{"id":10646,"date":"2021-12-17T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irun.wales\/?p=10646"},"modified":"2021-12-15T12:16:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:16:05","slug":"friday-focus-moti-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irun.wales\/cy\/news\/friday-focus-moti-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Focus – Moti Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mat is a regular at Roath based Moti Albany Road Run Club and has recently received his Leader in Running Fitness qualification (funded by the club and Welsh Athletics), which he puts to good use supporting the runners at the twice weekly club sessions. Here\u2019s what he has to say about the club:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike many starting out, I did couch to 5k on my own, using a circuit of Roath Rec from my flat, running and run\/walking until I could do the full 5k running, and after that I gradually built up to doing 5 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All was going well and I felt like I was becoming a real runner. UNTIL – winter arrived and my motivation went!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided that I needed to find some way to continue my running and a workmate suggested joining a running club. I didn\u2019t think of myself as fast enough or fit enough to join a club! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My workmate continued to pester me and eventually I went to Moti Albany Road Run Club for a Brooks shoe try on event – I got given some nice freebies too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I surprised myself and went back the next week, and it was a lot quieter without freebies being handed out 😀<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst I struggled along, a part of me enjoyed it so I continued to turn up and in the 5 years since then I\u2019ve seen the club grow from a handful of weekly runners to 30, 40 or more as Dave Sinclair (@cardiff_dave<\/a>) took over coaching responsibilities just over 3 \u00bd years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So why have I kept going to the Moti sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll answer my own question as the answers may help others who may be in my position:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 I\u2019m not the fastest runner and so my biggest worry was getting left behind, however there are a wide range of speeds and there is always someone to run with – no one gets left behind;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 There\u2019s a great social side – after our club sessions we often head to the Pear Tree, the local pub, for a drink and a catch-up around \u2018our\u2019 reserved table by the window upstairs. We\u2019re also  looking forward to our Christmas meal at the local pizzeria which we are taking over entirely for the night;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Everyone supports and encourages each other and we have a great club community – whether you\u2019re a fast runner or not it does not matter, everyone is a part of it – it really does feel like you\u2019re running with a bunch of friends and I\u2019d wager it\u2019s the friendliest club around;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The training sessions are effective and you\u2019ll become a better runner. During lockdown Coach Dave even organised Zoom run club sessions where we would all go out individually, dial into a zoom call on our headphones and Dave would give us session instructions and motivation. Many club members took turns hosting, some with a great music background going on, and it really helped us all to keep running through a difficult time;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 You\u2019ll get the opportunity to spread your running wings outside of Cardiff.  We\u2019ve arranged many trail runs around south Wales and even a running weekend in Madrid \u2013 hopefully post-Covid we\u2019ll be back as it was a fantastic place to run (and eat!);<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Finally (and at last, after a long wait) we\u2019ve got a club t-shirt, and it\u2019s fantastic. 48 orders have been placed by club members within the first few days. Expect to see them (you won\u2019t miss them!!) at your local parkrun soon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moti Albany Road Run Club meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All sessions are free of charge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details look them up on Facebook or contact Coach Dave at @cardiff_dave<\/a> on Twitter or Instagram. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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