[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraJun 19, 20207 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "Wel, amser cyfaddef. Doeddwn i ddim yn gwybod llawer am Huw Jack Brassington, yr anturiwr a\u2019r athletwr, cyn darllen y llyfr yma. Pan wnes i holi ffrind amdano, mi ddudodd o \u201co ia, y boi mynydd \u2019na.\u201d Felly sori, Huw \u2013 dwn i ddim pa graig dw i wedi bod yn cuddio o dani tan rw\u0302an. Ond ella fod hynny\u2019n beth da \u2013 mod i\u2019n hollol unbiased wrth fynd ati i ddarllen \u2013 a \u2019sgwennu\u2019r adolygiad \u2019ma!"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Dyma lyfr sy\u2019n hanner autobiography a hanner self-help manual faswn i\u2019n ddweud. Mae o\u2019n dechrau trwy ein cyflwyno ni i\u2019r \u2018hen ddyn yn y gadair siglo,\u2019 sef yr hen Huw Jack. Syniad da, sy\u2019n cael ei gyfeirio ato\u2019n aml drwy\u2019r llyfr \u2013 y syniad o beidio cael regrets pan \u2019da chi\u2019n hen."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Mae Huw yn ein tywys ni ar siwrne ei fywyd hyd yma, a\u2019r holl bethau insane mae o wedi eu cyflawni. O ddringo Mont Blanc, Pencampwriaeth Triathlon y Byd, Ultimate Hell, teithio\u2019r byd, Coast 2 Coast Seland Newydd hyd at Ras Cefn y Ddraig, fe gawn yr hanes i gyd a llawer mwy. Trafoda ei brofiadau cyn, yn ystod ac ar o\u0302l y rasys gwyllt ac fe gawn ddarlun \u2018behind the scenes\u2019 o pa mor physically a mentally demanding ydi rhai o\u2019r cystadlaethau \u2019ma. Yn enwedig yn ystod lockdown, gyda llawer ohonom yn fwy caeth i\u2019r ty\u0302 nac arfer, roedd hi\u2019n dipyn o ddihangfa cael teithio\u2019r byd wrth darllen am y llefydd anhygoel a\u2019r pobl diddorol mae o wedi gyfarfod heb adael y soffa!"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Wrth Googlio, mi ddes i ar draws llun o Huw ar ddechrau Ras Cefn y Ddraig. Mae ty\u0302 fy rhieni jest i\u2019r dde o\u2019r llun, a dwi\u2019n cofio diwrnod y ras \u2013 mi oeddwn i gerllaw yn gwylio\u2019r haid o gystadleuwyr yn sgrialu allan o\u2019r castell am y mynydd. Tan rw\u0302an, dwi\u2019m yn meddwl fod hi wedi gwawrio arna i cymaint o beast ydi\u2019r ras \u2019ma! O Gonwy i Landeilo \u2013 200 milltir gyda 8.5 milltir o ddringo wedi\u2019i rannu dros bum diwrnod ar hyd mynyddoedd didrugaredd Cymru. Ydi\u2019r peth yn bosib hyd yn oed? Wel yndi - just about \u2013 dim ond 47% o gystadleuwyr sy\u2019n gorffen y ras! Mae o\u2019n disgrifio pob cymal o\u2019r ras, day by day, ac mae rhywun yn cael blas o sut beth yw\u2019r anghenfil yma. Mae\u2019n amlwg yn ras chwedlonol sy\u2019n chwalu corff ac enaid ond mae Huw wastad yn llwyddo i ffeindio\u2019r ochr bositif. Fel y mae\u2019n dweud \u2013 er eich bod chi wedi torri erbyn y diwedd, yn y pen draw fyddwch chi\u2019n dod allan ohoni\u2019n gryfach. Dwi\u2019n gweld hyn fel metaphor ar gyfer cyfnodau anodd mewn bywyd."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Fel rhywun sydd wedi stryglo efo fy mhwysau fy hun yn y gorffennol, mi oeddwn i wastad yn fixated ar \u2018golli pwysa\u2019. Er bod fy ffrindiau yn denau fel milgwn, doeddwn i jest methu shifftio\u2019r bol. Dros y blynyddoedd dwi wedi dod i ddeall mai nid tenau a bach yw sia\u0302p naturiol fy nghorff. Fasa rhaid i mi literally starfio fy hun i fod yn denau denau, a fasa hynny ddim yn iach. Roedd hi\u2019n dda gweld fod Huw wedi gorfod cydnabod rhywbeth tebyg - na fyddai ganddo byth ffisioleg rhedwr triathlon, a byddai\u2019r fath beth yn anghynaladwy. Nid yn unig mae o wedi derbyn hyn, ond mae o wedi gwneud y mwyaf o\u2019r corff a\u2019r cryfder sydd ganddo. Eto, neges bwysig iawn fan hyn hefyd."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Tydi Huw heb guddio\u2019r ffaith fod ganddo dyslecsia chwaith. Ydi, mae hi wedi bod yn siwrne anodd iddo \u2013 mae\u2019n cydnabod hyn \u2013 ond nid yw wedi gadael iddo ei stopio rhag gwneud pethau rhyfeddol fel bod yn athletwr, siaradwr cyhoeddus, darlithydd, awdur a chyflwynydd. Dwi\u2019n meddwl y bydd y llyfr yma\u2019n help i unrhyw berson sydd a\u0302 dyslecsia, er mwyn iddynt sylwi fod unrhyw beth yn bosib \u2013 dyslecsia neu beidio. Own it \u2019de! Mi faswn i\u2019n sicr yn argymell y llyfr yma i fechgyn sy\u2019n reluctant readers neu unrhywun sydd ddim yn darllen yn aml."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Fedrai ddim helpu ond rhyfeddu ar ei egni di-baid\u2013 mae o fel rhyw fath o energizer bunny sydd byth yn stopio! Ond er ei fod o fel arfer yn chwilio am yr her wirion bost nesaf, mae\u2019r ffaith ei fod o\u2019n mwynhau bacon bap a pheint da yn dangos ei fod o\u2019n berson normal hefyd ac efallai mai cydbwysedd yw\u2019r gyfrinach. Mae\u2019n rhaid cael seibiant a mwynhau bywyd dipyn bach hefyd \u2019does?"}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Roedd dull anffurfiol, doniol, naturiol Huw o adrodd ei hanes yn gwneud i chi deimlo eich bod chi\u2019n cael sgwrs gyda hen ffrind wrth ddarllen \u2013 cawn ddarlun o rhywun penderfynol, ond eto sy\u2019n licio jo\u0302c a ddim yn cymryd ei hun ormod o ddifri. Roedd hi\u2019n refreshing iawn i ddarllen llyfr Cymraeg oedd yn llai ffurfiol a \u2018stiff.\u2019 Yn bersonol, gwerthfawrogais fod digon o eiriau Saesneg (yn lle geiriau anghyfarwydd Cymraeg) i helpu a digon o regi a sense of humour yn y llyfr (ma\u2019 isio does!)"}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Y take-home message i mi yw \u2018rhowch gynnig ar bethau\u2019. Mae bywyd yn llawer rhy fyr ac weithiau mae angen cydio mewn cyfleoedd gyda dwy law a just go with it. Does \u2019na ddim pwynt difaru wedyn pan fydd hi\u2019n rhy hwyr! Mae Huw wedi cymryd pob cyfle a ddaeth i\u2019w ran, ond fel y dyweda yn y llyfr, mae o wedi creu cyfleoedd iddo\u2019i hun hefyd."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Pob lwc iddo ar weddill ei antur \u2013 tybed pa ras wyllt mae o\u2019n ei llygadu nesaf? Ella y cawn wybod yn Part 2 y llyfr yma mewn blynyddoedd i ddod..."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Right, I\u2019ll admit I didn\u2019t know much about Huw Jack Brassington, the athlete-adventurer, before reading this book. When I asked a friend, he said: \"oh yeah, the mountain guy.\u201d So sorry, Huw \u2013 I don\u2019t know which rock I've been under until now. Perhaps, in a way, that's a good thing \u2013 that I was totally unbiased going into this book."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "This is book feels like an autobiography, self-help manual and travel writing all rolled into one. It begins by introducing us to the idea of the \u2018old man in the rocking chair,' (The old Huw Jack) This is a great little idea, which is referred back to during the book. It\u2019s the idea of not having regrets when you\u2019re old."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Huw takes us on the journey of his life so far, and all the insane things he\u2019s done. From the climbing of Mont Blanc, Ultimate Hell, World Triathlon Championships, Coast 2 Coast New Zealand all the way to Dragon\u2019s Back \u2013 we get the whole lot and much more. He discusses his experiences before, during and after these wild races and we get a 'behind the scenes' picture of how physically and mentally demanding some of these races really are. Especially during lockdown, with many of us cooped up indoors, it was a bit of an escape to travel the world, reading about the amazing places and the interesting people he\u2019s met \u2013 and all without leaving the sofa!"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Whilst Googling, I came across a picture of Huw at the start of the Dragon's Back race. My parents ' house is just to the right of the photo, and I remember the day of that race \u2013 I was nearby watching the crowd of competitors scrambling out of the castle and up towards the mountain. It\u2019s taken until now for me to truly comprehend what an absolute beast this race is! From Conwy to Llandeilo \u2013 200 miles, 8.5 miles of ascent, spread over five days along the unforgiving, harsh, mountainous terrain of Wales. Is it even possible? Well yes - just about \u2013 only 47% of competitors finish the race! He describes each leg of the race, day by day, and one gets a taste of what this race is about. It\u2019s an almost mythical race which breaks body and soul but Huw always finds the positive side. As he says \u2013 despite the fact you\u2019re broken by the end, eventually, when the body heals, you will come out stronger. I see this as a metaphor for the tough times in life."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "As someone who has struggled with my own weight in the past, I was always fixated on 'losing weight'. Even though my friends were stick-thin, I wasn't able to shift the belly. Over the years I have come to understand that the natural shape of my body is not thin and small and I\u2019ve got to work with what I\u2019ve got to improve my fitness. It was reassuring to see that even Huw has had to acknowledge something similar \u2013 that he would never have the physiology of a pro triathlete, and to maintain a body like that would be unsustainable. Not only has he accepted this, but he has made the most of the body and strength that he has. Again, I\u2019d say there\u2019s another important message right here."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Huw does not hide the fact that he has dyslexia. Yes, it has been a difficult journey for him \u2013 he acknowledges this \u2013 but he hasn't let it stop him from doing amazing things like being an athlete, public speaker, lecturer, writer and a presenter. I think this book will help anyone who is feeling down about their dyslexia, so that they can see that anything is possible \u2013 dyslexia or not. I 'd certainly recommend this book to older boys who are reluctant readers."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "I can\u2019t help but be amazed by his relentless energy \u2013 he's like a kind of energizer bunny that never stops! Although he\u2019s usually on the lookout for the next crazy challenge, the fact that he enjoys bacon bap and good pint shows that he is also a normal person and perhaps maintaining a balance is the secret."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "Huw's natural, funny, informal way of telling his story makes you feel that you\u2019re having a chat with an old friend whilst reading \u2013 we get the impression of a very determined person, yet one who likes a good joke, some banter and doesn\u2019t take himself too seriously. It was very refreshing to read a Welsh book that was less formal and 'stiff.' Personally, I appreciated that there were a few scattered English words (instead of unfamiliar Welsh terminology) The good sense of humour and plenty of swearing puts this book right up my street!"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "The take-home message for me is \u2018give things a go\u2019. Life is far too short and sometimes you\u2019ve got to grasp opportunities with both hands and just go with it. It\u2019ll be too late when you\u2019re old! Huw has taken every opportunity that came his way, but as he says himself, he has also created many opportunities too."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Good luck to him on the rest of his adventure \u2013 I wonder which wild race he\u2019s eyeing up next? Maybe we\u2019ll find out in Part 2 of this book in a few years..."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "Mwy o Helynt - Rebecca Roberts"}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "Nid ydym yn gyfrifol am gynnwys gwefannau allanol."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Menter gwirfoddol yw So\u0302n am Lyfra sy\u2019n darparu adolygiadau dwyieithog o lyfrau Cymraeg i blant a phobl ifanc. Bydd hefyd yn cynnig llwyfan i sgyrsiau a thrafodaethau am lyfrau. Rydym yn gweithredu\u2019n gwbl annibynnol ac yn gwerthfawrogi unrhyw roddion all ein helpu i gyflawni'r nodau hyn. Bydd eich rhodd yn help i ni gynnal y gwasanaeth."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "So\u0302n am Lyfra is a voluntary venture that provides bilingual reviews for Welsh children and young people\u2019s books. It shall also be a platform for conversations and discussions about books. We operate totally independently and we appreciate any donations that help us to achieve our goals. Your kindness will help us maintain the Service."}]