When Courtney Franklin is on the start-line of the Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon, there will only be one person on her mind. In February 2020, her twin sister, Chloe, developed a cough and was struggling to breathe. After visiting the GP, she was referred straight to Llandough Hospital where, after being admitted, she underwent
Where better to start the story of Welsh than with castles, especially in #EinDinas, our own city, Cardiff. Cardiff Castle is one of over 600 castles in Wales, a nation which boasts more castles per square mile than any other country in the world. Cardiff Castle, where the Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon begins its
Two sisters will take on two separate Cardiff Half Marathons in 2022 in honour of their late father, who died of prostate cancer. A year after her father passed away, Newport-based Audiologist Helen Coles, 44, will take on the 13.1-mile event in the Welsh capital in October 2022, seven months after her sister completed the
The Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon will feature its strongest elite field to date, with more nationalities represented than ever before. It mirrors the mass race which is expected to have the most international representation in the race’s history. It comes as the race has joined the new international SuperHalfs series along with events in
29-year-old former Newport County AFC Captain Mark O’Brien, who was forced to retire due to a heart condition in June 2020, is calling on anyone considering taking part in October’s Cardiff Half Marathon to support the British Heart Foundation. General entries for the iconic event in the capital on 2nd October have sold out, so
A great-grandfather is preparing to run his first half-marathon after only recently taking up running. Stuart Merriman, of Duffryn, Newport, is taking part in the Wizz AirCardiff Half Marathon to fundraise for the NSPCC. Mr Merriman, who is 60 years old, took up running to help his mental health and wants to raise awareness of
There are currently an estimated 50,000 people with living with dementia in Wales. It’s the UK’s biggest killer. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease or any other type of dementia. Dementia research is desperately underfunded and there are not enough dementia researchers or clinicians. Until the day we find a cure, Alzheimer’s Society will
To celebrate the new partnership between Wizz Air and the Cardiff Half Marathon, event organisers R4W have teamed up with Europe’s leading and fastest growing low-cost airline to launch the Wizz Wheel! The Wizz Wheel will offer running enthusiasts the opportunity to win hundreds of pounds worth of WIZZ flight vouchers and free race entries
Prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 men in the UK. That’s thousands of dads, brothers, mates, grandads, sons, partners and uncles. It’s the most common cancer in men. Meet Tony: A lucky conversation with a friend is the reason Tony and his dad, Ron, are both here today. But it shouldn’t be down to luck.
Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon sells out as starting gun fired on race to £20 million fundraising milestone The 2022 Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon, which will return to the Welsh capital on Sunday 2 October, has officially sold out for the fifth time – just three and a half months after going on sale.
