At 76 years old, Jake Steel had never set foot in a gym. Six months later, he was crossing the finish line of the Great North Run. It began with an ambitious goal and a simple question: could the team at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Met Active gym on Cyncoed Campus help him prepare to complete a half marathon? The answer was yes. With support from Alison Jones, Active Lifestyle Manager, and the Met Active team, Jake began training from scratch, gradually building his str