Hi, my name is John Rozier and in October this year year I will be running in the Cardiff half marathon for charity. I will be 54 in December and have not done anything like this for 35 years!
I will be running with my son David who is a young and fit 24 year old! David ran in the Cardiff half marathon last year in a credible time of 2hrs & 1 minute but this year he must run faster because we have pledged to cross the finish line together & I am currently following a training programme to finish in under 2 hours.
Most of my training to date has been at my local Gym but I am keen to start running 10K outdoors. So if any one sees this blog who knows of a 10K route in the Cardiff area, please let me know because I would like to test my timing outdoors without the benefit of the treadmill in the Gym.
Our chosen charity is Barnardos who are the event organisors and we hope to raise several hundred pounds. Here is a link to the Cardiff half marathon website http://www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk/
If anyone has experience of running this distance and has some training tips, they would be gratefully received. Wish me luck!