations (if you're reading this on Instagram, there's a donation link in my bio). #cardiffhalf #runthediff #mq #mentalhealth #mqmentalhealth https://www.instagram.com/p/B2GtrdunIP5Zh_1Bmvvv5r3YO9qzqOghMZt8kU0/?igshid=shyk8d645111

Well I moaned about not doing any speed training last post, so I thought I'd try and do something about it. On my own. In a oark with people watching me, thinking I'm deranged or something. Good grief that was tough. Ripping off a #avaac session, I did 40 mins of 600m (ish - 3/4 of #cyfarthapark lake) followed by 200m (ish - the rest of the lake) very easy. Wasn't too bad, managing around 5.3 miles but good god was I tired after. My cool down jog may as well have been a crawl. Also I made 2 mistakes, firstly not leaving quite enough time after eating. Secondly wearing last years #cardiffhalf shirt which is very... snug and makes me look even more like a whale than normal. I do think this is what's missing from my training at the mo, so will soldier on! #instarunner #instarunnerswales #Aberdare #aberdarevaac #avaac #runnersofinstagram #running #diabetic #diabeticrunner #type1 #type1diabetic #irunwales #runwales #run #race  #imoveme #merthyrtydfil #merthyr #forerunner #diabetesuk #diabetes #type1diabetes #runningcommunity #wales #welsh #fat (at Cyfarthfa Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/By4kYhCnepy/?igshid=e6xu5k0jm8tg