{"id":28729,"date":"2018-04-29T18:41:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T17:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=28729"},"modified":"2018-04-29T18:41:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T17:41:07","slug":"thousands-flock-first-newport-marathon-da","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/04\/29\/thousands-flock-first-newport-marathon-da\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands flock to first Newport marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RUNNERS across South Wales and beyond completed the first Newport Marathon and 10K race today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Almost 10,000 runners took part in the races and 30,000 spectators flocked to Newport to cheer them on.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28731\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28731\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-500x375.jpg 500w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1853-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> 10K runners at the first ever Newport Marathon and 10K<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28730\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28730\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1860-e1525021887421-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1860-e1525021887421-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1860-e1525021887421-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1860-e1525021887421-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1860-e1525021887421-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1860-e1525021887421-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1860-e1525021887421-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1860-e1525021887421-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript> The medal for the first Newport Marathon runners.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28732\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28732\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28732\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/04\/IMG_1866-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Julia and Matthew Pring supporting their daughter Kelly Pring. With their three Dachshunds Bella, Roxie and Timmy<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ABP Newport Wales Marathon is said<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0to be one of the fastest and flattest routes of the 26.2 mile distance. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lesley Parry, from Bristol, travelled to Newport today to complete the 10K race with her friend Roz Castle. <\/span><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"First Newport Marathon and 10k\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibWogj8fPX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"First Newport Marathon and 10k\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibWogj8fPX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms Parry is completing 10, 10Ks after beating cancer, she said: \u201cI am doing 10, 10Ks to celebrate being alive and this is number two.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms Parry added her friend [Ms Castle] kept her running throughout her cancer care and \u201cwhen I was bald&#8221;.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James Carpenter of the Neath Harriers, Port Talbot came in first for the men in a time of 02:33:32. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A local of Newport, Natasha Cockram of the Mickey Morris Racing Team crossed the line in 02:44:58 as the first woman, beating her personal best by four and a half minutes. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms Cockram said: \u201cIt feels really special today. The crowds were fantastic and carried me through.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;text-align: left\">Kevin Ward, head of the Newport Now business improvement district said: &#8220;This event is fantastic for our city. People are coming from everywhere and it&#8217;s great to see.&#8221;<del><\/del><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUNNERS across South Wales and beyond completed the first Newport Marathon and 10K race today. Almost 10,000 runners took part in the races and 30,000 spectators flocked to Newport to cheer them on. The ABP Newport Wales Marathon is said\u00a0to be one of the fastest and flattest routes of the 26.2 mile distance. Lesley Parry, from Bristol, travelled to Newport today to complete the 10K race with her friend Roz Castle. Ms Parry is completing 10, 10Ks after beating cancer, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":28731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,3,439],"tags":[5210,634,1579,74],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-28729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-lead","category-news","category-diary","tag-10k","tag-marathon","tag-newport","tag-sport-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thousands flock to first Newport marathon - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/04\/29\/thousands-flock-first-newport-marathon-da\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thousands flock to first Newport marathon - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RUNNERS across South Wales and beyond completed the first Newport Marathon and 10K race today. 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