Real Stories… Why these 3 locals vow to #RunSwansea for as long as they can!

By Emma Martin-Jewell

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Community Fund Backs Local Girl To Stay In Sport

By Emma Martin-Jewell

A community fund pot available to aspiring young people who want to continue or take their first steps into sport has recently helped Swansea girl; Madison Evans.  The fund that has been named: “Leave More Than A Footprint” was originally born out of the Multi-Award Winning JCP Swansea Half Marathon. The team behind the idea wanted to

12 Week Training Plans Begin April 1st 2019

By Emma Martin-Jewell

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Calling All Elites to the 2019 JCP Swansea Half Marathon

By Emma Martin-Jewell

The JCP Swansea Half Marathon takes place on Sunday 23rd June 2019 – it’s become well recognised for being Wales’ BIGGEST summer half marathon, and won the title of UK’s Best Half Marathon for the past two years (voted by runners) at the UK Running Awards.  Almost 6,500 registered runners took part in 2018, of all

Maggie’s Swansea Partners Up With The JCP Swansea Half Marathon For A Second Year…

By Emma Martin-Jewell

Maggie’s Swansea has announced that for a second year they will continue their headline charity partnership with Wales’ biggest summer half marathon. This is big news for the charity that remains to be locally managed, even though they have centres across the UK, all fundraising in Swansea is kept in the community so each centre

Welsh Guards Tackle The JCP Swansea Half Marathon Virtually

By Emma Martin-Jewell

On Sunday 24th June 2018 as thousands of runners took to the streets of Swansea, members of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards deployed in Kabul on Op TORAL 6 took on the JCP Swansea Half Marathon virtually. Despite being on the other side of the world a total of 45 runners assembled in three different

Front Runner Events Launch Applications For Community Fund

By Emma Martin-Jewell

The organisers of the JCP Swansea Half Marathon have launched a community fund that is aimed at encouraging and retaining young people in sport. The fund, Leave More Than A Footprint, has been created primarily through the generous donations of the entrants to the JCP Swansea Half Marathon over the last 2 races. Managing Director,

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