Author: Lee Treadwell

ABP Newport Marathon Festival | NEWPORT, WALES

No ballot place? No problem. Don’t give up 2025 marathon goal

Runners who have been unlucky in the TCS London Marathon ballot don’t need to give up their goal of running a marathon next April.  Entries are open for the ABP Newport Marathon and those looking to take part can take advantage of a discounted Early Bird Entry offer.  The limited time price of £48 will

Hundreds already signed up to the 2025 ABP Newport Marathon Festival

Hundreds of runners have already signed up to take part in the 2025 ABP Newport Marathon Festival, taking advantage of special launch offer pricing.  Those thinking of running next year need to act quickly if they also want to save, as the offer expires at the end of this month.  Many people may be waiting

Adjusted Marathon Results Now Available

Following reports querying the accuracy of the Marathon course distance at the Newport Marathon Festival on Sunday 28 April, Run 4 Wales asked the Association of UK Course Measurers (AUKCM) to review their course measurement. Unfortunately, the AUKCM has concluded that there was an error with their measurement, resulting in the Marathon being 276m too long,

London Marathon Race Director makes an appearance at Newport

London Marathon Race Director, Hugh Brasher, made an appearance at the ABP Newport Marathon Festival on Sunday 28 April. Hugh was out among the masses, looking at what goes on behind the scenes as well as going out on the half marathon course – the exciting new addition to the event. He came as part

Entries are now open for the 2025 ABP Newport Marathon Festival

Runners looking to take on a marathon challenge next year can sign up to the ABP Newport Marathon Festival now. The date has been set for the second instalment of the new-look event, which saw the addition of a new half marathon distance to the marathon and 10K races. Next year’s event will take place

How soon should you start running after a marathon?

If you’ve just run the ABP Newport Marathon – congratulations, you’re part of the 0.01% of the world’s population to have ever completed the distance! But now that it’s over you may be left wondering how long you should leave it before you start running again, particularly if you’ve got another race to work towards.

Thousands turn out for new-look ABP Newport Marathon Festival

Thousands of runners took to the streets of Newport to take part in the exciting new ABP Newport Marathon Festival. More than 7,000 people were signed up to run in the Marathon, the new Half Marathon distance and 10K races, which started and finished outside of the University of South Wales Building in Usk Way.

Nash and Ahmed retain titles as more records are set in Newport

Dan Osbourne-Nash defended his ABP Newport Marathon title as local heroes and international stars were crowned across three distances. The ABP Newport Marathon Festival returned for 2024 with new and improved race routes and 7,000 runners across the marathon, half marathon and 10K events.  Katherine Wood clinched women’s marathon glory after Newport native Liz Dimond

Race day dos and don’ts from R4W Race Director & double Olympian

It’s just days to go until the first event in the Run 4 Wales race calendar – the ABP Newport Marathon Festival – kicks off, and the start-line nerves and excitement will be starting to creep in. While all your training preparation should now be complete, there’s still some important things to keep in mind