{"id":1807,"date":"2017-03-17T11:06:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T11:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2022-04-13T16:14:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T16:14:26","slug":"the-running-diaries-teamcardiff-2017-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2017\/03\/17\/the-running-diaries-teamcardiff-2017-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The running diaries #TeamCardiff 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Norton (BA 2015)<\/span> shares his latest musings on running, Morrissey and meeting his fellow #TeamCardiff runners in his latest running diary.<\/p>\n

In the form of this disclaimer, I give you fair warning that a gloomy paragraph or two lie ahead. But persist, dear reader, as I promise uplifting words ahead.<\/p>\n

For the aspiring runner, February is the cruellest month; too short to feel you\u2019ve made any true progress, and too dark and cold to do much about it. In the space of a little over a fortnight, my cheery acceptance of the challenge ahead has been replaced by Morrissey-esque despondency.<\/p>\n

Soaked, shivering and sour-faced. Heaven knows, I\u2019m miserable now.<\/p>\n

But these are the peaks and troughs a Half Marathon entrant must face, and I am \u2013 on balance \u2013 broadly on track to be racing over shorter distances in six weeks\u2019 time. I will persevere, and Spring will come. In the meantime, I\u2019ve been cheered up by playing a small part in the organisation of the #TeamCardiff launch event.<\/p>\n

Held on the evening of 26 January at the Students\u2019 Union\u2019s Y Plas, a venue I\u2019ve never previously frequented sober, we saw\u00a0great numbers of all ages come over and register \u2013 if you look at the photos, this was the largest audience to ever witness a #TeamCardiff launch event, period.<\/p>\n

The highlight for me \u2013 copiously frosted cupcakes aside \u2013 was the presence of 84 year old Brian Pemberton (MTh 2004), a proud alum of Cardiff University and\u00a0an inspiring man to have in the room. At one point, I was in earshot as he asked a colleague whether it was OK to walk some of the distance; I hope so, because that\u2019s very much my game plan.<\/p>\n

A good evening was had by all, and in no small part that was down to the playlist (which I\u2019ve tentatively decided is the best ever created) that I put together, and will be making publically available in the near future. Neither Morrissey nor The Smiths feature \u2013 there\u2019s a time and a place.<\/p>\n

Onwards, then. In the next few weeks, we\u2019ve got lots of exciting things to look forward to: we\u2019ll be mailing our tips to\u00a0#TeamCardiff runners in regular emails, and hope to see you again around Varsity, back in Cardiff for the first time since 2014.<\/p>\n

And as the mornings and evenings get lighter, hopefully we\u2019ll also see more of each other out and about \u2013 I\u2019m the puffing, beetroot one.<\/p>\n

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