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At Moel Siabod Café, we’re more than just a place to eat — we’re a hub for the local community and the outdoor crowd alike. From lively open mic nights and friendly quiz evenings to charity events and special gatherings, there’s always something happening here.
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Paul’s 60th Birthday Run – Cafe to Cafe
Well it’s a few days now since I turned 60 so time to reflect on how the day went. So the idea was to run from the Siabod @ Storiel
Plans for being 60 (Paul that is)
As a few of you will know I’m turning 60 on the 23rd of March of this year & have been trying to figure out how to celebrate it as
A Weekend of Racing
Fortunately storm Claudia passed through on Friday leaving (combined) over 3,500 runners to enjoy better conditions for both the Penmaenmawr Fell Race on Saturday & the Conwy Half Marathon on
Eryri Marathon 2025
My running mileage so far this year has been less than half of a typical year leading into this fabulous event. Add to that a lack of big races which
Reach Out for Nepal – Part 2 – A day at the Cafe
So whilst I & various support runners were enjoying ourselves out on Moel y Gest there were plenty of other activities going on at our Cafe at The Eisteddfa Fishery
Reach Out for Nepal 2025 – Part 1 – Paul’s runs.
I’m going to put up two posts about this years Reach Out for Nepal Day this year (our 11th year). The first will cover my Charity run including the support
Paul’s Blog – The OMM – Part 3 – Day 2
In between writing Part 2 & starting Part 3 I’ve found my third tick, have removed it but not sure where’s it’s gone to, this could be an itchy blog!
Paul’s Blog – The OMM – Part 2 – Day 1
We studied the map but in truth I let Barry make the initial decision for our first 3 targets (at this point I was still getting my head around the
Paul’s Blog – The OMM – Part 1 – The event & my Lead-in to it.
I’ve never taken part in an OMM (Original Mountain Marathon) before which is a bit odd for someone who likes to combine mountains & distance, my main excuse being that
Paul’s Blog – Dorina takes to the Alps – Part 4 – Homeward bound.
A bit of a groggy wake-up & Breakfast but who cares we had an easy day ahead. Early on we looked at the forecast & could see that rain was
Paul’s Blog – Dorina takes to the Alps – Part 3 – Switzerland
One thing I forgot to mention in the 2nd blog was that when we got down to the hut after climbing Gran Paradiso my right boot zip malfunctioned so I’d
Paul’s Blog – Dorina takes to the Alps – Part 2 – Italy
Day 1 No need for an early start as todays objective was simply to drive through the Mont Blanc tunnel, make our way to the village of Pont in the