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Spotlight on: Charlotte Simpson
How long have you been running?
Since 2018. I joined CDF’s Couch to 5K programme as a complete beginner and I’ve ...
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Spotlight on: Stewart Harding
How long have you been running? My first parkrun was in May 2012, which is more or less the start ...
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CDF Runner of the Year 2023
We were delighted to present Sarah Cooper with the much-coveted slate trophy this year! She has been with us for ...
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2023 Chair Report
1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023Stewart Harding I feel like in any annual review it’s very easy to say ...
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Spotlight on: George Watkins
How long have you been running? I did a Santa Run around Liverpool when I was about 9 and have ...
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Spotlight on: Steph Ferry
How long have you been running? 10 yearsDo you have a favourite race? Too many to choose from but Richard ...
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Spotlight on: Berni McCarthy
How long have you been running? I can't quite remember when I started running but it was about 20 years ...
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Runner of the Month February 2023: George Walker
How long have you been running? Since the late 1800s Favourite race: Richard Burton 10k (for the beer and Welsh ...
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Runner of the Month October 2022: Arren Roach
Arren has been running with us for just over a year now and was awarded our brand new ‘Runner of ...
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CDF Training Plan September 2022 to March 2023
What’s happening to our Monday and Wednesday sessions as the days get a little shorter and darker As we reach ...
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Runner of the Month September 2022: Gemma Luckett
How long have you been running: Who knows! Favourite race: Cardiff Half Marathon Favourite distance: Half Marathon Greatest achievement: I ...
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Spring 2022 session plans
Spring is in the air, and we bid (fond?) farewell to Lloyd George Avenue as the site for our midweek ...
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CDF Training Plan January to March 2020
Hey folks! As promised, here’s the details of the Wednesday sessions for the first quarter of the year, leading us ...
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Cardiff Cross Challenge Run Report
By Sam Blaxland If there’s something I’ve learnt from a year of attending CDF sessions, it’s that this club doesn’t ...
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CDF Training Plan October to December 2019
Hey everyone! Last week Run Leaders Rich, Nina, Matt and Zoe sat down to draw up the next block of ...
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CDF Training Plan July-September 2019
Hey everyone! Nina, Matt and Rich have been beavering away working on a plan for the Wednesday training sessions that'll ...
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🏳️🌈 Cardiff Running Pride 🏳️🌈
We had such a fabulous time at the Pride Cymru Parade in 2018, that we want to do it again, ...
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Runner of the Month April 2019: Rich Skyrme
Runner of the Month is back and the first for 2019 is our new Chair and Head Coach Rich. Runner ...
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Darth Mannion – Race Report
Race report by Stewart Harding Wow. What a ludicrous, brilliant race this was. I could just tell you it's a ...
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CDF Training Plan April-June 2019
Hello everyone! Matt and Rich are excited to have been joined on the coaching team by Nina, who’s qualified with an MSc Sports ...
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3 Years of CDF Runners
Happy Birthday CDF Runners! 'CDF Runners' is three years old today, or at least the name 'CDF Runners' is. The ...
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CDF Training Plan January-March 2019
Hello everyone! We’ve had the chance to review and reflect on what we thought worked, and what didn’t work in ...
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Runner of the Month November 2018: Huw Phillips
How long have you been running: 9 years Favourite race: Paris Marathon, Mic Morris or Lliswerry 8, tough to choose which one ...
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CDF Training Plan October-December 2018
As the weather draws in, we’re forced to leave Bute Park until the Spring, and by doing so our sessions ...
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Runner of the Month October 2018 – Cassie Evans
October's Runner of the Month is Cassie, who has hit her stride very quickly and who may or may not ...
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Runner of the Month September 2018 – Liz Rees
Liz completed our first Couch to 5k programme in 2016 and has since become an integral part of the club ...
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Runner of the Month August 2018: Ryan Cullen
Next up as Runner of the Month, we get to learn more about one of our hardest working runners Ryan ...
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CDF Training Plan August-October 2018
Hello everyone! We’re about to enter the third training block for 2018, and for this one we thought we’d try ...
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Runner of the Month July 2018: Nina Lindholm
July's runner of the month is our very own Flying Finn, Nina, who is a British Champion, and competed at ...
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Runner of the Month June 2018: Sam Topham
Runner of the Month is your chance to get to know some of our runners a little better. this month ...
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CDF Training Plan May-July 2018
Hello everyone! We’re entering into a new block of training and the focus for this one will be to both ...
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Runner of the Month May 2018: David Davies
How long have you been running: since 2012 Favourite race: Severn Bridge Half Marathon and Liverpool Rock n Roll Half ...
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Runner of the Month April 2018: Tor Jones
Your monthly opportunity to get to know a few CDF Runners a bit better. This month we highlight Tor Jones, ...
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CDF Training Plan Mar-May 2018
With spring comes daylight in the evening, and a change of location for our training sessions. After the clocks move ...
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Runner of the Month March 2018: Holly Corlett
How long have you been running: 4 years Favourite Race: All of them. Love a race Favourite Distance: The longer ...
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Runner of the Month February 2018: Dan Lloyd
This is a monthly opportunity to get to know some of our runners a little better, and first up is ...
Yoga for Runners
By Lisa James As a yoga teacher teaching runners, there are a few complaints I hear over and over from ...
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CDF Training Plan Jan-Mar 2018
Coach Rich Skyrme Since Nike closed down, the weekly sessions have been planned on a week-to-week basis. Going into the ...
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CDF Couch to 5k 2018
CDF Runners are delighted to announce a new Couch to 5k programme starting in February 2018. After a successful programme ...
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CDF Runners Fundraising for The Wallich
CDF Runners are adopting The Wallich as it's first ever charity partner. As a running club based in the centre ...
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Undulations and Conversations
By Huw Phillips So New Year’s Eve 2016 was when it all started... Knowing how much I hate hills and ...
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Cotswolds 24hr Relay Race Report
By Liz Rees Back in December last year Dave Sinclair did such a great job of selling this event that ...
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Emma’s First Marathon
By Emma McRae Your first marathon, so everyone tells me, should be on a nice easy flat course in the ...
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Giant Rabbit Run Race Report
After last year's Rabbit Run, most of those who ran it said they couldn't wait for next year ...
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New Chapter for CDF Runners
From June 1st 2017, CDF Runners will end its long association with Nike and begin a new chapter with independent ...
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Cardiff Bay 10k Race Report
Race Report from Adam Johnson. Quick preamble - two years ago, I ran around Cardiff Bay for 5 miles and ...
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Support Deano the Dementiasaurus!
Honorary CDF Runner Deano the Dementiasaurus had a productive but exhausting time this weekend preparing for the Cardiff Half Marathon ...
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Cardiff 10k Race Report
By Sian David It’s September, summer holidays are over, the nights are getting darker and the weather is getting well ...
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Merthyr Mawr Trail Running Festival 2016 Race Report
Wow, so much to say on this race! Let's start with the weather, which was rubbish. Light drizzle occasionally giving way ...
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New running group for Asylum seekers!
Hi everyone, you may have seen recently how we've been supporting a new running group aimed specifically at Asylum Seekers ...
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Shona is an Ironman!
Monday 23rd May My apologies at the lack of blog for the last 2 days, I have been a good ...
CDF Goes Global: Madrid Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon
We love an outing. Take 16 CDF runners, one easyJet* flight, a stash of ‘British’ tea bags and the wonderful ...
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Maryam’s Couch to 5k Story
I started running with CDF Runners on February 1st 2016. I knew the group from a friend of mine who ...
IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff 2016
It's a mouthful of a name for one race, but this was undoubtedly the biggest race any of us had ...