THE Newport Half Marathon wentΒ ahead today, in support of St Davidβs Hospice.
The full results can be found here.
The prize ceremony tookΒ place at 11.00am at Newport Leisure Centre.
Currently waiting for the Newport Half Marathon to start and met Mike who is running a marathon in each of the 28 EU nations to raise funds and awareness for Invest In Me Research projects. pic.twitter.com/nzkMFUWjbZ
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
Town is full of runners stretching and limbering up πββοΈ pic.twitter.com/kOI6qlf4Id
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
And theyβre off! pic.twitter.com/PAfzgjMNFe
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
A late start runner dressed very appropriately for St Davidβs Day πΌ pic.twitter.com/pzQFnmh6jj
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
Theyβre off! The 2020 Admiral City of Newport Half Marathon has begun. Good luck to everyone running!ππ½ββοΈπͺπ½ #RunThePort pic.twitter.com/Aq8JzKWouF
β Newport 1/2 Marathon (@NewportHalf) March 1, 2020
Good morning #Newport ! Looking a bit tidier right now. Letβs hope it stays that way. Enjoy yourselves, everyone and good luck! @NewportHalf @UKRunChat @SDFHC #runtheport pic.twitter.com/sY0LP43RPP
β Ben Cottam (@TheCottam) March 1, 2020
Sending best wishes to all running in the #NewportHalf today.
β WelshWeddingBagpiper (@WalesBagpiper) March 1, 2020
The sun is out and its #StDavidsDay what a great start to the day!
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ Good luck everyone.#Runtheport #Newport #Newporthalfmarathon #bagpiper #bagpipes pic.twitter.com/JNKTBKT5zE
@SDFHC #runtheport pic.twitter.com/LTFbH8L9Q9
β Mark Amies (@Superfast72) March 1, 2020
Well done all! The sun has finally come out π pic.twitter.com/rouW6TZCGa
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
Lots of encouragement from onlookers ππ» pic.twitter.com/xKlqdL2T2Z
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
Water at the ready! pic.twitter.com/tOxssSx8W7
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
Thereβs plenty out in support, cheering on the runners as they #RunThePort. ππ½ββοΈ pic.twitter.com/VnHEXWlTl8
β Newport 1/2 Marathon (@NewportHalf) March 1, 2020
We want to wish all the best to our very own Liam Reynolds in the Newport half marathon tomorrow! Go smash it, Liam! ππ»ββοΈπ§‘π€ pic.twitter.com/y85D5eIKJT
β Croeserw Athletic FC (@CroeserwAth2010) February 29, 2020
Not many left to cross the footbridge now πββοΈ pic.twitter.com/DJj3DMORXU
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
Four runners already completed! pic.twitter.com/ydMcpCUE5E
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
First place runner Adam Bull has smashed a new record completing the half marathon in 1hr 8mins and 8 seconds!
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
Today Iβm based in our command support unit @NewportHalf as the event tactical commander. Today we have over 40 volunteers out supporting this great cause. @SJCGwent @SJCTrustees @StJohnCymru pic.twitter.com/Q7RC25ldr2
β James Barrett (@james_sjcw) March 1, 2020
The finish line is starting to get busy as runners complete the course!ππ½ββοΈ pic.twitter.com/KpUSYZKbiG
β Newport 1/2 Marathon (@NewportHalf) March 1, 2020
A few more starting to cross the finish line now ππ» pic.twitter.com/RUDW56Cae5
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
Aaaand rest ππ» pic.twitter.com/5HxrxuzJH5
β Brooke (@BrookeBJourno) March 1, 2020
What a great event the #Newporthalfmarathon was today - well done to @SDFHC for organising it and congrats to all the runners
β Jo Barnes (@JournoJB) March 1, 2020
One last push!ππ½ββοΈ #RunThePort pic.twitter.com/lRfSR5mX4F
β Newport 1/2 Marathon (@NewportHalf) March 1, 2020
A huge well done to everyone running The Admiral City of Newport Half Marathon today! Thanks to our #sponsorship we have over 130 staff taking part, good luck all! πββοΈπββοΈπ#newporthalf #running #Newport pic.twitter.com/rDzIk6XaCn
β Admiral Group (@AdmiralGroup) March 1, 2020
Thankfully Storm Jorge is having a day off. The weather in Newport is perfect!ππ½ββοΈ#RunThePort pic.twitter.com/lTVwNmegjc
β Newport 1/2 Marathon (@NewportHalf) March 1, 2020
@NewportHalf done. Felt every bit of last weekβs @brightonhalf in my legs after 10k so way off my target time but finished. #runtheport #ukrunchat #newporthalfmarathon pic.twitter.com/EkvKFFaOYU
β Ben Cottam (@TheCottam) March 1, 2020
Theyβre running quite fast, arenβt they?π€ππ½ββοΈ #RunThePort pic.twitter.com/NtZeiIiDyA
β Newport 1/2 Marathon (@NewportHalf) March 1, 2020
Happy #StDavidsDay & good luck to everyone taking part in the #Newporthalfmarathon #stdavid #marathon pic.twitter.com/gSEMgcbRYd
β SevernOffice (@SevernOffice) March 1, 2020
Good luck to everyone taking part in @NewportHalf.
β University of South Wales (@UniSouthWales) March 1, 2020
Look out for USW graduate Ollie Banks, our SU Student Activities Officer, who will be running, dressed as a βgiant boobβ.
He's running for CoppaFeel following a breast cancer scare https://t.co/OHrWg4ZjVT#NewportHalf pic.twitter.com/gN0MGa1PY7
Just ran the @NewportHalf time for a hot soak and a after lunch a couple of pints of my favourite Irish muscle relaxant #runtheport pic.twitter.com/ZRW5AhWEQk
β Rob (@Keeganite) March 1, 2020
A HUGE thank you to you Matt and all the volunteers who marshalled the event! Your help does not go unnoticed!πͺπ½ππ½ββοΈ#RunThePort https://t.co/g6HdmmyyYz
β Newport 1/2 Marathon (@NewportHalf) March 1, 2020
Another great @SDFHC @NewportHalf thousands of runners and some Β£200,000 raised for wonderful hospice #runtheport pic.twitter.com/aQW4f5izr8
β John Griffiths AM (@JGriffithsLab) March 1, 2020
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