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Mr.ValleyHiker

Mountains, valleys, and everything in between. Hike. Explore. Repeat.

06/03/2026

Day 4 of the March Run Challenge!

Day 4 saw the distance increase again up to a 4km run, overall I still felt a bit sluggish but the rest day on Day 3 definitely made a positive difference. I decided it made sense to make this run an easy run with a more manageable pace, and finished the run with an average pace of 6:34/km.

I'm slowly feeling like I'm getting my running mojo back!!! 💪

I'll see you guys tomorrow for Day 5! 😊

04/03/2026

Day 3 of the March Run Challenge!

Day 3 was pretty tough tbf, I used to to run 3km just for fun but it really has been a while 😅 As thinning my third day running in a row my body also felt it a bit. Average pace a little slower than was hoping for at 6:09/km but still happy with that.

I am meant to do a 4km for Day 4 but I'll likely reshuffle the plan a little to allow for a rest day 👌

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03/03/2026

March Run Challenge (Day 2)

Day 2 of the challenege really made me realise how bad my stamina is these days 😅 Ran a distance of 2km which felt pretty good until the last half km where I had to drop my pace a bit. Still finished with a pace under 6min/km so I'll take that 😊 Getting ready for Day 3 now and another small increase in distance! 💪

01/03/2026

Hey, its been a while guys! The past few months have been a bit hectic but I'm planning to get back out on some hikes and be more active on here again!

Some of you may have noticed my story yesterday where I asked about starting a running challenge during March. The poll resulted in a clean sweep in favour of the challenge!

I used to run frequently and ran my first half marathon 2 years ago. I was then in training for a marathon when I picked up an injury and haven't run since. This challenge is my attempt to get back into running. 🏃‍♂️

The challenge is pretty simple. I will attempt to run 150km in March, I will be allowing myself some flexibility on how I reach this figure but have drawn up a rough plan (picture 2). The keen eyed of you will notice my plan works out to 170km, this is simply to give me some leeway incase I need an extra rest day or 2.

Day 1 of the challenge was a nice 1km to ease me back in and I finished the run with a 5:27/km pace, which im very happy with 😊

I look forward to continuing this challenge and sharing my progress!

15/07/2025

This weekend I explored Waterfall Country with my good friend .

In total we managed to see Sgwd Ddwli Isaf (picture 1), Sgwd Y Bedol (picture 2) , Sgwd Ddwli Uchaf (slide 3), Sgwd Gwladys (not pictured) and Sgwd Einion Gam (picture 4).

The 10km hike was extremely beautiful but seeing Sgwd Einion Gam, a lesser known yet beautiful waterfall, was definitely the highlight of the hike. At this waterfal I took the opportunity to cool off with a wild swim, which happened to also be my first ever wild swim 😊

12/07/2025

Good afternoon all!

I'm considering going for a wild swim tomorrow, where do you recommend as a good location in South Wales?

06/07/2025

50 Followers!!! 🎉

I just want to say a massive thank you to all of you who have followed me over the past few weeks.

It's been great to engage with you and I look forward to sharing hiking adventures together going forward 😀

19/06/2025

I've been on holiday in Croatia for the last week. Due to this I've not had much new hiking content to put out. However, Croatia is one of the prettiest countries I've ever been to so here's some photos taken from my time away! 😊

13/06/2025

Throwing it back to one of my favourite waterfalls a few months ago....Sgwd Yr Eira

Living my best life whilst under a waterfall 😂

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