Take on formidable Four Castles series
IN 2022, St David’s Hospice was lucky enough to be in partnership with Run Wales for another year as part of the Four Castle Series.
The Four Castle Series is a very popular challenge for those wanting to push themselves, explore the beauty of North Wales and raise money for their local hospice. The series takes runners to four famous castles in North Wales and is made up of the toughest half marathons in the area, including Snowdonia half marathon, Caernarfon half marathon, Bangor half marathon and Conwy half marathon. Participants can choose to run all four races or individually, with anyone choosing to participate in aid of the Hospice, receiving free entry to the races on condition they meet the required minimum sponsorship.
Last year 18 runners took on the Four Castles Series, some running one race, some two: others took on all four! 2022 saw the most money raised in a year during Run Wales’s partnership with the Hospice. A phenomenal £11,446.62 was raised through sponsorship to help improve hospice care in North Wales.
Run Wales CEO, Chris Yorke said: “Run Wales recognises the importance of the specialist care and support St David’s Hospice provides, being a vital part of our healthcare system within our local community. We hope the money raised is able to help fund the specialist support and equipment needed for people and their families during end-of-life care.
“Taking part in a RunWales event in support of the Hospice helps to raise much needed funds and gives participants the motivation to challenge themselves both physically and mentally, have fun, and achieve personal goals.”
St David’s Hospice Head of Supporter Care, James Wilde said: “Thank you to the Run Wales team, our dedicated marshals and of course all our supporters who ran for us for helping to raise this amazing total.
“It’s great to see so many Hospice Hero t-shirts crossing the finishing line at every race. We’re looking forward to being part of the series in 2023!”
If you would like to be a Hospice Hero and run part or all of the Four Castles Series in support of St David’s Hospice, please contact Rhian Jacobs on Rhian.jacobs@stdavidshospice.org.uk or 01492 553159. Sign up to this year’s Four Castle series at stdavidshospice.org.uk