We couldn’t be more excited for the return of live events this month, but with our Autumn races in Cardiff Bay and Newport fast approaching, we urgently need Extra Milers to help deliver these events, and help runners achieve lifetime goals. A team of Extra Milers are needed across a number of different roles for
Here at R4W, we’ve been keen to prove that Wales is a nation with a passion for activity. So, for the weekend of the 6th – 8th August, we teamed up with the likes of Gareth Thomas to prove just that. Everyone that signed up to be a part of Active Nation Wales set out
Run 4 Wales (R4W) is delighted to announce the return of live events this autumn with a new date for the Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay Run. The 10K and Family Fun Run will now take place on Sunday 26 September, ahead of the return of the ABP Newport Wales Marathon & 10K on Sunday 24
Run 4 Wales (R4W), organisers of some of Wales’ best loved running events including the Cardiff Half Marathon have teamed up with Welsh rugby’s Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas to launch the Active Nation Challenge, which will run between Friday 6 and Sunday 8 August 2021. • 61% of adults in Wales are overweight or obese and
Run 4 Wales (R4W) has partnered with the Welsh Blood Service and Welsh Athletics to encourage the running community to ‘get set and give blood’. Amateur and professional runners across Wales are being called upon to become lifesaving blood donors through a new campaign from the Welsh Blood Service, Welsh Athletics and Run 4 Wales.
Following the disappointing news that the 2021 Cardiff University Cardiff Half Marathon has to be postponed from October until the Spring of 2022, we are excited to launch a new inclusive virtual event to fill the usual autumn slot between 1-3 October 2021. The Virtual Cardiff Half will be a chance to celebrate everything great
This July, hundreds of ‘lockdown runners’ will come together to take on the LRC Virtual Race – a choice of 5K, 10K and half marathon distances. We meet some of the runners taking on a new challenge this month, preparing themselves for a big month of running. Name: Marita Evaggelidou Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Reason for
Throughout the month of June, R4W Virtual 10K runners have been preparing themselves to take on our latest virtual event. The great thing about virtual events is that we’ve still been able to hear from so many of you about why you’re running, what you’re hoping to achieve and more, and it’s been great to
This weekend (11-13 June) an innovative new invite-only half marathon called the #SecretHalf took place for the first time. Hundreds of runners from all over the country got involved, despite the event not being promoted publicly. The virtual race was developed by Run 4 Wales (R4W), organisers of the Cardiff University Cardiff Half Marathon and
Run 4 Wales (R4W) have launched an exciting new competition for enthusiastic runners who have discovered or re-discovered a love of running during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 100 free spaces up for grabs in the new Lockdown Runners Club (LRC). The Lockdown Runners Club is a new supportive community, celebrating the recent rise in running
