Expected December 2027
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Clwb Rhedeg Pontardawe Running Club host their annual Christmas 5K fun run on countryside paths around the town of Pontardawe. The course begins on the Alloy Industrial Estate but quickly moves off-road to a park, then a riverside path past the Riverside Centre, turning left onto the canal towpath and back towards the town centre. Runners cross Herbert Street, continue along the canal through the underpass and past shops, the leisure centre and school on a paved off-road path, meet the canal again at the edge of Trebanos and turn left to follow the River Tawe to the finish at The Pontardawe Inn (Y Gwachel). Numbers are collected at the pub from 09:45 to 10:45, a warm up is held at 10:45 and the run starts at 11:00. Runners are encouraged to take part in fancy dress, finishers receive a commemorative medal and a bottle of water, and everyone is invited into the pub afterwards for prize giving, mulled wine and mince pies.
Off-road 5K on countryside paths around Pontardawe
Riverside path past the Riverside Centre
Canal towpath through town and on to Trebanos
Follows the River Tawe to the finish
Finish at The Pontardawe Inn (Y Gwachel)
Start / Finish
Alloy Industrial Estate, Pontardawe
The Pontardawe Inn (Y Gwachel), Pontardawe
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Race Day
What you get
Finisher medal
Commemorative finisher medal
Bottle of water at the finish
Mulled wine and mince pies at prize giving
Position given for each runner even though there is no chip timing
Spot prizes for certain placed finishers (10th, 25th, 40th etc)
Prizes for the best fancy dress
On the day
Food vendors
Before you enter
Other questions
It is a fun run rather than a race. There is no chip timing, but every runner is given a position.
Fancy dress is encouraged rather than compulsory. There are prizes for the best fancy dress, so it is well worth joining in.
It is a 5K on countryside paths around Pontardawe. It starts on the Alloy Industrial Estate and quickly moves off-road to a park, then a riverside path past the Riverside Centre, the canal towpath and back towards the town centre. Runners cross Herbert Street, go through the underpass on a paved off-road path past shops, the leisure centre and school, meet the canal again at the edge of Trebanos and follow the River Tawe to the finish.
Every finisher gets a commemorative medal and a bottle of water, and is then welcome in the pub for prize giving, mulled wine and mince pies.
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Expected December 2027
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