Entries are now open for children and young people to take part in 100 Club Junior at the ABP Newport Marathon Festival on Sunday 19 April. The initiative is being launched at the event for the first time this year and aims to help improve the health and wellbeing of those taking part. Run 4

A teen from Builth Wells will be taking on the ABP Newport 10K as part of her brain tumour recovery. Erin Coyle, 17, says this will be the furthest she has run in over a year since she was diagnosed with the condition, and it will be her first race post-treatment. Erin, who is studying

A farmer from Caerphilly will be attempting to break a Guinness World Record at the 2026 ABP Newport Marathon Festival for being the fastest person to run a half marathon in a pair of wellies. Neil Johnson, 47, will also be taking on the challenge to raise funds for the Farm Community Network(FCN) – a

New runners are being encouraged to nominate themselves to get involved in the 2026 ABP Newport Marathon Festival 100 Club. Run 4 Wales are donating 100 free spaces into the event for those new to the sport to take part in either the 10K or half marathon distances. The 100 Club initiative was set up

The ABP Newport Marathon has now sold out with five months to go until race day.  General entries into the half marathon distance have also been snapped up which means the only way to now enter either distance is through the Business Challenge or a charity space.  The races are part of the ABP Newport

Runners who are keen to get their 2026 race calendar locked in need to act fast if they’re hoping to take part in several Run 4 Wales events next year.  It’s a sprint not a marathon for eager runners who are hoping to secure a spot in the popular ABP Newport Marathon Festival in April, as both the marathon

Entries are now open for the 2026 Run 4 Wales 10K Series for keen runners looking to complete the set and save. Next year’s series will be made up of four events taking place in Newport, Barry, Porthcawl and Cardiff. While entries into each of the races have gone on sale after each of this

If you didn’t get a space in the TCS London Marathon through the ballot do not worry. There’s no need to give up on your dream of taking on the 26.2-mile distance next year as there’s still spaces left in the ABP Newport Marathon – part of the ABP Newport Marathon Festival.  Taking place on

Mental health charity, Mind in Gwent, will be the lead charity of the 2026 ABP Newport Marathon Festival. The charity will be continuing its partnership with the event after coming on board alongside Mind in 2025. Next year’s event takes place on Sunday 19 April and entries are now open to run for Mind in

Cancer Research Wales has come on board as an Associate Charity Partner for the 2026 ABP Newport Marathon Festival.  Next year’s event will be taking place on Sunday 19 April and the Welsh cancer research charity is now recruiting for a team of runners to help with fundraising across the 10K, half marathon and marathon