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The Admiral City of Newport Half Marathon (Welsh: Admiral Hanner Marathon Dinas Casnewydd) is an annual half marathon race held in the Welsh city of Newport, Wales, taking place in March. The event was established in 2013, [ 1 ] organised by the charity St. Davids Hospice Care.
Local sports body Newport Now has estimated that the 2018 race brought £1.1m to the local economy. [4] The course is known as particularly flat, and flatter than its sister race, the Admiral City of Newport Half Marathon. It was designed by Welsh Olympian Steve Brace. [5]
The race has grown to become the second biggest half marathon in the UK. The number of runners has grown year on year. The Cardiff Half Marathon is now host to the Welsh Half Marathon Championships, recognising Wales’s best athletes. 2010’s winners were Cardiff AAC’s Michael Johnson and Neath’s Anne-Marie Hutchison.
November 5, 2023 at 10:17 PM Runners take part in the Conservation Marathon, Conservation Marathon Relay, Cohick Half Marathon and CMC Recycling 5K hosted Sunday, Nov. 5 by Bass Pro Shops.
The Hackney Half is an annual half-marathon held during the spring in the London borough of Hackney. The first event was held in 2014, with over 12,000 runners taking part. [1] The event is London's biggest half-marathon event, with 24,000 runners taking part in the 2023 event. [2] In 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
Newport Centre was a leisure centre in Newport, South Wales. Located in Newport city centre on the west bank of the River Usk adjacent to the Kingsway Shopping Centre , it included a pool and sports facilities as well as suites.
We highlight 24 players – from Rogers, Middletown, Portsmouth and Tiverton high schools – who are worth keeping an extra close eye on this season.
A tinplate works and mills were established on the outskirts of the town, in Ponthir, around this time, and Caerleon expanded to become almost joined to Newport. [24] A plaque on the Mynde wall in High Street references the Newport Rising of 1839 in which John Frost of Newport was a prominent figure in the Chartist movement. John Jenkins, owner ...