You may have heard many runners talk about hitting the dreaded wall while racing and wondered what it meant. Rather than bumping into a stack of bricks, it refers to a point in a race where it feels really difficult and as if your body can’t continue. It’s important to understand why this happens and
Members of the Run 4 Wales Newport 100 Club met up for a training session and Q&A ahead of the ABP Newport Marathon Festival on Sunday 28 April. Yesterday’s event was set up to give the group a chance to meet one another, ask any questions about the race or their running, and get in
Are you new to the Run 4 Wales Extra Milers and trying to decide what volunteering role to do? We encourage you try out all our event roles but here we’ll tell you a little more about what happens on the finish line at a R4W event. This article is part of our Day in
When it comes to long distance running pacing is so important – particularly if you’ve got a target time in mind. When you’re racing it can be easy to get swept up in the atmosphere and carried along by other runners – especially at the start. But setting off too quickly can leave you flagging
Run 4 Wales Chief Exec, Matt Newman, has been working with Event Wales to help propel its National Event Strategy forward for Wales through the power of sport. Recently the Event Wales Industry Advisory Group met at the Welsh Government offices in Cathays to discuss the implementation of its National Events Strategy for the next
People of all ages and abilities can now enter the 2024 Run 4 Wales Next Gen events – a series of fun family events that aim to inspire a future generation of healthy and active adults. They offer people a chance to get involved with event weekend, giving them a sense of achievement and allowing
Keen trail runners can now sign up for the Rabbit Run Wales race. Set on the South Wales coast in the heart of Merthyr Mawr, the 12K trail event will take place on Saturday 20 July 2024. Runners will get to experience a varied mix of terrain including muddy woodland paths, stony tracks, sand dunes
Thinking about volunteering with the Run 4 Wales Bag Drop team this year? We’ve written this handy guide to tell you more about the role, what happens on event day and even a little bit of insider info! This article is part of our Day in the Life series, going behind the scenes at R4W
Run 4 Wales spent the day encouraging young people to look at a career in the events industry at a conference in Swansea. Matt Newman, Chief Executive at Run 4 Wales, engaged with students across a range of colleges at the ITT Future You Wales to the World event at Swansea Arena on 27th February.
St David’s Day is here and what better way to celebrate and support Wales than by entering a Welsh running event? The National Day for Wales on March 1st is marked through a vibrant display of Welsh heritage and culture – which is something event organisers, Run 4 Wales, feel passionately about at all their
