Tŷ Hafan, the children’s hospice for Wales, is challenging you to improve your fitness – whatever your starting level – by completing 26.2 miles or 55,374 steps during the month of May while raising much needed funds to support children with a life-limiting condition and their families in Wales.  You can do your marathon any way you like from walking, to star jumps, to cycling, to jogging to bouncing on a trampoline – basically anything that involves doing the distance or counting those all-important steps.  And Marathon in May is open to anyone…

A mum from Cardiff will be taking on the Cardiff Half Marathon to raise funds for Diabetes UK Cymru after her daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Amanda Lyon, 36, said her world was turned upside down when Emily, 5, was diagnosed with the condition in January. Now she is determined to complete the 13.1-mile challenge on Sunday 7 October to raise awareness of the condition and to fundraise for Diabetes UK Cymru. Diabetes UK Cymru’s Know Type 1…

In the five hours and forty-five minutes it took him to complete the London Marathon, athlete Ben Smith raised over £16,000 for his new charity, the 401 Foundation   Ben, who famously ran 401 marathons in 401 days two years ago, set himself the challenge to launch a crowdfunding campaign on the British platform Crowdfunder while simultaneously running the London Marathon. Ben said: “So many people supported us with the 401 Challenge, I felt that crowdfunding was the best way to give…

Dewi Griffiths, who is the 15th fastest UK marathon runner of all-time has signed a multi-year contract that will see him represent ASICS at marathon distance. The Welsh 26-year-old runner for Swansea Harriers recorded an outstanding time of 2:09:49 on his 2017 marathon debut in Frankfurt, the third fastest time in Europe last year. A longstanding fan of ASICS footwear, Griffiths will run in the new TARTHERZEAL 6 shoes, commenting, “ASICS shoes consistently provide me with lasting comfort and support,…

  The Swansea Triathlon took place on Sunday 28th May, in Swansea with almost 1000 athletes starting the race. This is a sprint triathlon where athletes swam 750m in the SA1 dock, cycled 20k on closed roads around the city centre and ended their race with a 5k run crossing the finish line in Castle Square to great crowds of supporters. The top 3 male winners of the Swansea Triathlon were Alex Matchett with a time of 55 minutes and…