Sat with a sprained ankle and feeling sorry for myself I thought I would pen a few words about a grey but enjoyable day in October 2017. I was a late addition to the team when Gary gave that BAFTA style apology “Sorry I can’t...
15th Overall! The MDC Men's Open team came 15th overall. Ben Mitchell came 3rd in his leg. I asked if they wanted to write something about this awesome result, and they all ran away saying they were really busy washing their hair. They do run away...
Write up by Laura Clements I’ve only done two training runs with MDC, but already I find myself sat in an old slate quarry on the outskirts of Llanberis in Snowdonia. It is Saturday – the day before the British Fell Running Relays. The wind is...
A Grand Day out! write up by Chris Farr I must admit to being pretty reluctant when being asked by the great and the good of MDC to join the mixed team for the 2017 British Fell Relays in Llanberis. But there is a MTBO on in...
Ok, so it’s the UTMB 2017 and Dick Jones returns to Chamonix for the second time, I fly in on the Monday with my two daughters now aged 13 and 15 to be followed by my wife Lisa (now aged 48) on the Thursday to...
On the last weekend of April, Ben Arkell and Richard Cronin ran The Fellsman – a tough 60 miler taking in most of the peaks in the Yorkshire Dales. 24 checkpoints but no marked route – or even any tracks at all in places – and a...
Mynyddwr de Cymru AGM Minutes Tuesday 15th November 2016 The Darren, Risca Attendees: Karen Elvers, Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Alice Bedwell, Chris Jones, Emma Battensby, Nick Dallimore, Gary Davies, Lucy Baker, Andy Stott, Gill Stott, Oliver Lamford, Mark Buxton, Matt Stott, Martyn Driscoll, Matin Lucas, Kay Lucas, Haydn...
July 2017 - some guidance on safety in the hills from Dr Alan Stone Personal Responsibility When MDC Tuesday night runs were more sparsely attended, the ethos was very informal, more like a group of friends going out for a run together. Now that these runs are...
Gareth Jones and Karen Elvers up in the Swiss Alps There are lots of 'hill' races in Europe and having done many Jungfrau Marathons, we decided, on recommendation, to try the Swiss Alpine Marathon collection, based in Davos Switzerland. Swiss Alpine Marathon have a good selection...
I have always said “If I ever run a marathon it will be London”. So I applied for the 2017 event and like most people didn’t get a place, but then was lucky enough to receive the MDC club place. 12 weeks before the event...