A 23-year-old trainee solicitor from Treharris is proving all people can take part in running events no matter their pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jade Driscoll has gone from conquering one mile to an entire marathon in a year and is inspiring others to take up the sport through social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jade wasn\u2019t keen on sports in school, and despite attempting Couch to 5K a couple of times, it wasn\u2019t until April 2024 that she really found her stride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said: \u201cI was able to run a mile without stopping and something clicked. I started to fall in love with running. I wanted to run with others so set up my own group catering to a slower pace and complete beginners as I knew there must be others similar to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jade did her first 10K in July 2024, completing it in 1 hour 40 minutes. She then got a 10-minute PB at the Brecon Carreg CDF 10K and took on her first Cardiff Half Marathon in October. Incredibly, just six months later she was on the start line of the TCS London Marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was watching the London Marathon in 2024 and sat there crying,\u201d said Jade. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d be able to do \u2013 I thought it was something for the elites – but I saw all these stories of people running for personal reasons or for charity and I signed up to run even before I\u2019d done my first half. Everyone said I was crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLooking back now it all feels like a blur. It was a struggle but I got swept up in the day. I was adamant I was going to cross that finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople think they can\u2019t run races like this because they\u2019re not fast enough, but I\u2019m not a fast runner and I\u2019m proving to them that you can. To go from running a mile to a marathon in a year is crazy \u2013 but if I can do it, anyone can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After taking on the huge 26.2 miles in April, Jade now has her sights set on her second Oysho Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 5 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said: \u201cLast year it took me 3 hours 47 minutes and my current goal is to run sub three hours. That\u2019s something I really love about the Cardiff Half the cut off times are really inclusive, you get 4 hours to complete the course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She added: \u201cI\u2019ve documented my running from the start and get messages all the time from people saying it\u2019s inspired them to run. It doesn\u2019t matter what anyone else thinks. You\u2019re not in competition with anyone else, just do the best you can for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited to look back at my first half and see how far I\u2019ve come. This Cardiff Half will feel like a big victory lap for everything that\u2019s happened in the last year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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