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How long have you been running? 
Since 2018. I joined CDF’s Couch to 5K programme as a complete beginner and I’ve ...

How long have you been running? My first parkrun was in May 2012, which is more or less the start ...

We were delighted to present Sarah Cooper with the much-coveted slate trophy this year! She has been with us for ...

1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023Stewart Harding I feel like in any annual review it’s very easy to say ...

How long have you been running? I did a Santa Run around Liverpool when I was about 9 and have ...

How long have you been running? 10 yearsDo you have a favourite race? Too many to choose from but Richard ...

How long have you been running? I can't quite remember when I started running but it was about 20 years ...

How long have you been running? Since the late 1800s Favourite race: Richard Burton 10k (for the beer and Welsh ...

Arren has been running with us for just over a year now and was awarded our brand new ‘Runner of ...

What’s happening to our Monday and Wednesday sessions as the days get a little shorter and darker As we reach ...

How long have you been running: Who knows! Favourite race: Cardiff Half Marathon Favourite distance: Half Marathon Greatest achievement: I ...

Spring is in the air, and we bid (fond?) farewell to Lloyd George Avenue as the site for our midweek ...

Hey folks!  As promised, here’s the details of the Wednesday sessions for the first quarter of the year, leading us ...

By Sam Blaxland If there’s something I’ve learnt from a year of attending CDF sessions, it’s that this club doesn’t ...

Hey everyone! Last week Run Leaders Rich, Nina, Matt and Zoe sat down to draw up the next block of ...

Hey everyone! Nina, Matt and Rich have been beavering away working on a plan for the Wednesday training sessions that'll ...

We had such a fabulous time at the Pride Cymru Parade in 2018, that we want to do it again, ...

Runner of the Month is back and the first for 2019 is our new Chair and Head Coach Rich. Runner ...

Race report by Stewart Harding Wow. What a ludicrous, brilliant race this was. I could just tell you it's a ...

Hello everyone! Matt and Rich are excited to have been joined on the coaching team by Nina, who’s qualified with an MSc Sports ...

Happy Birthday CDF Runners! 'CDF Runners' is three years old today, or at least the name 'CDF Runners' is. The ...

Hello everyone! We’ve had the chance to review and reflect on what we thought worked, and what didn’t work in ...

How long have you been running: 9 years Favourite race: Paris Marathon, Mic Morris or Lliswerry 8, tough to choose which one ...

As the weather draws in, we’re forced to leave Bute Park until the Spring, and by doing so our sessions ...

October's Runner of the Month is Cassie, who has hit her stride very quickly and who may or may not ...

Liz completed our first Couch to 5k programme in 2016 and has since become an integral part of the club ...

Next up as Runner of the Month, we get to learn more about one of our hardest working runners Ryan ...

Hello everyone! We’re about to enter the third training block for 2018, and for this one we thought we’d try ...

July's runner of the month is our very own Flying Finn, Nina, who is a British Champion, and competed at ...

Runner of the Month is your chance to get to know some of our runners a little better. this month ...

Hello everyone! We’re entering into a new block of training and the focus for this one will be to both ...

How long have you been running: since 2012 Favourite race: Severn Bridge Half Marathon and Liverpool Rock n Roll Half ...

Your monthly opportunity to get to know a few CDF Runners a bit better. This month we highlight Tor Jones, ...

With spring comes daylight in the evening, and a change of location for our training sessions. After the clocks move ...

How long have you been running: 4 years Favourite Race: All of them. Love a race Favourite Distance: The longer ...

CDF Runners is an LGBT+ friendly club! That means we don't tolerate any kind of homophobic, biphobic or transphobic abuse, ...

This is a monthly opportunity to get to know some of our runners a little better, and first up is ...

By Lisa James As a yoga teacher teaching runners, there are a few complaints I hear over and over from ...

Coach Rich Skyrme Since Nike closed down, the weekly sessions have been planned on a week-to-week basis. Going into the ...

CDF Runners are delighted to announce a new Couch to 5k programme starting in February 2018. After a successful programme ...

CDF Runners are adopting The Wallich as it's first ever charity partner. As a running club based in the centre ...

By Huw Phillips So New Year’s Eve 2016 was when it all started... Knowing how much I hate hills and ...

By Liz Rees Back in December last year Dave Sinclair did such a great job of selling this event that ...

By Emma McRae Your first marathon, so everyone tells me, should be on a nice easy flat course in the ...

After last year's Rabbit Run, most of those who ran it said they couldn't wait for next year ...

From June 1st 2017, CDF Runners will end its long association with Nike and begin a new chapter with independent ...

Race Report from Adam Johnson. Quick preamble - two years ago, I ran around Cardiff Bay for 5 miles and ...

Honorary CDF Runner Deano the Dementiasaurus had a productive but exhausting time this weekend preparing for the Cardiff Half Marathon ...

By Sian David It’s September, summer holidays are over, the nights are getting darker and the weather is getting well ...

Wow, so much to say on this race! Let's start with the weather, which was rubbish. Light drizzle occasionally giving way ...

Hi everyone, you may have seen recently how we've been supporting a new running group aimed specifically at Asylum Seekers ...

Monday 23rd May My apologies at the lack of blog for the last 2 days, I have been a good ...

10 parkruns. 2 days. 50k. How hard could it be? 'Quite' hard sums it up nicely. 1. Pontypridd First up ...

We love an outing. Take 16 CDF runners, one easyJet* flight, a stash of ‘British’ tea bags and the wonderful ...

I started running with CDF Runners on February 1st 2016. I knew the group from a friend of mine who ...

It's a mouthful of a name for one race, but this was undoubtedly the biggest race any of us had ...