Pic: Competitors in the 2025 Half Marathon, Green Events.
The contribution made by the late Ron Skilton to Green Events in Llanwrtyd Wells will be remembered in a half marathon and 12k run to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association next month.
Entries are being accepted for the annual Ron Skilton Memorial Half Marathon and 12k run which takes place in Llanwrtyd Wells on Sunday, October 18, starting at 11am.
The choice of distance can be made on the day at registration which will open at 9am in the Neuadd Arms Hotel which is where the race starts and finishes. Online entries at www.Green-events.co.uk cost £20 or £25 on the day.
All runners will receive a medal and there are trophies for first placed category winners. The entry fee includes post-race tea, coffee and sandwiches for runners.
The “tough but fun” half marathon route is a figure of eight, mainly off-road and passes through magnificent mountainous scenery.
A 12k alternative has an elevation of around 1,500 feet, while the half marathon route peaks at 2,500 feet. Both events are open to runners over the age of 16 years.
The event is organised by Green Events, of which Ron was treasurer before he died of MND in December, 2005. Money raised by the memorial half marathon will go to the charity researching the disease.
“In his younger years, Ron was a keen runner and cyclist, so we felt that an annual half marathon would be a fitting tribute as well as a way to remember him and celebrate his life,” said Bob Greenough from Green Events.“Members of Ron’s family travel from different parts of the UK to join the event marshals. The mainly off road, all terrain routes involve a number of hilly challenges which make the ‘tough but fun’ description very appropriate.”
Ron helped Green Events to establish Llanwrtyd Wells’ reputation for organising a series of off the wall, outdoor activities. Thousands of visitors enjoy annual events such as the World Bog Snorkelling Championship and Man versus Horse race. Green Events is a member of Mid Wales Tourism, an independent membership organisation that represents more than 600 tourism and hospitality businesses across Powys, Ceredigion and Meirionnydd.
