I READ the letter marathon story by Steve Parry - the Gwent marathon.

I ran in the marathon. It was held on August 15, 1982, my wedding anniversary. 

It started in Chepstow went through to Magor, Goldcliff, Nash and finished in Tredegar House. 

I finished 72nd with a time of 3 hours and 43 minutes and 8 seconds. 

My son Glyn Taylor who was sixteen at the time, also ran the marathon, but he hit the wall and failed to finish. 

He tried to race it but he learned his lesson and finished the Cardiff marathon a few weeks later.

I do have a list of the people who finished the Gwent marathon and their times. 

Ron Taylor 
Christchurch Road
Newport