Tagged: running

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Wales Coast Path Run – Amlwch to Red Wharf Bay

Coast Path Vital Stats Amlwch to Red Wharf Bay Distance: 17.30 miles Elevation Gain Today: 651m Highest Elevation: 92m Time: 3:54:25 Av. Pace: 13:33 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 113bpm Max Heart Rate: 154bpm Calories: 1365 Totals to Date Total Distance: 340.8 miles Total Time: 64:12:50 Total Elevation Gain: 9733 Total Calories: 31959 Distance to go: 550 miles Would you believe it,...

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Wales Coast Path Run – Church Bay to Amlwch

Coast Path Vital Stats Church Bay to Amlwch Distance: 21.57 miles Elevation Gain Today: 804m Highest Elevation: 64m Time: 4:31:02 Av. Pace: 12:34 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 120bpm Max Heart Rate: 148bpm Calories: 1836 Totals to Date Total Distance: 323.5 miles Total Time: 60:18:29 Total Elevation Gain: 9082 Total Calories: 30594 Distance to go: 567 miles My mission to run around...

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Wondrous West Wales Weekend

I know I usually try to have an action packed weekend making the most of what Wondrous West Wales has to offer but this weekend was particularly good. It started on Friday with my usual early morning walk around the dunes and then a trip into town. Anna had a few chores and some shopping...

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Sunday Trail Fest

It’s been a while since I’ve been up in the hills. We have been there for walks with the Scouts, but we haven’t even been out blueberry picking this year for a change. The arrival of a new bike changed that though on Sunday when I had a bit of Trail Fest at Nant yr Arian....

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Four Mile Bridge to Trearddur Bay Coast Path Run

Coast Path Vital Stats Four Mile Bridge to Trearddur Bay Distance: 11.05 miles Elevation Gain Today: 197m Highest Elevation: 45m Time: 1:50:21 Av. Pace: 9:59 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 124bpm Max Heart Rate: 147bpm Calories: 1024 Totals to Date Total Distance: 273.77 miles Total Time: 50:35:20 Total Elevation Gain: 7546m Total Calories: 25685 Distance to go: 613 miles...

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Maltraeth to Four Mile Bridge Coast Path Run

Coast Path Vital Stats Maltraeth to Four Mile Bridge Distance: 18.70 miles Elevation Gain Today: 332m Highest Elevation: 68m Time: 4:06:45 Av. Pace: 13:12 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 101bpm Max Heart Rate: 158bpm Calories: 1452 Totals to Date Total Distance: 262.72 miles Total Time: 48:44:59 Total Elevation Gain: 7349m Total Calories: 23209 Distance to go: 623 miles That was...

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Menai Bridge to Maltraeth Coast Path Run

Coast Path Vital Stats Menai Bridge to Maltraeth Distance: 23.12 miles Elevation Gain Today: 322m Highest Elevation: 50m Time: 3:38:32 Av. Pace: 9:27 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 125bpm Max Heart Rate: 148bpm Calories: 2019 Totals to Date Total Distance: 244.02 miles Total Time: 44:38:14 Total Elevation Gain: 7017m Total Calories: 21190 Distance to go: 641 miles Another early start...

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Training, Racing and Recreation Balance

You may have noticed that although I’ve still be fairly active, cycling, running around the coast path and such like, I haven’t been posting about any proper training and certainly nothing about any races. This is all due to the fact that I’ve had a few niggling injuries. Injuries Last year it was plantar fasciitis,...

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Glynllifon to Bangor Coast Path Run

Coast Path Vital Stats Glynllifon to Bangor Distance: 22.92 miles Elevation Gain Today: 235m Highest Elevation: 61m Time: 3:24:14 Av. Pace: 8:55 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 134bpm Max Heart Rate: 153bpm Calories: 1974 Totals to Date Total Distance: 220.9miles Total Time: 40:59:42 Total Elevation Gain: 6695m Total Calories: 21,190 Distance to go: 664 miles Another run along the Wales...

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My Kind of Day

The half-term continues and amazingly the weather continues to impress too. Further east in the country people are complaining of the cold, wet, miserable weather, but here in the west it has been gorgeous for ages now. Sunshine from 4 am until the sun sets at around 9:30pm and temperatures up into the 20’s everyday. Wind...