Run 4 Wales (R4W) has announced over £17,000 in donations for projects supporting nature conservation, carbon reduction and climate adaption through partnerships with sustainability charities and a new Climate Action Fund initiative. The innovative fund has been generated through a series of Run 4 Wales’ events in 2022 – with contributions from event organisers, participants
Choosing the right marathon for you isn’t an easy decision at all, but we’re here on hand to help put some real justification into choosing Newport in 2023. Here’s why… Launched in 2018, the ABP Newport Wales Marathon, the country’s largest, will be celebrating its 5th anniversary when it returns to its traditional springtime slot for
Run 4 Wales (R4W) and London Marathon Events (LME) today (12th January 2023) announced an innovative new partnership which brings together the leading mass-participation events organisations in England and Wales, which deliver the most iconic running events in their respective countries, and who also share a common social agenda with an emphasis on inspiring running
2022 is drawing to a close and it’s time for our Extra Miler Volunteer Recognition Awards. At Run 4 Wales, we value the contribution of each and every volunteer who decides to give up their time and come along to our events. Everyone plays a vital role in keeping our events going. Diolch yn fawr
A calendar of volunteering opportunities at R4W events for 2023 has been announced. You don’t need to run to get involved! The Extra Milers volunteers may be relaxing now after a busy 2022 events schedule, culminating in a bumper Cardiff Half weekend in early October but with the release this week of our 2023 events
Many of you may have seen throughout 2022 that Run 4 Wales have been celebrating our 10th anniversary in style, delivering random acts of kindness at our events and in the community. Gifts throughout the year have included donating a mud kitchen to a nursery in South Wales, cash prizes at our race finish lines,
A popular series of 10K running events is making a return for 2023. The R4W 10K Series is a unique collection of iconic road races taking place across four unique locations in South Wales. Following a period of pandemic delay, all four events will return to their traditional spots in the calendar, kick-starting with the
A bumper anniversary celebration has today been announced for the Cardiff Half Marathon, following the successful return of the event to the streets of the Welsh capital this weekend. The race will be celebrating its 20th anniversary on Sunday 1 October next year. Founded in 2003 when just 1,500 runners took part, the event has
The Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon returned in style today, pushing fundraising efforts past the twenty million pounds mark since the event first descended on the capital in 2003. Ahead of race day, event organisers Run 4 Wales reported that fundraising figures for this weekend’s race stood at an incredible £2.3 million. This year’s incredible
Thousands of runners of all ages enjoyed a run in the sun as the ABP Barry Island 10K returned to the popular seaside resort after a three-year hiatus. The event returned for the first time since 2019 and before the COVID-19 pandemic, attracting over 3,700 entrants across the 10K race and a series of junior
