ENTRIES are piling in for the 2016 Severn Bridge Half Marathon which is taking place this year on Sunday 28th August.

This is the third year that this popular event has been held, and the organisers anticipate that it will sell out as it has done previously, with more than 1900 entries already received.

The race was voted Best New Race in 2014 by readers of Runner’s World and each competitor will receive a free technical t-shirt, a specially commissioned medal and goody bag.

Basepoint are generously sponsoring the event for the third year running. The race organisers’ chosen charity partners are St David’s Hospice Care and Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children. Runners are actively encouraged to choose one of these, or their own charity to race for. 

The route will suit both first timers and experienced club runners. It gives runners an opportunity to run between two countries, between sea and sky, and run on a closed motorway across the iconic Severn Bridge. The route will be slightly different this year, with a loop going into rural England and Wales.

Race organiser Paul Dodd said: “We have been overwhelmed by the support the Severn Bridge Half Marathon has received since the inaugural event in 2014. I think the idea of racing from one country to another, between sea and sky, across the iconic Severn Bridge, has really captured people’s imagination.

“We had a huge amount of positive feedback from the event in the last couple of years and there is an increasing buzz on our Facebook page. We aim to make the race in 2016 even better”.

There will be cash prizes for the first five men and women and age category prizes provided by sponsor Up and Running. 

Runners wanting to grab one of the few places left can do so by entering online via the website www.severnbridgehalfmarathon.com  The cost to enter is £32 for affiliated runners, and £34 for un-affiliated runners.