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Having fun on the trails with @trihardharriers 🏃🏻‍♂️😜 Its safe to say that these are without a doubt some of my favourite runs that I now do all through the summer every year 🤩 Leading the club trail run every Tuesday is so much fun! We always have a great laugh and although the routes are still challenging, with multiple climbs and different terrains to tackle everyone enjoys it 😃 I also use these runs to boost up my weekly mileage, because even though the pace may be a lot easier, we still usually do close to 1000ft climbing which is a good bloody workout! 🥵 It’s always good to mix the training up too and I find this helps strengthen muscles I may not use as much when I’m running only on the road! #roddersruns #runeveryday #doublerunday #runningdad #runleader #runningcoach #runnerscommunity #trailrunning #runcoach #ukrunchat #followtheleader #runningismytherapy #runningman #runningislife #instarunners #igrunners #loverunning #marathontraining #runtoinspire #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runrunrun #flatisboring #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #runningday #runstreak

A rather stormy looking trail Tuesday last night! ⛈️ Whilst most of Swansea gad torrential rain, thunder and lightening, the @trihardharriers gang were out enjoying themselves down the Gower in the glorious sunshine! Somehow we managed to evade the storm completely, being led around another epic route by @mikerod_therunner 🙌 We went high, then we went low down to the beach before attacking a MONSTER climb back up through the trees 🥵🏔️ After stopping for a few photos down by Three Cliffs, we ran up the valley and round to finish with a trip up Heartbreak Hill 😳 if you haven’t been up it before, it’s almost a mile long and gets steeper the further you go 🙈 Everyone still finished with a smile on their face, even more so when we didn’t even get wet 🙌💙❤️ #trihardharriers #trailtuesday #trihardtrailtuesday #THH #trihardandsucceed #trailrunning #runningclub #runningfriends #runtogether #welshathletics #runnersofinstagram #runningmotivation #runninginspiration #stormchasers #offroadrunning

🤩 Terrific Tuesdays 🤩 Looking back over the last few days, once again everybody from @trihardharriers has been absolutely SMASHING the events and the training 🙌 We start it off with the awesome @gorseinon10k 🏁 A welcomed return to the race calendar, and this year we made it a club championship event with over 23 members from the club taking part 😍 It turned out to be a rather special morning too, with our very own @mikerod_therunner taking the race victory in style 🥇, closely followed by @rhayaderrunner, @myleskenealy & @thomasbriscowilliams all making it into the top 10 overall! 🔥 @tmpenhorwood marked her 1st ever 10k event in style with a 4th place overall finish, topping her age category in the process 💪 There was also some big PB’s for several people including @heulsmedi, @craigharris2089 & @cb_lifts_runs_eats along with everybody else doing amazingly well including @vicky.tyler.58 running it on her birthday! 😁 Gareth Thomas & @theunprofessionaltriathlete headed up to the Cardiff Bay 10k and both ran superb times on a hot and windy course! 👏 @matt_pug_brown continued to ramp up his Ironman & LCW prep by smashing out a PB at the Cotswolds Olympic Triathlon 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ Saturday saw another tremendous turnout for @parkrunuk with everyone making the most of the glorious sunshine 😎☀️ We also saw the return of the open water swimming up the lake too with our triathletes starting to prepare themselves for the upcoming events 🙌 Once again we had amazing support at the events too from other members, something this club always does is look out for eachother 💙❤️ #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runclub #runningfamily #runningfriends #runtogether #gorseinon10k #rungorseinon #thebestclub #squadgoals #dreamteam #simplythebest #runninginspiration #runningcommunity #triathletes #swimbikerun #welshathletics #welshtriathlon #runningmotivation #inclusive

Track Tuesday are back baby! 😍🏟️ Absolutely loving being able to really push the speed again now with the warm sunny mornings down on the track! 💪 Todays set: 1 Mile Warm up 12 x 200m effort / 200m rec 10 x 400m effort / 60sec rest 1 Mile cool down The session really couldn’t have gone any better! 😃 averaging 35/36secs for all the 200’s and then averaging 71/72sec for the 400’s, staying consistent throughout and even managing a 66sec 400 to finish 🔥 To get results you have to push yourself out of that comfort zone! You have to keep grinding the sessions out and working hard which is what keeps me so motivated 👊 Was great to have some of the other THH guys down there this morning also smashing out the session too! 🙌 Doubling up with some extra miles later on the @trihardharriers trails too 😎 🧢 - @ironman_uk 👕 - @longcourseweekend 🩳 - @newbalancerunning / @londonmarathon 👟 - @asicsrunning - Magic Speed 2 ⌚️ - @garminuk - Forerunner 955 #roddersruns #speedwork #runitfast #tracksession #runningdad #believeinyourself #pushyourself #nolimits #runeveryday #anythingispossible #asicsmagicspeed2 #welshrunner #runningman #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runninginspiration #runtoinspire #igrunners #instarunners #loverunning #nevergiveup #consistencyiskey #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #gohardorgohome #runspire #runningismytherapy #runningcoach #runningislife #ukrunning

Motivation Monday 🏃🏻‍♂️ We go again! 🙌 Woke up with the sun shining through the window this morning so there was no excuse to get out for a long run to kickstart the week 💪 13.1 Glorious miles chalked up, over 1100ft elevation including some seriously tasty climbs 🥵🏔️ The route took in some of the best views Swansea has to offer, along some blissfully peaceful country roads before taking in the stunning coastal path on my way back 😍 After pushing hard in the 10k race yesterday, a nicer easier pace was exactly what was needed today whilst still clocking up good mileage 👊 Todays Kit: 🧢 - @asicsrunning 👕 - @trihardharriers 🩳 - @ronhilluk 🧦 - @bravendurance / @craigjonesdesigns 👟 - @asicsrunning 🎧 - @esc_sounds 🕶️ - @kyloeinthewild ⌚️ - @garminuk #roddersruns #runningdad #motivationmonday #ukrunchat #igrunners #runeveryday #halfmarathon #welshrunner #runningjourney #pushyourself #flatisboring #runningismytherapy #runningislife #loverunning #runninginspiration #runtoinspire #asicsnovablast4 #anythingispossible #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #marathontraining #instarunners #runnersofinstagram

Cotswolds 51fiver Olympic distance Triathlon ✅ . Came away with a PB over the distance and even more important it was the strongest I have felt too. Stuck to the plan @trifectoid_matt put together for me and it worked perfectly! Class coaching yet again from him. Class weekend with @baztallica86 - even if he can’t keep hold of his googles and doesn’t know how to work air con (but was an expert driver!). Next up is @ridelondon for a jolly next weekend. . . . #cotswolds51fiver #cotswoldstriathlon #cotswolds #triathlon #swimbikerun #swim #bike #run #triathlete #raceday #race #cotswoldswaterpark #triathlontraining #triathlonmotivation #triathlontraining #trihardharriers

@gorseinon10k 2024 Champion! 🥇🤩 1st Place - Official Time 32:50 🔥 What a race, what a morning, what a result!! I went into today’s 10k race knowing I’ve been in good form lately and wanted to test myself on what was another undulating and challenging course. Starting off quicker than anticipated, pushing the pace with @jacobparry1 we soon opened up a gap on the chasing field. Clocking 4:59 for the first mile 😳 I knew I needed to slow it back down but we continued to work together through there first few km’s 👊 As we hit the cycle path, I noticed that I started to pull away and this was when it became a test of my mental and physically strength to continue to push forward and take a grasp on the lead of the race! I felt good, I felt strong and most importantly I knew I was in complete control of my own pace, dictating how I attacked each section of the course. Coming into the final few 100m’s, I knew I could start to celebrate and enjoy the crowds, my wife and baby Ollie there cheering me on as I turned onto the finish straight to claim my 1st ever 10k victory in a major event 😍🥇 To come away with another Sub 33min performance in the blazing heat and the rolling hills is exactly what I hoped for! 🙌 Today really did feel special, I’ve had a terrific start to 2024 but to take top spot just seemed to hit me different today and I am ever so grateful for all the support I have from friends, family, loved ones and other runners too 🙏 Thanks @frontrunnerevents for putting on another superb event, can’t wait to come back next year and do it all again 😁 Well done every single person who competed today including an army from @trihardharriers 💙❤️ It wasn’t easy out there in the heat but we got it done 💪 #roddersruns #champion #1stplace #winner #gorseinon10k #runningdad #runitfast #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #runeveryday #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #victory #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #igrunners #welshrunner #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #familysupport #runningislife #runningismytherapy #frontrunnerevents #welshathletics #runrunrun #asicsrunning #runningman #loverunning

Swansea Parkrun 🏃🏻‍♂️ 17:14 🥇 When you’re feeling good and running well, why not let the legs do what they want! 👊🔥 Initially planned to go a few minutes slower this morning, but got started and soon fell into a nice rhythm whilst enjoying a good chat and catch up with @craigjonesdesigns. We were gradually picking up the pace and before we knew it on the heels of the front lads. Felt like rolling back the years both pushing eachother and crossing the line seconds apart after a little 100m sprint finish! A huge turnout from the @trihardharriers gang again as everyone came out to enjoy the sunshine 😍☀️ Despite a big training week and also the first open water swim of the year this morning up the lake, everything is feeling good and I’m feeling stronger with every session right now! 👊 #roddersruns #parkrun #runningdad #runeveryday #runitfast #1stplace #runningismytherapy #runnersofinstagram #loverunning #igrunners #welshrunner #believeinyourself #runninginspiration #runtoinspire #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #instarunners #ukrunchat #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runningman #runtogether #pushyourself

Fantastic morning running Swansea Bay Parkrun. My fastest time of the year by 30 seconds, my fastest 5k in 2 and a half years and only 20 seconds off my best time at this run set 5 years ago back in 2019. So pleased to finally ne getting back to pre covid levels of fitness. Need to drop some weight which will help me make further progress but really enjoying my running at the moment 😍 Following that we had our first AGM meeting with the running club. Lots of good things coming and celebrating a good year last year. My dog Max was less impressed but he did get plenty of fuss so he enjoyed his morning too 🐈‍⬛ #trihardharriers #swanseabayparkrun #parkrun #parkrunuk #runner #running #runningman #runners #runnersofinstagram #runnerscommunity #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #fitbess #runningismytherapy

Ridiculous looking people ruining beautiful scenery season is back! It wasn’t as cold as I thought it would be in there, which was nice. Fully onboard the struggle bus, but next time will be so much better (I hope). And then there was a parkrun 🙄 #openwaterswimming #swimcapsneverlookgood #glynneath #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #huub #huublube #swanseabayparkrun #5km #clubsupport #wearthedamnshorts

Friday Fun in the sunshine! 🏃🏻‍♂️☀️ Not every run has to be flat out, or really long or really hilly! Sometimes it is nice to just head out with no plan apart from to just run 🙌 All I wanted today was to clock up 6 easy miles, so decided to stay close to home and made it a bit of a game to see how made roads I could cover without crossing over eachother 😂 It was very enjoyable and even with almost 600ft elevation, never felt like I was pushing or working hard which is exactly how I wanted to feel 👌 Things did take a dramatic turn when I happened to witness a car & motorbike accident! 😬 thankfully along with a few other passers by, we were able to move the bike off the trapped rider and to a safe place as it was leaking fuel! There didn’t seem to be any serious injuries to the rider 🙏 so I continued on my way back home! You never know what could happen on a run, but I’ll stop to help someone in need and hope that if it was me that needed that help, they’d stop for me too! ❤️ This evening was then spent enjoying a lovely evening walk with the family down the Llanelli coastal path 🥰 Today was also a little strange as I was wearing pretty much every running brand going 😂 🧢 - @sumarpo_official 👓 - @kyloeinthewild 👕 - @hoka 🩳 - @ronhilluk 🧦 - @nikerunning 👟 - @asicsrunning 🎧 - @esc_sounds ⌚️ - @garminuk #fridayfun #runningman #roddersruns #runningdad #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runeveryday #lovetorun #runningismytherapy #runningjourney #runningcoach #runningislife #ukrunchat #ukrunning #runinthesun #stopandhelp #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #runspire #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #runner #welshrunner #runnerlife

Where it all started ! 🤪🏃‍♂️ 6 years ago to the day I posted this on Facebook having been part of the winning dads relay team at the children’s sports day 😂😂😂 “Rare footage of me running” Well that aged well… I had no intention of running again after this at the time but then was persuaded to join a beginners 5k group in the gym on Saturday mornings. 6 months later I ran my first race the Richard Burton 10k in 56 minutes and as they say the rest is history. I haven’t stopped since and pretty much ticked every box I could in running. The RB10k is still one of my favourite races. Life really did begin at 40 for me. I was a sprinter in school and a good one too but then in comp I just didn’t do any sport at all and used to hate cross country races always strolling around at the back chatting to my mates. It’s funny how things work out isn’t it ! 🔥 This is still just the beginning as far as I’m concerned. I’m running quite well at the moment and I’ve still got some big ambitions. #trihardharriers #runner #running #runningman #runningmakesmehappy #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #runners #runnersofinstagram #runnersofinsta #runningismytherapy #runningislife #runforfun #fitness #trailrunning #trailrunner #trailrunnersofinstagram #ultrarunning #ultrarunner #ultrarunners #ultrarunnersofinstagram #lifebeginsat40

Everyone loves a bit of speedwork 🔥 Last night we were back down on the prom for another epic speed session led by coach @mikerod_therunner 😃 The set: • 0.75 mile warm up • ⁠1min steady / 3min effort x 4 • ⁠1min effort / 30sec rest x 8 • ⁠6min progressive effort - faster every minute • ⁠0.75 mile cool down With a good combination of short and long efforts, everybody really worked hard through the sets pushing themselves to maintain a strong pace throughout 👊 Keep ticking these sessions off and the results will come when you’re chasing those PB’s 🤩 #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #speedwork #THH #runclub #runningclub #welshathletics #runningfriends #runningfamily #runtogether #traintogether #workhard #runitfast #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #squadgoals #dreamteam #inclusive #thebestclub #simplythebest

🏃🏻‍♂️ Double Run Tuesdays are back! 🏃🏻‍♂️ Kick started today off with a brilliant track session with some of the THH gang with them training for a Sub 1:30 half! 💪 1 Mile warm up 6 x 1200m effort / 400m recovery 1 Mile cool down This was a great session and all the guys smashed it too! It’s so nice having the light mornings now and training with others really does make a difference 🙌 Then tonight it was off down the gower to lead the @trihardharriers trail run 😎💙❤️ 10k of proper fun off road with almost 1000ft elevation was the perfect way to unwind after work 👊 Over 14 miles for the day, 31 miles in 2 days And the body is feeling fantastic 😃 Loving summer training right now! #roddersruns #runeveryday #doublerunday #runningdad #tracksession #speedwork #coaching #runcoach #runningjourney #runnerscommunity #runnersofinstagram #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #trailrun #clubrun #loverunning #summertraining #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #runningismytherapy #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runningislife

Another Gorgeous night down the Gower 😍💙❤️ We were blessed with another stunning evening for tonight’s trail run led by @mikerod_therunner 😁 Once again starting at Pennard, we took a scenic cliff top route along to Pwll Du Beach! After the obligatory water splash 😎 it was along the beautiful coastal path to Brandy cove, before heading up and doubling back along the top cliff path to Pwll Du again! Was great to see a brand new bridge has been erected since in the winter 😍 and after the last photo we dashed up the valley and headed back to the car! Amazing work all round, 6 miles done and well over 800ft of elevation isn’t bad for a Tuesday night 💪 #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #trailrunning #trihardtrailtuesday #trailrun #runclub #runningfriends #runningfamily #runtogether #thebestclub #inclusive #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #welshathletics #runwales #dreamteam #squadgoals

Once again another tremendous weekend for @trihardharriers 🤩💙❤️ Kick starting it off at yesterday’s Caerphilly 10k! 🏰 We had a great group who went up to take on this awesome event, all doing brilliantly well including @mikerod_therunner claiming 5th Overall & @amyrosannaruns finishing 5th Female 🙌 @gar_evans23 was once again off on the trails, this time completing the Snowdonia Trail 1/2 Marathon 🏔️👊 We had several members taking on the iconic @carten_100 on Saturday where the weather was glorious! ☀️ Awesome job from @matt_pug_brown, @garinedwards, @mark.davies780 & @frankee_auditano 🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️ @fineartphil decided to put himself through another mammoth challenge and completed the @10yfan event across the weekend clocking up almost 40 miles and 14,000ft elevation 🤯 Gareth Thomas had a huge weekend competing Mumbles Sprint Triathlon on Saturday and then knocking out a 10k PB in Caerphilly Sunday too 👏 @runjenrun2021 & Sam Jenks took the Sunday club run with the gang taking on some lovely routes in the sunshine 😃 Rounding up the weekend, we had plenty of members taking on @parkrunuk once again, including @claire.wellington running one in Ireland 🇮🇪 Keep up the awesome work team! 💙❤️ #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runclub #runningfamily #runtogether #runningclub #runningfriends #squadgoals #dreamteam #thebestclub #runningcommunity #runninginspiration #welshathletics #runwales #inclusive #supporteachother

Mega Mileage on a Monday morning! 🏃🏻‍♂️👊 With the weekend being all about racing, the long run had to be substituted and I decided to get it in early to kick start off another big training week! 17 Stunning miles round the Gower roads early this morning, clocking up over 1350ft of elevation which included some rather tasty climbs along the way! @longcourseweekend is approaching fast so getting my legs used to tackling long distances and hills is really important and today was a brilliant training run for that 🙌 Managed to dodge all the rain too which was a bonus, what a way to start the week 😁 🧢 - @asicsrunning 👕 - @manchestermarathon 🩳 - @ronhilluk 🧦 - @bravendurance 👟 - @asicsrunning 🎧 - @esc_sounds ⌚️ - @garminuk #roddersruns #marathontraining #longcourseweekend #runningdad #slowlongrun #flatisboring #runeveryday #runninginspiration #runtoinspire #runningman #runnersofinstagram #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #nevergiveup #runningjourney #runninginfluencer #runrunrun #dontstopbelieving #runningmotivation #runspirerunners #runspire #ukrunning #garminuk #asicsrunning #lovetorun #myrunningjourney #igrunners

@carten_100 2024. What an awesome day. Class to get my first 100 miler done and was a massive confidence boost ahead of LCW and IM wales. Logistical nightmare for us to get there and get home but @lisahurcs and @lauraj0611 made it easy for us. Was chuffed to see the support out in force and especially @lisahurcs @hilary_m_brown @sarge_the_springer @lynnebyrne83 as we came through Swansea. Great to spend the day with @baztallica86 and @garinedwards. Being shouted at and insulted by @baztallica86 every weekend seems to be paying off 😂 that or it could be down to the simply awesome coaching from @trifectoid_matt! Next big ride is @ridelondon in two weeks. Two more trips to Tenby before the end of the year and if they are half as good as this one was then I’ll be a happy man. . Longest ride ✅ Highest elevation ✅ Sweatiest ride ✅ . . . #carten #carten2024 #100miles #100mileride #century #triathlontraining #swimbikerun #bike #cycle #ride #bikeride #cardiff #tenby #trihardharriers #carten100

Fantastic day running the Caerphilly 10k 🏃‍♂️ My race routine is pretty much the same whatever the race as I stick to what works… bagel with peanut butter, coffee and a banana and get there ridiculously early 😂 It’s been a while since I’ve been happy with a race as I’m super critical of myself but today was a good day. As always sub 1hr for 10k is my starting point however I secretly wanted 55 minutes today knowing it would be a hilly course and hot this was a realistic target but had no idea if I’d hit it. Nailed it to the second and lack of 10ks meant I probably could have gone faster as legs felt great and managed a fast sprint at the end no problem. This has given me confidence I can run well the second half of the year and pull out some performances I’ll be happier with. Running 5ks in 24’s and 10k sub 55 tells me my fitness is coming back at last 😍 Aside from the running it was great to spend the morning with the club and have a bit of social time too with a pub lunch after. Two of our members had top 5 finishes too which was awesome. Well done Mike and Amy 👌 #trihardharriers #caerphilly10k #roadrunning #roadrace #10k #runner #running #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #runningman #runnersofinstagram #runnerscommunity #roadrace #roadracing #runningismytherapy #runrunrun #fitness #fitnessmotivation

Caerphilly 10k 2024! 🏃🏻‍♂️🏰 - 32:33 Official Time - 5th Overall! 🔥 Returning for my 3rd year at this awesome race, my goal today was to just run strong and run well and despite the blazing heat 🥵☀️ I felt I achieved both of these! 💪 It’s always a tough start as you hit a hill almost immediately, but I soon settled into a good rhythm I felt good! Formed a nice group with @eric_a_runs & Simon Lewis, we worked well together grinding out the miles! At the 8km, still feeling strong point I decided to try and push on and chase down 4th place! Got to within 11 seconds by the line but overall, today was my best position result at this event and another big step into my summer race season 👊 Massive thanks once again go out to my incredible wife @emma_louise_roderick19 for coming to support along with baby Ollie 🥰 absolutely loving having these at every race!! Great morning all round, including a fab turnout once again from @trihardharriers who all smashed it! 🙌 #roddersruns #dotherodders #runningdad #caerphilly10k #runitfast #top5 #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat

A super sunny Saturday at @parkrunuk 😎☀️🏃🏻‍♂️ Yet another glorious morning down in South Wales and a chance to clock up my 174th Parkrun! 😃 With all eyes focusing on tomorrows Caerphilly 10k 🏰 today was just another flush out of the legs, whilst a chance to try out one of my latest @vinted bargain buys, the @asicsrunning Magic Speed 2 😍 Starting off with fellow club member @adamboj234 where we enjoyed a good catch up and chat till the half way point, then I slowly pushed on gradually increasing the pace all the way to the end 👊 18mins dead on the official results, 5th finisher and it felt extremely controlled and comfortable all the way! 👌 Great to see lots of friends and fellow @trihardharriers runners there also making the most of the stunning weather! 🙌 Safe to say I’m a big fan of the Magic Speeds, going to be a brilliant training shoe now through the next few months! 🔥 🧢👕🩳 - @londonmarathon 👟 - @asicsrunning ⌚️ - @garminuk #roddersruns #runningman #runningdad #runeveryday #runinthesun #parkrun #runnersofinstagram #ukrunchat #ukrunning #asicsrunning #loverunning #negativesplits #believeinyourself #runtoinspire #runningmotivation #runninginspiration #runningcommunity #igrunners #instarunners #runningjourney #runninginfluencer #runners #runningshoes #asicsmagicspeed2 #runspirerunners #garminuk #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed

Enjoyable morning running the Cycle 43 Parkrun with @margamrunner Lovely to see the sun even if it was a bit hot for me 🌞🥵 Was meant to be an easy 27/28 minute run as a warm up for tomorrow’s Caerphilly 10k which I’ve entered last minute but set off and felt really good. Once I got to the 2k point without the shelter of the trees found it a bit hot so couldn’t quite keep pace but still a decent run and didn’t want to push the legs too hard ahead of tomorrows race anyway. P37/171 and 6th in age category so quite happy with that run and legs feel fresh so hope to have a reasonable race tomorrow 🏃‍♂️ #trihardharriers #running #parkrun #parkrunner #parkrunnersofinstagram #parkrunuk #cycleroute43parkrun #runner #runningman #runners #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #runnerscommunity #5k #fitness #runningmotivation #runningismytherapy

Hills pay those bills! 💪🏔️💸 The temperature is heating up ☀️ but that just means it’s a new climate and different conditions to get used to training in! Yesterday was a Monster training day with the @trihardharriers finishing it off in style 🙌💙❤️ A beast of a hill session with over 1250ft of elevation in just 10k shows how tough it was 🥵 with fellow coach @myleskenealy leading the run, I got my head down and pushed myself through every effort really working the legs on the climbs! This rounded off what had already been a busy day of training with a 5k warm up run before club, a short sharp 1500m swim in the pool and a 23 mile bike ride at 6am! 👊 @longcourseweekend is fast approaching and my training is tamping up nicely to get me fully prepared to tackle what is going to be an epic weekend 😃 #roddersruns #runningdad #runinthesun #hilltraining #pushyourself #flatisboring #garminuk #loverunning #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runningcommunity #runningmotivation #runningman #runnersofinstagram #believeinyourself #longcourseweekend #triathlete #triathlontraining #swimbikerun #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #realrunners #welshrunner #anythingispossible #runrunrun #runcoach #runningjourney #runeveryday #teamkyloe #runninginfluencer

Hills in the sunshine! 🏔️☀️ Last night was an epic session led by @myleskenealy where the club took on two monster sets over on Gors Avenue! 💪 The first set was a pyramid style 20/40/60/40/20 hill reps for 12 mins The second set was a building 30/69/90 hill reps for 15 mins To mix things up, we then did some strides on the nearby football pitch for 8 mins which proved to be very tough on the legs due to the soft ground! Finishing off with a mega 1/2 mile hill climb effort meant everyone was absolutely spent by the end! 🥵 Tremendous work all round 🙌 it’s important to continue to train hard now in the warmer weather to get prepared for any summer events 👊 #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #thebestclub #hilltraining #hillspaythebills #hillshillshills #flatisboring #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #runninginspiration #runnersofinstagram #runwales #welshathletics #teamwork #inclusive #squadgoals #dreamteam

Swansea Summer 5k Series - Race 1 Winner! 🥇🤩 Official Time - 15:54 🔥 I do love that now through the summer, there’s so many events of all distances to choose from and I was delighted to come away with the victory in last nights 5k! 😍 With one eye on Caerphilly 10k on the weekend, I wanted to use last nights race as a good way to see how my legs are coping with the increasing triathlon training. I felt comfortable from the off, got into a good groove and literally never looked back! Hitting consistent splits every mile (5:12,5:13,5:11) I always felt in complete control and knew there was another gear in the locker if I wanted to push harder! I’m absolutely loving the warmer weather now though, mainly because it means my wife and baby Ollie can come to more events to cheer on and support 🥰 I even managed to get him up on the podium with me too 🙌 Well done to @paulpophamrunningclub for organising and all the volunteers out on course too 👏 Summer has started with a bang! 💥🥇 #roddersruns #5k #winner #1stplace #runitfast #victory #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #consistencyiskey #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runeveryday #asicsrunning #5ksummerseries #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #runningmotivation #runningman #runnersofinstagram #welshrunner #runinthesun #nevergiveup #loverunning #myrunjourney #runningjourney #runningcoach #runwales #runspirerunners #runspire #ukrunchat

Trail Tuesdays oh how we’ve missed you 🤩💙❤️ The long awaited return of the club trail runs started last night and the weather could not have been any better ☀️ 6.5 Miles of mud, sand, hills and what turned out to be a LOT of water crossings 😂 made for an extremely enjoyable and fun route! Led as always by @mikerod_therunner, the gang went exploring across some of the best views around three cliffs, with some incredible vantage points for photos across the bay! A few took a tumble in the water 🤣 whilst other decided it was warm enough to go for a dip on their own accord down by the stepping stones 🏊🏻‍♂️🙈 A warm welcome to @rich_pen87, @willrees_wr, @kingmolz & @anguspattison who all joined us for their first THH run, along with several other members who enjoyed their 1st experience on the trails 🙌 It was a well overdue return too from the trails legend @threecliffsgold 😎 Everybody finished with a smile on their face, shoes full of sand and water and already many stories to tell 😅 We can’t wait for next week already! 😍 #trihardharriers #trailtuesdays #trihardandsucceed #trihardtrailtuesday #THH #trailrun #trailrunning #runclub #wetfeet #runningfamily #runtogether #runningfriends #runningcommunity #runningmotivation #runningmotivation #runninginspiration #runtoinspire #squadgoals #dreamteam #havingfun #welshrunners #welshathletics #lovetorun #simplythebest #theateam

Oh the trails are back with a BANG baby! 😍 Last night was the return of the @trihardharriers trails and my god they didn’t disappoint!! Couldn’t have asked for better weather, with wall to wall sunshine and it feeling like a proper summers evening, we headed down to Southgate to head off onto the epic trail paths! Despite having a route planned, once we stopped at Pennard castle I soon realised that the incoming high tide may be a slight issue 😬 Once we stopped down to the valley, it was a 50/50 choice on which way to go and I gambled taking us towards the stepping stones. We got 3/4 of the way down and then soon realised it was shit or bust…..we were getting wet 😂🌊 Wading through knee high water at some points, we all manoeuvred our way through the tricky sections to dry land 🙌 After this we had to take a rather big diversion, as the stones were completely submerged and it would have meant literally swimming to get across 🙈 The route from here onwards was stunning! Running through the fields of wild garlic before taking in some of the best views the Gower has to offer overlooking Three cliffs as the sun was starting to set 🌅 Laughed and smiled from start to finish, can’t wait to do it all again next week 😁 #roddersruns #runningdad #trailrun #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #THH #trailrunning #ukrunning #running #runningman #runnersofinstagram #havingfun #summertime #doublerunday #runeveryday #runningismytherapy #runningislife #igrunners #welshrunner #loverunning #offroadrunning #runningmotivation #runtogether #runningfriends #runrunrun #runinthesun #runspirerunners #flatisboring #runningjourney #runcoach

Fantastic to be back down the Gower trails with the club tonight. First trails session of the year as we finally have the light and weather. Stunning evening in the sun and nice to catch up with a few people. Quite a chilled pace but some good miles with lots of hills and the legs feel 100% after. Wading around the headland in waist high water was interesting / dicey at times as the tide was in but great fun. No better place to run. 🏃‍♂️ #trihardharriers #trailrunner #trailrunning #trailrunningcommunity #trailrunners #trailrunnersofinstagram #running #runner #runners #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #runnerscommunity

🤩 Tremendous Tuesdays 🤩 Now that the bank holiday weekend is over, we can take a look back at was once again an action packed few days for @trihardharriers 💙❤️ Starting off with Sunday evening at @raceforvictory 🔥 once again a superb event and this year was the biggest THH turnout too 🙌 excellent performances all round including multiple PB’s being broken 🛎️ @buckifyounuck & @vicky.tyler.58 took on the St. Illtyd’s 32 mile Ultra on Sunday too, both absolutely smashing it, simple amazing! 😃🏅 @jessmalleyy popped up to Brecon to take on a 10k trail race and only went and came away with 1st female 😍🥇 What a year she’s having already and what a way to christen her 1st official race in THH colours! There was lots of other awesome training going on, including a @longcourseweekend recce from @garinedwards, @littlemissdavies, @clareloumoseley, @rebeccalucy8, @ambstri & @lilyann.peace down Tenby & a glorious long run from @andrewjonesz, @amyrosannaruns, @tmpenhorwood, @myleskenealy & @joshgrove08 on Saturday down the Gower too! 💪🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️ As always on Saturday, we had a great turnout at Parkrun once again, and a great Sunday club run led by @_therunningmanc & @runjenrun2021 which were both helped by the return of some well needed sunshine😎☀️ Summer training really has begun…..and tonight is the return of our EPIC trail runs and we simply cannot wait!! #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #THH #thebestclub #whataweekend #simplythebest #runningclub #runningfamily #welshathletics #squadgoals #dreamteam #inclusive #supporteachother #runningcommunity #runningmotivation #whatateam #whataclub #runningfriends

Tempo Tuesdays in the sunshine! ☀️😎🔥 The warmer weather is FINALLY here and it felt so good this morning getting out early before work for a big marathon paced session! 1.5 Mile warm up (7:30) 3 Miles @ LCW pace (6:03) 1 Mile recover (7:30) 3 Miles @ LCW pace (6:03) 1.5 Mile cool down (7:30) I was very pleased with how consistent that went! 😃 Wasn’t sure how the legs were going to feel after last nights bike ride, but they soon warmed up and I felt comfortable and in complete control the whole way 🙌 There really isn’t many better places to run on a sunny day than the Swansea prom 🙌 was lucky enough to venture onto the start of the stunning coastal path too before turning round! @longcourseweekend training is in full swing now 👊 looking forward to adding more miles this evening when the @trihardharriers trail runs return 😍 #roddersruns #summertime #runinthesun #temporun #tempotuesday #runitfast #consistencyiskey #runeveryday #runningismytherapy #runningislife #runrunrun #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #asicsrunning #teamkyloe #escsounds #instarunners #igrunners #runningcoach #runningjourney #lovetorun #runningman #asicsnovablast3 #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #ukrunning

2024 Mid term summary… It may seem strange posting about the first half of the year in early May but race-wise it pretty much is half way as I haven’t got another race until July 1st - The Frampton (Stroud) 10k After two weeks of eating all the food and relaxing with a few drinks I’m also looking to get some focus back and have a much better second half of the year. A fairly quiet first half of the year for me partly deliberately not wanting to push myself back too hard and break down ill again and party as I just don’t have as much time as I used to have. 5 races so far.. 2x West Glam Cross Country Races Red Warrior Canicross 10k St David’s Half Marathon London Marathon I wouldn’t say any of the races were particularly great performance wise but neither was I expecting them to be as I treated all but London as training races leading up to the marathon. The marathon itself was an amazing day and event but race wise a bit disappointing and underwhelming. I pretty much expected that which is why I tried my best to lower expectations. I was just happy to finish if I’m honest. You need a proper block of training being fit and healthy not ten weeks of bits and pieces when you can squeeze them in and just two long runs of 10 and 14 miles leading up. Having said that the reality was given circumstances that’s what it was always going to be so it became about enjoying the day at a bucket list tace. As much as I enjoyed it I’m glad it’s out of the way now, the pressure is off and looking to not just enjoy the rest of the year but try and get properly fit and do myself justice. Feeling a bit heavy and lethargic looking forward to the first club trails session tomorrow night to get me going again for a good rest of 2024. The big aim now is return to Cardiff Half and redeem myself after a pretty poor out of condition car crash of a race last October. I know from London I’m already further ahead than that so plenty of time to make sure I’m ready for that and my favourite 10ks in the autumn. #trihardharriers #runner #running #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #runnerscommunity #trailrunning #trailrunner #trailrunnersofinstagram

And I’m feeling goooood 🏃🏻‍♂️😎 Motivation Monday to finish off the bank holiday! 💥 Still extremely positive following on from last nights 5k result, I felt full of energy this morning so got out for a cracking run in the sunshine! ☀️ 8 miles in total, just over 500ft of elevation and decided to split the run in two halves, picking the pace up for the second half even with throwing some tasty hills in 👊 Managed to bag a couple of KOM’s along the route too, all good preparation for @longcourseweekend 🔥 Really feeling motivated to continue pushing now, lots of racing coming up and my self-belief is high knowing I can continue to improve through the summer! 💪 🧢 - @asicsrunning 🕶️ - @kyloeinthewild 👕 - @raceforvictory 🩳 - @ronhilluk 🧦 - @bravendurance 👟 - @asicsrunning ⌚️ - @garminuk 🎧 - @esc_sounds #roddersruns #runningdad #feelinggood #bankholidaymonday #teamkyloe #escsounds #runinthesun #ukrunchat #runningjourney #beliveinyourself #anythingispossible #consistencyiskey #realrunner #motivationmonday #runeveryday #welshrunner #loverunning #runtoinspire #runningmotivation #runninginspiration #nevegiveup #runnersofinstagram #runningismytherapy #runningman #runners #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #garminuk #igrunners #instarunners

Race for Victory 2024! 🏃🏻‍♂️ Official Time - 15:31 - 44th Overall! 🤯🔥 Tonight’s race was a complete roll of the dice to see what I could do and although I was only 6 seconds away from a new PB 😫 there were SO many positives to take away from the race! Tonights run was the first time I’ve run back to back Sub 5min/miles - something I didn’t think was possible a few years ago! 😳💥 As soon as the gun went, I had my race number ripped off 🤦🏻‍♂️ so knew I lost a little bit of time but managed to get it pinned back on and then got back into my groove! I actually felt good all the way round! Yes I lost a bit of time in the final mile which always seems to be the case at this event, but I was overtaking people, pushing hard and giving it everything I had! It Was so lovely to see my wife @emma_louise_roderick19 with little Ollie cheering me on as I turned onto the finish straight 🥰 having them at the races now always gives me that extra boost at the end that I need! 💪 A tremendous turnout from @trihardharriers too, with everyone running amazingly well and a great team effort all cheering eachother through the line 💙❤️ Reflecting back on what could have been…..I’m so close to getting a new 5k PB, however I am realistic and the fact that my new son is only 11 weeks old, it’s only 4 weeks since my marathon and I raced last week in Newport all contribute to the fact that deep down, I am just a normal runner and not a pro. I do this because I love the sport and want to continue to push myself to get better 🙌 Well done to everyone else that took part tonight, @raceforvictory it was an epic show as always and I can’t wait to return in 2025 to do it all again 🤩 #roddersruns #raceforvictory #5k #runitfast #runtoinspire #realrunners #runningdad #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runningismytherapy #runningman #runnersofinstagram #asicsrunning #welshrunner #familyman #loverunning #runeveryday #anythingispossible #nevergiveup #believeinyourself #babyrodders #igrunners #instarunners #garminuk #family #supersunday #runningjourney

As far as Saturdays go….that was pretty epic 🤩 Started off with a very enjoyable Swansea @parkrunuk in the sunshine! ☀️ With the main focus still being @raceforvictory tomorrow evening, it was all about playing it safe and keeping it steady! Running with @thomasloynes the whole way, we kept eachother in check and then opened the tank for the last 200m 🔥😂 Was great to see plenty from @trihardharriers there as always too! Making the most of the glorious bank holiday sunshine, then headed off down Three Cliffs with the family to test out our new baby carrier on Ollie 👶🏻 It’s so nice to know we will be able to get out and about further now as the summer comes! 😎 After a little stop for lunch, we then couldn’t resist a cheeky @joesicecreamofficial by the beach to finish it off 😍🍦 Roll on tomorrow….. it’s race day baby! 👊 #bankholiday #bankholidayweekend #runningdad #roddersruns #runeveryday #familytime #runinthesun #runnersofinstagram #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runningman #runningismytherapy #runningislife #letthesunshine #dadlife #runtoinspire #parkrun #ukrunning #ukrunchat #lovemylife #runner #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #igrunners #instarunners #runwales #garminuk #parkrun #runspire #runspirerunners #ronhilluk

💥 Flashback Friday! 💥 Sunday is the return of the @raceforvictory 5k and a race that’s been one of my favourite events on the calendar every single year! 😍 I’ve got a long history with this event too and it will always have a special place in my heart! ❤️ In May 2018, this was my first event after having knee surgery in the January and I chose to run it with my wife (then girlfriend) @emma_louise_roderick19 🥰 I was over 2 stone heavier, but for me this was a huge achievement to just make it onto the start line and be able to do what I love again! I returned to the same event 12 months later, demolishing my PB that had stood for several years and breaking 17min for the 1st time ever with 16:50 🔥 I honestly believed at that point that would be my limit, little did I know that thanks to the covid pandemic my running improved drastically due to hours and hours of hard training! My last 3 years I’m now running up with the best of the best, clocking times of 15:25, 15:30 & 15:31 - almost 90 seconds quicker than the last time I’d run the course 🤯 Sunday I’m going to give it everything I’ve got once again, I don’t know if I’m in PB shape but I am feeling good so there’s no excuses! Never EVER give up on your dreams, if you want something bad enough then you just need to work hard enough to get it 👊 #roddersruns #flashbackfriday #flashback #throwback #runningdad #runtoinspire #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #nevergiveup #hardworkpaysoffs #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #runninginspiration #runtoinspire #runningjourney #runninginfluencer #runningcoach #runningmotivation #runningismytherapy #runnersofinstagram #runningislife #runningman #gohardorgohome #letsgo #rollthedice

We’ve always got the need for speed! 🔥💙❤️ Last night was an all out beast of a speed session led by coach @mikerod_therunner 🥵 The session: 1km warm up 200m effort (30sec rest) - 8min 400m effort (45sec rest) - 12min 800m effort (60sec rest) - 16min 1 x finisher sprint (approx 450m) With very little rest or recovery, it was all about efforts yesterday and my god did everybody work their socks off! 💪 When you hear @myleskenealy say at the end “I can’t feel my legs from the waist down” you know you’ve been worked damn hard 👊 Everyone absolutely smashed it, finishing in style and still smiling even if it was rather tough! Progress is made with hard work, and that is what everyone in the club continues to do 🙌 #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #runclub #runningfamily #runtogether #speedwork #speedsession #runitfast #squadgoals #dreamteam #pushyourself #runnersofinstagram #runningfriends #runningcommunity #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #ifindoubtflatout #welshathletics

That’s a wrap for our THH Spin! 🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️ It’s been a fantastic 7 months of winter training once again with our weekly spin classes at the @lcswansea 🙌 No class was easy, everyone always left dripping in sweat 🥵💦 but thoroughly enjoyable! Our instructor @_sophie_barry has been amazing too! 👏 always pushing the guys to their limits to make sure they got the most of every session! Thank you so much 🙏 The cakes you baked were AMAZING too 😍🧁 Now with the weather improving, it’s going to be good to get the bikes back out on the roads again in the sunshine ☀️ #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #spinclass #spinning #triathlonclub #triclub #justkeepspinning #swimbikerun #welshtri #welshtriathlon #sweatfest #thebestclub #supporteachother #worktogether #THH #teamwork #squadgoals #dreamteam

Hills & Consistency are not an easy combination! 🏔️ I am always going on how important it is to add hills into runs and that is because it only makes you stronger! 💪 Despite big mileage yesterday, my legs felt good so went out looking for a tasty and challenging route! 10 miles later, over 1200ft of elevation chalked off and a big run banked 👊 Apart from being chased up a hill by a sheepdog in the third mile 🐶 (on the steepest part of the bloody hill too 😬) it was a really enjoyable run! Working hard to maintain a steady consistency all the way, I managed to keep every split within 4 seconds which is such a rewarding feeling when you finish 😃🙌 @longcourseweekend is just over 7 weeks away and I’m determined to be even more prepared to give this a real good go 🔥 🧢 - @asicsrunning 👕 - @asicsrunning 🩳 - @ronhilluk 🧦 - @bravendurance 👟 - @asicsrunning ⌚️ - @garminuk 🎧 - @esc_sounds #roddersruns #hilltraining #flatisboring #hillspaythebills #hillshillshills #consistency #consistencyiskey #runningdad #runeveryday #runningismytherapy #runningislife #runninginspiration #runningjourney #runcoach #runningcoach #runners #runnersofinstagram #welshrunner #igrunners #runningman #loverunning #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #pushyourself #marathontraining #runtoinspire #ukrunchat #ukrunning #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed

Intervals in windy conditions are NOT as fun 😫💨 One thing I’ve made certain of is to include a variation of different runs and sessions every week to continue to mix up my training and really found this to be beneficial for me! 💪 Todays session was split into two halves: 1st Half with @amyrosannaruns : 1 mile warm up 4 x 1 mile @ Sub 1:30 (6:46) / 0.5 mile recovery 2nd Half was very similar but done Solo: 4 x 1 Mile @ Sub 2:40 (6:05) / 0.5 Mile Recovery 1 Mile cool down Even battling the conditions the entire time, all of the efforts were at a very consistent pace which is even more rewarding when you feel you’ve worked twice as hard! I do love seeing others hit their goals too, which is why it’s nice to do these sessions sometimes with company knowing I’m helping someone else get closer to their targets too 👊 (also the reason I’ve been looking more closely into coaching 😉) Lots of races coming up of all distances, really feeling positive at the moment after Sundays result so let’s go! 🔥 #roddersruns #intervaltraining #runningdad #runningfriends #runeveryday #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #consistencyiskey #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runtogether #traintogether #instarunners #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #ukrunning #runningismytherapy #runningman #runnersofinstagram #runninglife #realrunners #welshrunner #runrunrun #runningjourney #runningcoach #loverunning #nevergiveup #garminuk

🚑⛑️ Safety First! ⛑️🚑 Last night was the first of two emergency first aid courses that the club has put on for our members and it was a tremendous success! 😃 Our trainer was Mr Steph Wilcox who was a member of THH for several years, only recently going back to train with his wife in Port Talbot. Steph was absolutely superb! Having worked in first aid for over 30 years, his extensive knowledge was clear to see and made the course all the more enjoyable and very interactive! Working on everything from minor injuries to CPR, all the members that took part came away having thoroughly enjoyed and definitely learnt a lot from it too! 🙌 Last nights course was kindly put on free of charge from Steph as a thank you, he said he wanted to give something back to the club as a token of his appreciation from the time he spent as a member 🙏💙❤️ We can’t wait for the next group to go on their course now in early June 🤩 #firstaid #emergencyfirstaid #lookafteryourself #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #safetyfirst #CPR #firstaidtraining #firstaidcourse #THH #welshathletics #runwales

Yet ANOTHER magnificent medal Monday for THH 😍💙❤️ For the 4th weekend in succession, it was another epic few days for the club with some outstanding performances once again! 🤩 The big news came from Newport where we had members taking part in all 3 events 🙌 Sam Jenkins, @tmpenhorwood & @russbailey27 all SMASHED the marathon in exceptional times 💥 We then had more athletes in the half marathon and 10k events, including multiple PB’s 🛎️ and a 7th place finish for our very own @mikerod_therunner 🔥 @lilyann.peace donned a tutu and halo as she dressed up raising money for @latchwales dancing her way round the course 👏 @gar_evans23 was also racing again, this time doing the Red Kite 1/2 marathon and he did amazingly well consider there was over 800m of elevation 🤯💪 Saturday was also a great day too, with a group of the club members heading up to Ystalyfera for the new @parkrunuk 😁 along with another good group heading down to Swansea where @niccijamm celebrated her 💯 Parkrun 🥳 April has really been a pretty spectacular month for THH, so many phenomenal performances that everyone really should be super proud of! 🙌 #medalmonday #magnificentmonday #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #THH #thebestclub #supporteachother #runningclub #runningfamily #runningfriends #dreamteam #squadgoals #runnersofinstagram #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #simplythebest #parkrun #runners #inspirational

Newport 10k 2024! - 32:12 - 7th Overall 🤩 Now that is how you come back with a bang! 🔥 Went into todays race with no expectation and just wanted to run hard and set a benchmark for the rest of the summer, so that’s exactly what I did 👊 Starting quickly and soon getting into a good group with @tombaird & @mattverran, we worked well together through the first 7km keeping the pace consistent racing through the new 10k route! Coming into the final few miles, a combination of a tasty headwind and an annoying stitch meant I was at my limit but never gave up, pushing hard and still feeling strong to clock one of my fastest 10k times to date! 🙌 Today was also the first road race that baby Ollie has been able to come along to and it was so nice having him and my wife at the finish line 🥰👶🏻 A great day out for @trihardharriers with some amazing performances right across the board once again! 💙❤️ This is the first of 4 back-to-back race weekends and it couldn’t have started any better! 😍 #roddersruns 10k #runningdad #runitfast #pushyourself #newport10k #eliterunners #believeinyourself #runeveryday #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #run4wales #runningjourney #runrunrun #loverunning #asicsrunning #dotherodders #runnersofinstagram #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runtoinspire #ukrunchat #garminuk #welshrunner #realrunners #runningismytherapy #dadsthatrun #thebestclub #nevergiveup #anythingispossible #ukrunning

Brand New Parkrun in Ystalyfera - 17:50 🥇🤩 Claiming the inaugural course record 🔥 Not something you can say every week that you were at the 1st event of a new @parkrunuk, but today that opportunity came up so it would have been rude to not go and support 🙌 With tomorrows race in the back of my mind, I set off with the lads at the front and enjoyed good company to the turn point with @life_of_lewisss & @ar_ma_ro 👌 Once we turned, I purely focused on holding a consistent pace and managed to maintain a perfect 5:42 average all the way, pushing for a slight sprint finish at the end 💪 Great to see so many familiar runners and volunteers also there supporting the 1st one of this new parkrun, including a few of the @trihardharriers family too 🙌💙❤️ It’s not every day you can say you officially have a parkrun course record, but for at least 1 week I can 😍🥇 #parkrun #supersaturday #newparkrun #parkruntourist #runningismytherapy #runitfast #sub18 #runningislife #runningjourney #runninginspiration #runninginfluencer #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunning #ukrunchat #loverunning #1stplace #courserecord #running community #runningmotivation #runeveryday #asicsrunning #garminuk #runrunrun #welshrunner #instarunners # #runnersofinstagram #anythingispossible #consistencyiskey

Stairway splits to heaven to start the weekend! 🏃🏻‍♂️😃 Just 2 days away from my next race where I return to take on the Newport 10k, I decided to get out for some really enjoyable progressive miles 🙌 Despite it being a moderately hilly route, I was able to gradually increase the pace every 2 miles even managing to hold 6:40’s with over 170ft elevation In the 8th mile on its own 😬 Maintained a steady HR all the way through, everything is feeling good going into race weekend so can’t have any real complaints 💪 Looking forward to a nice flush out in the morning as always at parkrun too 😁 Happy Friday! 👋 🧢 - @sumarpo_official 👕 - @run4wales Newport 10k 2023 🩳 - @ronhilluk 🧦 - @bravendurance 👟 - @asicsrunning ⌚️- @garminuk 🎧 - @esc_sounds #roddersruns #runningdad #runeveryday #loverunning #consistencyiskey #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #feelgoodfriday #fridayfeeling #ukrunning #ukrunchat #runningman #runningismytherapy #runningislife #instarunners #asicsrunning #garminuk #igrunners #runrunrun #anythingispossible #realrunners #runnersofinstagram #welshrunner #runspire #runnerscommunity #runninginspiration #raceweekend #itsfriday #lovetorun #believeinyourself

Hills Hills & more Hills 🏃🏻‍♂️🏔️👊 It is absolutely crucial to include hill training into your weekly schedule! Running on the flat constantly will not help build your strength but also when it comes to race day, the slightest incline will suddenly feel like Everest! 😬 I am religious with putting hills into my training, so having a hill session once a fortnight with @trihardharriers is absolutely ideal 😃🙌 Tonight’s club run was a tasty and rather speedy hill session led by myself and fellow run leader @myleskenealy where we split responsibilities while still both being able to smash out a good run 💥 Topped up with a warm up & cool down meant a total of 10 miles tonight banked and good preparation for Sundays Newport 10k! #roddersruns #runningdad #hilltraining #clubrun #runningcoach #runningismytherapy #runningislife #runrunrun #runnersofinstagram #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #runningjourney #runningman #flatisboring #hillsession #traintogether #instarunners #asicsrunning #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runeveryday #pushyourself #dedication #commitment #runleader #runningfamily #welshrunner #believeinyourself

Summer Hill sessions are back! 😍🏔️ The lighter nights are back and that just means more hill sessions for the @trihardharriers gang to tackle! 💪 Tonight’s session was led by @myleskenealy & @mikerod_therunner where they took the club into Singleton Abbey! 4 great sets including some downhill efforts and a new grass effort which was definitely harder than it looked 🥵 Superb efforts all round and a warm welcome to John who smashed his first club run 👋💙❤️ #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #thh #hillsession #hilltraining #flatisboring #runclub #runningfamily #runningfamily #runtogether #supporteachother #dreamteam #squadgoals #thebestclub #runningcommunity #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #welshathletics #gohardorgohome #simplythebest #pushyourself #runwales

Results only come with dedication and hard work 🏃🏻‍♂️💪 It’s taken me years of hard work, hours of training and persistence to get to the level I’ve been able to run at now - these things don’t simply happen overnight! With the summer season fast approaching, it’s time once again to tune my body into the short sharp fast sessions to attack the 5k & 10k races over the next few months 👊 A big session banked this morning, slightly altering my plans of a track session due to Varsity so ended up doing it all on the prom which was quite nice! 1 mile Warm Up 14 x 400m (avg 4:57min/mile) with 60sec rest 2 mile Cool Down I went into the set knowing it’s the first time putting these kind of efforts in for a little while but my legs kicked into action and the pace actually felt good! 😃 Was able to hold a good consistency across all the efforts which puts me exactly where I want to be ahead of Newport 10k Sunday 🔥 Thanks also to everyone that responded to my poll about potentially starting up run coaching…..watch this space 💙 #roddersruns #runningdad #speedwork #runeveryday #runitfast #consistencyiskey #runningismytherapy #runningislife #hardworkpaysoffs #anythingispossible #pushyourself #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunning #loverunning #runnersofinstagram #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #asicsrunning #believeinyourself #runcoach #runningman #runningjourney #igrunners #runrunrun #garminuk #nevergiveup #dedication #runspirerunners #runaddict

Just a few more marathon thoughts and selection of the best official photos. Was expecting to feel emotional at the end of this race but actually felt really emotional at the start. Think the reality of being on that start line with all those amazing supporters in the crowd and at home hit me. Watching a tribute to Kelvin Kiptum last years winner on the big screen contributed to it too. A poignant moment thinking there he was winning it last year I’m on the start line and he’s not. Life is unfair at times but it made me even more grateful for the opportunity to tackle the biggest race in the world 😍 In the start pen I did love what the commentator said about going out and enjoying it as we have done the hard work and this was our victory lap. I took that into my head and viewing it as one big lap to the finish really helped me avoid any negative thoughts. Finally it was the people who made this race and to see so many people from all corners of the earth young and old united together enjoying the event as supporters and runners felt like the world was all one for a few hours. Met a few new people on the course which always helps get you through and when I was flagging with a couple of miles to go I ran with a guy from New Zealand a similar age to me who said keep it up man we’re not doing so bad for a couple of old fellas! Sometimes beating the odds the hard way is more satisfying than having things easy. And he was right. We came we fought we conquered. The lovely medal now sits at the business end of my medal rack up there as one of my greatest achievements and days 💪🏃🏻‍♂️ #trihardharriers #runnerscommunity #running #tcslondonmarathon #londonmarathon #runners #runnersofinstagram #run #runningman #marathon #marathonman #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #runningismytherapy #runforfun #fitness #fitnessmotivation #roadrunning #london

Another MAGNIFICENT Monday at @trihardharriers 🤩💙❤️ Every weekend is just absolutely epic at the moment, and this one proved to be one of the biggest yet 😍 Starting off with the Phenomenal group that completed the @londonmarathon 👏🇬🇧 There were incredible performances across the board, including huge PB’s, first timers and even an age category winner 🤯 Then it was onto the 1st ever She Ultra Marathon in North Wales! 🏃🏻‍♀️ @claire.wellington, @emmadavies87 & @niccisouthard completed this tough 32 miler in style supported by @niccijamm 🙌 @gar_evans23 tackled another 10k back up in his hometown of Wrexham, claiming a PB in the process! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 There was some amazing running back home too at the THH Sunday club and also @parkrunuk on Saturday with the Sun finally coming out for the weekend! ☀️ Rounding off the weekends antics with @happyrunner8000 swapping running for a kickboxing tournament and coming away with a Silver 🥈 We cannot forget the unbelievable support from other members that continues to happen at every event, making up signs and cheering everybody on with club flags 😃 Once again it really does make SO much of an impact just seeing that familiar face to give you a boost! 🙏 What a weekend, what a club 😍💙❤️ #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #THH #medalmonday #magnificentmonday #runclub #thebestclub #runningfamily #runningfriends #welshathletics #runwales #runningcommunity #runningmotivation #runninginspiration #squadgoals #dreamteam #supporteachother #runningclub #londonmarathon #whataweekend

Motivation Monday! 👊🏃🏻‍♂️ Inspired by reading everybody’s amazing London marathon stories yesterday, I was more than ready to get out that door this morning for my recovery run! 😃 Nice chilled out 10k to start the week 👌 No need to push the pace so kept it steady and did cheekily increase the pace but only marginally so it didn’t impact my HR at all 🙌 6 days to go till I’m back on a start line, only this time it’s the Newport 10k so need to get that speed going in my legs again 🔥 Hope everyone is recovering well, my @garminuk is happy with me again and now showing I’ll be fully recovered ready for tomorrows run! 😜 Happy Monday! 👋 #roddersruns #provizsports #escsounds #runningdad #motivationmonday #recoveryrun #discipline #runeveryday #runningismytherapy #runningislife #runningjourney #runningmotivation #pacecontrol #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #ukrunning #runspire #runninginspiration #runningman #runnersofinstagram #welshrunner #runrunrun #asicsrunning #prodirectrunning #sportsshoes #asicsfrontrunner #garminuk #believeinyourself #instarunners

Brilliant day running the London Marathon today. It was everything I expected plus more. Fantastic crowds,atmosphere even the weather behaved ! Enjoyed the race and felt comfortable and running steadily within myself up to mile 14/15 then an old hip injury resurfaced which made the second half much tougher and meant I had to adjust my goals. Took it easy to manage the issue and make sure I finished. Pretty happy overall and no injuries.Not even any blisters or chafing 😍 Really appreciate all the support from the family at the race but also friends and family tracking from home it means a lot 👍 #londonmarathon #trihardharriers #londonmarathon2024 #marathon #runner #running #runningman #runners #runnersofinstagram #roadrunning #runningxommunity #runningcommunityuk

This is what Sundays are all about 😎🏃🏻‍♂️ Inspired by London Marathon fever today, with the legs feeling great got out for a superb sunny 1/2 marathon on the @trihardharriers club run 💙❤️ A cracking route taking in some stunning views across the Gower, clocking up over 1000ft elevation on the way too 🏔️ The miles simply flew by thanks to some awesome company from the lads enjoying a good chat all the way round 🤘 Finishing my post marathon week on 56 miles, I am very pleased and there was no signs today of any niggles or concerns with the calf that gave me some issues last Sunday! 🙏 Good luck to everyone in London, loving tracking you all already 😍 #roddersruns #runningdad #sundayrunday #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #halfmarathon #runeveryday #runningjourney #runnersfollowrunners #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #garminuk #runspire #instarunners #igrunners #runningman #runinthesun #kyloeinthewild #teamkyloe #runningislife #runningismytherapy #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #runningfriends #runclub #runningfamily #longrun #longrunsunday #asicsrunning

Speedy Saturday at Parkrun 🏃🏻‍♂️🔥 2nd Place - 15:53 🥈 Just 6 days on from @manchestermarathon, went to @parkrunuk this morning with no real plan of how to run it. Setting off quick, my legs felt good so I continued to push the pace and got into a good rhythm. Despite being isolated and running completely on my own which made it feeling more like a TT run, I knew mentally I was strong enough to continue to run hard! The fatigue did start to kick in towards the end as expected, but managed to hold out for another solid Sub 16 time 💪 A fantastic turnout as always from the @trihardharriers gang, always good to see everyone for a catch up at the end on a Saturday morning 💙❤️ #roddersruns #runningdad #parkrun #runitfast #pushthepace #believeinyourself #runeveryday #runninginspiration #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #ukrunning #loverunning #runtoinspire #instarunners #igrunners #welshrunner #realrunners #runningjourney #runnersfollowrunners #anythingispossible #runninginfluencer #garminuk #runningcommunity #runningmotivation #runrunrun #supersaturday #runningismytherapy #runningislife #runningman

London Marathon 2024 🏃🏻‍♂️1 day to go 🏃🏻‍♂️💪 My 8th Marathon distance or longer tomorrow. Feeling excited now. Legs feel good, chest not too bad. Very grateful to be getting the chance to run this race. It’s a chance of a lifetime and who’d have thought the winner from last year wouldn’t be with us this year. Shows you how short / unpredictable life is so you’ve got to grab every opportunity and live life in the moment. Although my first time running it in the capital London Marathon has been good to me so far ensuring I was part of an unlikely world record in 2020 when it was cancelled and run virtually then although I didn’t get a main place was offered a virtual place tracked officially run locally in 2021 a run which went really well and I enjoyed. Looking to complete the set and make it 3 London medals tomorrow 🥇🥇🥇Can’t wait 😃 If anyone wants to track me download the official app it’s bib 74715 👍 #trihardharriers #runner #running #runningman #runners #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #runnersofinstagram #londonmarathon #tcslondonmarathon #runningismytherapy #runningmotivation #runnerscommunity

We are back in business 👊🔥 Finishing work today, I decided to head out and do something I haven’t actually done for a while and just run at pace on a training run 🏃🏻‍♂️ Holding a 6:40min/mile average all the way round felt good, it felt comfortable and even with over 500ft elevation and a monster 226ft climb half way through up Glanmor Rd, I really did feel strong and there was no signs on any niggles which was so pleasing 🙌 Managed to pick up two cheeky unexpected Strava KOM’s on the climb as well which was a big surprise considering I’d run this hill many times before, but day everything was just clicking! 💪 Spent the evening then with the family, enjoying a lovely walk down the mumbles stopping off for pizza & a pint down @thelighthouse_swansea 🍺🍕 It’s been a long week, but the weekend is here now and I’m looking forward to relaxing and making the most of the sunshine 😃☀️ #roddersruns #runningdad #ukrunchat #runninginspiration #runningismytherapy #runningislife #ukrunning #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #loverunning #instarunners #igrunners #runrunrun #runnersfollowrunners #runnersofinstagram #runningmotivation #runningman #welshrunner #asicsrunning #bravendurance #escsounds #garminuk #familytime #qualitytime #pizzaandbeer #feelgoodfriday #runningjourney #runningcommunity #consistency #backinbusiness

Speedwork and Coaching rolled into one! 🏃🏻‍♂️🔥💪 Last night was the first time putting any pace through the legs since Sunday and it felt good 😃 I led the @trihardharriers session down on the prom after a 5k warm up run with @myleskenealy and I’m pleased that there was nothing serious sustained on Sunday and my calf is feeling fine again 🙏 3 tasty sets all working on 5k / 10k paced efforts was a good way to push and then to finish with a sprint relay saw the competitive edge in everybody come out 😝 Definitely needed this session last night just for assurance that I can push on now and start working towards the shorter distance races I’ve got coming up in the next few weeks! 👊 Happy Friday 👋 #roddersruns #runleader #runningcoach #runclub #runningdad #trihardharriers #speedwork #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #ukrunning #runeveryday #runningmotivation #runninginspiration #runtoinspire #loverunning #runningfamily #runitfast #consistencyiskey #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #runrunrun #runner #instarunners #igrunners #runningislife #runningismytherapy #welshrunner #runspirerunners #runspire #nevergiveup

Speedwork on the Swansea Prom 😎🔥 Another tremendous effort from everybody tonight as they tackled a big session down at the Cenotaph 💪 Led by coach @mikerod_therunner, the focus tonight was all about pushing the pace and focusing on those short sharp bursts of speed 👊 A great fun sprint relay to finish where everybody’s inner Usain Bolt came out to burn off those final calories ⚡️ Great work once again! 👏💙❤️ #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #speedwork #runningclub #runclub #runningfamily #runningfriends #THH #teamwork #thebestclub #pushyourself #welshathletics #runninginspiration #runningcommunity #inclusive #squadgoals #dreamteam #runwales #runitfast

A pyramid in the sunshine! 🏃🏻‍♂️😎☀️ The recovery continues but already the body is feeling in good shape and I can feel all the aches and pains drifting away 🙌😁 Got out early this morning as the sun was rising for a stunning 9 miler along the beautiful Swansea Prom! 👌 Still not overdoing it with the pace, I started steady at 7:40 and only dropped down to 7:00 before easing my way back up! I absolutely love these runs because it really is about discipline and pace control, you have to stay focused all the way and even when not going flat out it makes you think and work all the way through the session 👊 The marathon is still fresh in my mind, but my attention now switches to Newport 10k in just 11 days….time to see if I can get these legs ready for some short sharp fast fun 😝 🧢 - @provizsports (gifted) 👕 - @provizsports (gifted) 🩳 - @ronhilluk 🧦 - @bravendurance 👟 - @asicsrunning x @sportsshoes (gifted) ⌚️ - @garminuk #roddersruns #runinthesun #runningdad #runtoinspire #pyramidrun #consistency #consistencyiskey #discipline #welshrunner #runninginspiration #runningman #runnersofinstagram #runner #runrunrun #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunchat #ukrunning #runeveryday #believeinyourself #pacecontrol #runningislife #runningjourney #runningismytherapy #runnersfollowrunners #runspirerunners #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #asicsrunning #provizsports

Reset, Rebuild & We go again! 👊🏃🏻‍♂️ First of all I’d like to thank everybody for your amazing support, kind comments and messages since Sundays @manchestermarathon 🙏 It’s incredibly humbling to realise just how incredible the running community are and I genuinely from the bottom of my heart thank you all for taking the time to reach out ❤️ Thankfully, no serious injuries following on from the marathon but I know what works for me and my body and that’s to keep moving 💪 It’s always helped me before and now I need to listen to my body more than ever after struggling so much in those final few miles on the weekend! I Got out the door early this morning for a very chilled out and easy 6 mile jog back on home soil. Kept the pace and HR nice and easy, making sure to feel for any twinges but apart from a bit achy everything seems in fairly good working order 🙏 Going to keep a close eye on the calves as I know they will need longer to recover! For me this was just another small step in the right direction 🙌 I know it’s important to not put any pressure or intensity on the muscles yet, but by keeping them moving it’s helping to loosen everything up as I start to gear up now for some shorter racing! Thank you again, the running world is just AWESOME! #roddersruns #recovery #recoveryrun #runningdad #runeveryday #runningismytherapy #runningislife #runnersofinstagram #runners #ukrunchat #ukrunning #runtoinspire #runningcommunity #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #garminuk #asicsfrontrunner #asicsrunning #welshrunner #runningjourney #runninginfluencer #runningstory #runspire #believeinyourself #lıstentoyourbody #anythingispossible #nevergiveup #discipline

Magnificent Medal Monday 🏅🤩 What an absolutely INCREDIBLE weekend it was for @trihardharriers as they went and took on @manchestermarathon 🙌 We had over 15 club members who all took part and finished the epic 26.2 mile course! 😍 Every single person did amazingly well, with PB’s and debuts a plenty, not to forgetting brilliant performances across the board 🔥 Special shoutout as well to the THH support crew, several coming along for the trip to cheer everybody on - you lot really helped give that all important boost out on course 👏 Big shoutout also to our @jessmalleyy claiming 2nd place in the Pendine Sands 10k 🥈😃 A simply phenomenal weekend of running, you all continue to inspire and exceed expectations 💙❤️ #motivationmonday #medalmonday #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runninginspiration #runclub #runningfamily #runningcommunity #runtogether #supporteachother #runwales #welshathletics #manchestermararthon #marathoncrew #squadgoals #thebestclub #simplythebest #dreamteam #whataday #THH

Manchester Marathon 2024 🔵🔴⚪️ Official Time 2:35:58 - 27th Overall 🔥 Yesterday was a roller coaster of emotions and without a doubt one of the toughest ends to a race I’ve ever had! Started so strongly and maintained my target pace comfortably for the first 20 miles, running in a nice little pack and felt good knowing I was close to a PB and then everything changed! Id felt a niggle in my calf from mile 16 and it was bearable, but the more i tried to push on the more it was holding me back. My pace started to really drop off and I knew I was struggling! Reality quickly set in that a PB and even a Sub 2:30 was off the cards, so my mindset changed to focus on just getting to the line safely with no major injuries. Exchanging places with @thewelshrunner at points late on both encouraging each other 🙌 all I wanted to do was finish and I knew I would still have an amazing time regardless! It was also so hard being away at a major event for the first time without my wife @emma_louise_roderick19 and our little Oliver there, but knowing they were cheering on and watching me on TV was always in the back of my mind and that kept me going when I was feeling low ❤️ It was incredible to have amazing support from @trihardharriers all round the course 💙❤️ not to mention everyone else that was cheering on, the crowds really do carry you and help you! 🙌 Not every race is going to go to plan, not every race is going to go perfectly and you can’t always get PB’s, but it’s learning from these situations and coming to terms with the fact that despite me not getting the result I wanted, I still achieved an incredible time and still finished @manchestermarathon 😃 Time to reset, recover and move forwards to the next one! 👊 Well done to everybody else that also ran yesterday, be extremely proud 👏 #roddersruns #medalmonday #manchestermarathon2024 #runningdad #nevergiveup #believeinyourself #welshrunner #ukrunchat #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runnersfollowrunners #instarunners #runningismytherapy #runningcommunity #marathon #asicsrunning #runeveryday #runrunrun #runningman #garminuk #ukrunning #runlife #relfection

Great run this morning during the simulation run for the new local parkrun. Felt pretty good this morning running my fastest 5k in a little while. Just the confidence booster I needed ahead of London even though that’s s different animal to this and I can’t run that atvthis pace ! Looking forward to the first one April 27th 💪🏃‍♂️ #trihardharriers #parkrun #parkrunuk #runner #running #runningman #runners #runnersofinstagram #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #runningconmunityuk #fitness #runningismytherapy #marathontraining #londonmarathontraining

The Biggest FlatLay of the Year 🏃🏻‍♂️ Tomorrow I return to @manchestermarathon for my 3rd time completing this fantastic event, first time ever in the elite wave! 👊 Training really could not have gone any better this year: 156 Runs 1033 Miles 54,990ft Elevation To have managed to still maintain such a high volume of training whilst welcoming baby Oliver into the world was never going to be easy, but thanks to the most incredible support from my wife @emma_louise_roderick19 ❤️ I now feel as ready as ever to take on the marathon and I know you’ll both be cheering me on from the sofa at home! 😘 As always I set myself my goals for the race: The dream: 2:25 The target: 2:28 The expectation: 2:40 It’s going to be amazing having a huge representation from @trihardharriers up here too this year, with at least 15 of us taking part and even more supporting 😍💙❤️ Good luck to everyone else racing tomorrow….let’s go! 👊 #roddersruns #flatlay #manchestermarathon #letsgo #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #eliterunners #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #runningdad #ukrunchat #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #ukrunning #runnersofinstagram #instarunners #runningislife #runningismytherapy #trusttheprocess #asicsrunning #garminuk #welshathletics #ronhilluk #asicsfrontrunner #runningjourney #hardworkpaysoffs #runspirerunners #runtoinspire #runrunrun #maranoia

Been a hard old week this week. Busy week in work, struggling with motivation after my long run last week and just been really down about various things that are frustrating me but thanks to @margamrunner got out for a run this morning nice chatty 5k with the dog running free which I really needed. Nice pace for a chatty one too and just keeping the distance short and legs turning over ahead of the London Marathon next weekend 😍 Exciting tomorrow morning too to be part of the test group running a simulation run for a new parkrun. A route I know very well which should produce some quick times when its launched at the end of this month. Easy week ahead and looking forward to tackling the biggest marathon on the planet next week 💪 #trihardharriers #runner #running #runningman #parkrun #parkrunuk #runningmotivation #runners #runnersofinstagram #runnerscommunity #runningcommunity #runningcommunityuk #marathontraining #londonmarathontraining #fitness #fitnessmotivation #runningismytherapy #runningislife

Hills hills hills 🏔️💙❤️ Regardless of the weather, we still head out and still absolutely smash the training! 💪 Tonight in the pouring rain was no different with another superb hill session down the Mayals! 💦 Led by coach @mikerod_therunner, three tasty sets with varying efforts from 20seconds to a whopping 2min 30sec of climbing and everybody worked so hard from start to finish 🙌 Keep up the awesome work!! 👊💙❤️ #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runclub #runningclub #runningfamily #runningcommunity #runningmotivation #runninginspiration #runrunrun #hilltraining #hillspaythebills #welshathletics #runtogether #runningfriends #THH #keeppushing #dreamteam #squadgoals #inclusive #simplythebest #thebestclub

There’s only one throwback to do this week! 🏃🏻‍♂️🔙 @manchestermarathon is this Sunday and I cannot wait to get on that start line! 😁 The hard work is done, there’s nothing more I can do to get myself anymore prepared 👊 This will be my 3rd time completing this amazing event, having extremely fond and happy memories on both of the last two occasions 🙌 Oct 2021 - 2:34:37 - New PB 🛎️ April 2022 - 2:29:50 - New PB 🛎️ I love this course, love the support you get all the way round and the buzz around Manchester all weekend is electric ⚡️ It’s going to be really strange this year not having my wonderful wife there at the finish line 🥲 but I know her and baby Ollie will be my biggest supporters watching on the live stream at home 📺 Can’t wait to smash it with all my fellow @trihardharriers club mates who are also taking part, it’s gonna be epic! 🤩💙❤️ #throwback #throwbackthursday #TBT #manchestermarathon #marathonpb #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #nevergiveup #manchester #manchestermarathon2024 #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #ukrunning #ukrunchat #tapertime #runningislife #runningjourney #runner #runningman #icandothis #positivementalattitude #trusttheprocess #loverunning #welshathletics

On Wednesdays we Spin! 🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️ All through the winter months, we have a private club member only spin class at the @lcswansea 😃 Numbers vary week on week, but this exclusive class has been brilliant for everybody and a great workout led by @_sophie_barry 🙌 We’ve still got a few weeks left before we switch to our summer programme, and the road bikes get dusted off properly ready for outdoor season! ☀️ #spinclass #indoorcycling #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #triathlonclub #swimbikerun #triclub #welshtriathlon #lcswansea #teamwork #thebestclub #dreamteam #squadgoals

Keeping those legs ticking over nicely 😃🏃🏻‍♂️ With just a few more runs left to go now before the big day, I’m making sure to keep the muscles moving and getting myself fully prepared for Sunday! 👊 7 steady easy miles this morning, still clocking over 500ft elevation but the HR was below 135 all the way and it really did feel relaxed 🙌 Just stuck my @esc_sounds earbuds in and went exploring around St Thomas, managing to get back before the rain came in for a change too 🥳 21 miles done for the week so far, potentially another 15-17 left before Sunday including a rest day Friday and we should be good to go! 🔥 How is everyone else’s @manchestermarathon maranoia doing this week!? 😬 #roddersruns #teamkyloe #escsounds #runningdad #followｍe #ukrunchat #runnersofinstagtam #trihardharriers #recoveryrun #trihardandsucceed #runningjourney #runningismytherapy #runningislife #trusttheprocess #runityourway #runningman #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #manchestermarathon #marathontraining #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #runthroughkit #runspirerunners #runspire #nevergiveup #runrunrun #garminuk #loverunning #igrunners

🙌 Believe in you’re training 🙌 Todays session: 2 mile progressive warm up - 7:20 / 6:40 2min on (5:40) / 1min off (7:00) x 10 3 mile progressive cool down - 6:40 / 7:20 I know I’ve grafted damn hard for the marathon on Sunday! I also believe that I am experienced enough now to know how to look after my body in the build up and todays session was the final time to test that all important “race pace” Clocking up 20mins in total at 5:40min/mile, it felt good and I’ve now really got the feel of what it’s like to run at that pace 👌 Even battling against a strong swirling headwind didn’t stop me comfortably holding pace on the efforts which is all I could possibly ask for! Anything can happen when it comes to the day, but at least I know that I’ve put the hours of training in to chase the dream of another PB at @manchestermarathon 🙏 #roadtomanchester2024 #roddersruns #runningdad #intervaltraining #runeveryday #marathontraining #speedwork #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #ukrunning #instarunners #tapertime #lıstentoyourbody #anythingispossible #believeinyourself #trusttheprocess #runningjourney #runninginfluencer #runningismytherapy #runningislife #runspire #provizsports #ukrunchat #runnersofinstagram #runtoinspire #escsounds #garminuk #asicsrunning

🙏 Trust the Taper 🙏 This is without a doubt the hardest part of marathon training…..the final few days before the race itself 😩 It is @manchestermarathon week and I can’t deny I’m super excited to get on that start line on Sunday! 😍 Today’s run was a simple chilled out 5 miler, keeping the pace consistent and easy, the HR nice and low and just allowing the legs to tick over nicely! 🙌 I do feel that I have done everything I possibly could have during this training block, so now it’s just time to trust the process, try not to over think things and enjoy the build up 🤩 Has anyone else’s Manchester Maranoia started to kick in yet!? 😬 #roddersruns #recoveryrun #runningdad #trusttheprocess #trustthetaper #consistencyiskey #runeveryday #runningismytherapy #runningislife #motivationmonday #maranoia #marathontraining #manchestermarathon2024 #ukrunchat #runtoinspire #ukrunning #runninginspiration #asicsrunning #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #instarunners #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runningjourney #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #garminuk #escsounds #runningman #runrunrun

What a super Sunday today turned out to be for @trihardharriers 😍💙❤️ Marathon season official started today and what a way to kick it off with @thomasbriscowilliams & @clareloumoseley smashing their PB’s at @brightonmarathonweekend 🛎️ Then it was onto @londonlandmarkshalf where we had 3 athletes smashing this epic event 👊 Our usual Sunday club threw out some awesome training runs from 4 miles to 14 miles including welcoming @nik_harlow for her first session with the club too! 😁 We also saw many other members taking on their taper runs for more upcoming marathons! 🙌 She may be the other end of the UK, but still representing THH strongly was @biancakr0n3 at the Sheffield 1/2 Marathon with a awesome performance 💥 Cheeky final mention to our very own Valentino Rossi @andrewjonesz who swapped his running shoes for two wheels this morning 🏍️ Claiming 1st place in his race too! 🤩🥇 Continue to be phenomenal everybody, it’s just so inspiring to see!! 💙❤️ #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #supersunday #marathon #runclub #runningclub #runningfamily #runningmotivation #runtogether #traintogether #thebestclub #supporteachother #simplythebest #dreamteam #squadgoals #runninginspiration #sundayrunday #believeinyourself #inclusive #runnersofinstagram

That’s the final long run done! 🏃🏻‍♂️✅ T-Minus 7 days and counting to @manchestermarathon Storm Kathleen wasn’t stopping me getting the last all important miles in today, so a nice chilled out 14 miler with the lads from @trihardharriers was just what I needed 😃🙌 Finishing with a tidy 65 mile week, it’s now time to really focus on winding down and chilling out over the next few days to feel as ready as possible! 👊 Thoroughly enjoyed tracking lots of friends as marathon race season kicks off today too, giving me that extra boost I need to go and do myself and my family proud next Sunday! 💪 #roddersruns #subdayrunday #longrunsunday #marathontraining #tapertime #trihardharriers #trihardandsucceed #runtoinspire #runninginspiration #runnersofinstagram #runnerlife #runningismytherapy #runningjourney #runtogether #runningfriends #traintogether #ukrunning #ukrunchat #igrunners #garminuk #asicsrunning #believeinyourself #anythingispossible #runeveryday #runningman #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #runningdad #runrunrun #trusttheprocess