Each year, event organisers Run 4 Wales (R4W) donate 100 free places in the half marathon and 10K at the ABP Newport Marathon Festival to people who can use them as a vehicle to improve their health and wellbeing and support them through their journey to the start line, often working with groups and communities typically excluded from running or who face barriers to entry.
If you’re a community or non-profit organisation that has links to a group that could benefit, please contact 100club@run4wales.org. We’ll be launching for 2027 soon!
Those selected to join the 100 Club receive:
- A free entry into the half marathon or 10K at the ABP Newport Marathon Festival
- A free trial with run coaching app Coopah, which offers instant personalised and adaptable training plans, access to coaches and more.
- A Newport Marathon 100 Club technical t-shirt, to wear on race day and in training.
- An invite to a training event in March, including a talk with a running expert, an opportunity to ask questions and participate in a guided training run.
- Access to a pre-race chill zone ahead of race day group photograph
Access to a closed WhatsApp support group to talk to your fellow 100 Club members
What It Means:
15 women participated in the 10K and 3 women in the half, many who had never imagined they would be capable of achieving something like this. The experience was a massive achievement for every single one of them and has had a huge impact on their confidence, motivation, and belief in themselves. Taking part has helped the women realise just how much they are capable of, and several are now actively looking at booking future running events, which is an incredible outcome and exactly the kind of long‑term impact we hope for.
Megan Parker, Sports Development Officer, Torfaen Council (If You Go I Go)