AT a time in life when many would settle for slippers and feet up 75-years young Bernard Bunny Davies of Cardigan is in training for the forthcoming Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half Marathon.

The pensioner, who lives with his wife Julia in North Road, took up running aged 60 after retiring from the fire service at RAE Aberporth and in 15 years has lost count of the number of full and half marathons he has completed, raising well in excess of £10,000 for various charities and worthy causes.

Bunny as he is popularly known over a wide area, has run the London Marathon three times and on four occasions completed the gruelling 10-mile Snowdon Race (Ras Yr Wyddfa) which he considers the toughest of the lot.

The fit as a fiddle Bunny was well-known in local football circles for many years as a striker with St Dogmaels, and Carmarthen Town.

On one occasion in the 1960s playing for St Dogmaels against Bargod Rangers at Drefach/Felindre he scored a goal five seconds after the kick off – he still plays five-a-side football on a regular basis at Cardigan Leisure Centre.

As he prepared for a five-mile training run in preparation for the 13.1-mile Cardiff race Bunny said: “You are as old as you feel. I enjoy running and it is a bonus when I can help others.”

He is raising money for the British Heart Foundation through sponsorship and running the race in memory of his mother-in-law Megan of Williams Terrace in Cardigan who died of a heart-attack in January.

Anyone prepared to sponsor the pensioner can get in touch with him on 01239 614658 or contact local British Heart Foundation chairman Pete Barker telephone (01239) 614541.