A Change of blog name & the Mic Morris Torfaen 10k

Hey all. I've been really quiet on here for a long while and that is due to me having started a YouTube channel called Purple Running Wales. With this change I decided that I would change this blog name to that of my YouTube channel. So basically this is going to be a new blog to back up my YouTube channel where I will link those videos onto here. I think a video says a lot more than words can but I will try to add any additional snippets of info that I can.

So to begin, last Sunday I ran in the Mic Morris Torfaen 10k. This race begins in the small Welsh valley's town of Blaenavon and winds its way down to the park in Pontypool. The organisers promote this race as being the "fastest 10k on the planet"! Well I don't know about that but I do know it is a fast route due to it being either flat or downhill. If you can't get a PB on this course then you never will, however, when I first ran this race 2 or 3 years ago I knocked something like 4 minutes off my then current 10k PB time, but I haven't counted that race as a PB as I don't believe it is a accurate representation of my abilities, just like Mo Farah's Great North Run half marathon PB wasn't counted due to a downhill stretch near to the finish.

Anyway, it was a lovely day, a bit warm and definitely sweaty. I didn't break any PB's as I'm not as fit now as I was and I have put on some weight, which I am currently trying to lose. So check out this video, please like it, share it with your friends, and subscribe to my channel.