On Sunday 7th July 2019, the Cancer Research Wales team will be running The Wales Marathon in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record – ‘the most runners linked to complete a marathon’. The idea stemmed from Cancer Research Wales supporter Neal Gardner, who initially broke the record 10 years ago, when he and 29 other runners completed the London Marathon. He now aims to re-break the record whilst raising funds and awareness for Cancer Research Wales. However, the bar…

Charity runners in £100k record attempt Runners from across Wales are set to put their best foot forward in a bid to break a Guinness World Record and raise £100,000 for Cancer Research Wales in the process. More than 100 runners of all abilities have already signed up for the attempt to break the official record for the largest number of people to complete a marathon while linked together, which will take place at the Wales Marathon in Tenby on…

Oliver Williams, Falls Strategy Implementation Lead at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is taking part in the Cardiff Half Marathon aiming to break a Guinness World record! Oliver is a seasoned runner, who regularly takes part in half marathons as well as being a regular fixture at Cardiff Parkrun. Oliver started running eight years ago, mainly around parkrun, and has been running ever since. He’s currently running sections of the Wales Coastal path and hopes to complete that this…