Thinking about volunteering with the Run 4 Wales Bag Drop team this year? We’ve written this handy guide to tell you more about the role, what happens on event day and even a little bit of insider info! This article is part of our Day in the Life series, going behind the scenes at R4W
Run 4 Wales spent the day encouraging young people to look at a career in the events industry at a conference in Swansea. Matt Newman, Chief Executive at Run 4 Wales, engaged with students across a range of colleges at the ITT Future You Wales to the World event at Swansea Arena on 27th February.
St David’s Day is here and what better way to celebrate and support Wales than by entering a Welsh running event? The National Day for Wales on March 1st is marked through a vibrant display of Welsh heritage and culture – which is something event organisers, Run 4 Wales, feel passionately about at all their
Run 4 Wales has announced that it will be supporting the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association as it’s charity of the year for 2024. The event organisers will be raising money for the charity throughout the year to help fund support and care for those living with the condition and to help bring the charity
When it comes to running longer distances, it’s important to have an effective fuelling and hydration plan in place to keep you going. While you don’t need to worry too much when it comes to completing a 5K or 10K, you need to make sure you have enough energy if you’re going to be on
Thinking about volunteering with the Extra Milers in 2024? We know that it can be daunting trying something new, so read on to understand more about what the Extra Milers do on event day and what to expect when volunteering with R4W. “The event simply could not happen without volunteers. They made sure we were
General entries for the 2024 Principality Building Society Cardiff Half Marathon have now sold out just four months after going on sale. It now means that the only way runners who have not yet entered are able to secure a spot for 2024 is through one of the event’s official charity partners, tour operators, via
Event organisers, Run 4 Wales, are gifting 100 free spaces in the ABP Newport Wales Half Marathon and 10K to help people improve their health and wellbeing. The exciting festival of running will be returning to the city on Sunday 28th April and will include a new half marathon option for the first time, alongside
Several Welsh sustainability organisations are being given a helping hand thanks to a £21,000 donation pot from the Run 4 Wales (R4W) Climate Action Fund. At a pop-up event at the Railway Gardens in Splott on 25th January, Size of Wales, Green Squirrel’s Railway Gardens Project and Canolfan Waunfawr were announced as the recipients who
If you’ve ever seen one of our Run 4 Wales events, there’s no doubt you’ll have noticed the smiling faces and electric atmosphere around the courses. It’s a fantastic experience to be a part of, but what many don’t realise, is that you don’t need to run to participate. The Run 4 Wales event calendar
