While events as we know them can’t be going ahead in 2020, here at Run 4 Wales we’ve been working hard to ensure that you, the runners, aren’t going to be missing out on that unbeatable finish line feeling. As the nights draw in and the weather turns, we’ve got a number of virtual events
Next up in the Run 4 Wales Virtual Challenge Series, running throughout the months of October and November is the I Beat Steve challenge. The virtual 5K race will challenge runners to race Cardiff Half Marathon Race Director and Olympic Marathon runner Steve Brace over the popular parkrun distance. The former winner of Paris &
Four of Wales’ leading mass participation sporting event organisations have joined forces for the first time to help chart a safe return for many of the nation’s favourite races. Run4Wales, organisers of the Cardiff Half Marathon, Activity Wales Events, who run the global Long Course Weekend series, Always Aim High who organise the Cardiff Triathlon
Ahead of what should have been our 2020 race weekend, we’ve been asking you to share your favourite Cardiff University Cardiff Half Marathon memories. We’ve been blown away by the response, and whilst we won’t be together on that iconic Cardiff Castle start line on Sunday 4 October, by looking back at our favourite memories
Hundreds of runners have taken on Olympic silver medallist and World, European and Commonwealth Champion Iwan Thomas in a virtual 10K race from Run 4 Wales, the first in their new Virtual Challenge Series. The Healthspan ambassador clocked a time of 42:59 when he took on the 6.2 mile distance late last month, placing 18th
We are excited to reveal the first event in our new R4W Virtual Challenge Series – a set of virtual races designed to provide a motivating incentive to train and race whilst major mass-participation events cannot take place. The I Beat Iwan challenge is a virtual 10K race that will take place over the month of August,
Healthspan asked experts Valentina Roffi from Sprint Physiotherapy and Healthspan Medical Director Dr. Sarah Brewer for their views on looking after your joints and the role of supplements Looking after your joints is important for everyone, and not just keen runners and the elderly. This is the view of Valentina Roffi, Director at sprintphysio.co.uk: “Joint problems
£4.5 million raised for UK charities so far on first day of The 2.6 Challenge Thousands of people young & old take to social media to support the challenge Last weekend saw thousands of people of all ages take to social media to share their weird and wonderful fundraising feats. In a bid to save
Ellie Goulding, Stephen Fry, Ross Kemp, Gareth Bale, Jonathan Davies, Piers Morgan, Davina McCall, Jonny Wilkinson, Seb Coe, Fearne Cotton, Keri-anne Payne, Karen Carney, Andrew Strauss, Helen Glover, Matt Pinsent, Clare Balding and Chris Froome among hundreds of celebs to take on The 2.6 Challenge £1.5 million fundraising mark has already been broken – two
Thousands of fundraising events across the UK have been cancelled due to Covid-19 with a devastating impact on charity income that means many charities are facing closure. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) CEO Karl Wilding estimates that the UK charity sector will lose £4 billion in income as a result of the pandemic. In response, Run 4 Wales and other mass-participation
