September 13th 2019: Running length of Wales - Offa's Dyke
When I signed up to run Offa's Dyke I was expecting it to be tough and long - a real challenge. What I hadn't expected was the nature of my challenge or how the story would unfold. I was about to come back with a few more stories than expected... Starting on Friday 13th September, I was to run the length of Wales by tracing the Offa's Dyke route that snakes over the peaks and countryside around the Welsh/English border. There are so many hidden gems along the way and so much beautiful scenery. What a route! I was due to start at 8pm, so had a bit of time to relax and get my head together for the challenge ahead in Chepstow. I couldn't have picked a better day for this - warm and pleasant. So far so good. I had decided to run with the continual "King Offa's Dyke Race" which meant that I wouldn't not need to arrange an army of supporters to meet me on the course, I would run the 185 miles passing 10 checkpoints along the way where I could t