Fraggle Run - Wales
SR
From Saturn Running
Saturday 20th September 2025
Past event
09:00
Aberdare
£18.00–£35.00 · 8 races
5km, 10km, Half Marathon, Marathon, Ultra
Event summary
Join us for the exciting Fraggle Run in the beautiful Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, on Saturday, September 20th, 2025! Organized by Saturn Running, this uplifting event celebrates the beloved Fraggles with a super-inclusive atmosphere that welcomes participants of all abilities, including walkers. The Fraggle Run is a unique 7-hour time challenge where you can choose your distance, starting from a minimum of 5km. The course will take you through the stunning Dare Valley Country Park, offering picturesque views on well-maintained paths. Whether you aim for a half marathon, marathon, ultra, or even a 50km challenge, you can run as many laps as you like during the event.
Every finisher will receive a fantastic themed medal, and there are special distance pins for those achieving half-marathon distance or more! Plus, treat yourself to a well-deserved goody bag and enjoy the delicious refreshments available at our aid table, including vegan options and, of course, ice cream! Don’t miss out on this festive day of fun and fitness – mark your calendars for the Fraggle Run and prepare for an unforgettable experience in the heart of Wales!
Every finisher will receive a fantastic themed medal, and there are special distance pins for those achieving half-marathon distance or more! Plus, treat yourself to a well-deserved goody bag and enjoy the delicious refreshments available at our aid table, including vegan options and, of course, ice cream! Don’t miss out on this festive day of fun and fitness – mark your calendars for the Fraggle Run and prepare for an unforgettable experience in the heart of Wales!
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Races
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10k
Entries closed09:00
£27.00
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50k
Entries closed09:00
£35.00
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5k
Entries closed09:00
£27.00
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Half Marathon
Entries closed09:00
£35.00
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Marathon
Entries closed09:00
£35.00
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Time Challenge
Entries closed09:00
£35.00
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Ultra Marathon
Entries closed09:00
£35.00
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3k
Entries closed09:00
£18.00
Organiser's description
About The Event
Who doesn't know and love The Fraggles! Come and join us for our Fraggle Run and earn a medal based on the adorable little creatures!!
All abilities are welcome at our super-inclusive events and we also welcome walkers too.
Distance & Time
This is a 7 hour Time Challenge event which allows you full control over the distance you want to run, we welcome runners of all abilities (and any walkers too!). The minimum distance is 5km, which is part of a lap. A full lap is 4.37 miles or 7km (this is subject to change to a 3.28 mile loop depending on course conditions) and you can run as many or as few of these laps as you wish in the 7 hour time limit which starts from the official event start time of 8:30am. It is 3 laps for a half marathon, 6 for a marathon and 7 or over for an ultra, we also have a 50km distance available.
The regular course is subject to some change near the time of the event depending on our health and safety review of the course.
Course
The course is around the beautiful Dare Valley Country Park on well maintained paths. There are lovely views of the surrounding country side making this an interesting course to run. We have a fantastic route that is all on well maintained footpaths so is perfect for a road trainer.
Medals & Pins
As long as you complete one lap, you will be an official finisher and you will receive one of our fantastic themed medals! We also have distance pins available for anyone who runs a half-marathon distance or more. Pins available to collect are our Half-Marathon, Mega-Half, Marathon, 50km and Ultra pins. You will receive one pin on the ribbon of your medal to reflect your achievement.
Goody Bag
Absolutely! You earned the calories after all, so all our finishers get a goody bag. As well as our standard goody bag, with a selection of various goodies to choose from, we also have a fabulous vegan goody bag for our vegan runners.
Aid Table
We have a fantastic aid table and drinks table at the start / finish of each lap. There is an incredible selection of drinks and savoury or sweet snacks such as crisps, cheese, fruit and cookies with vegan options also available and of course we couldn't have a Will Run for Ice Cream event without there being an array of ice cream to choose from for all finishers!
Special Event
If our event is a special event for you, for instance your 50th, 99th, 100th, 200th, 250th etc., half or full marathon then please let us know. You will receive a special running number with your name on it and the date of the event. Also, if it is your birthday run then again please let us know as we have a fabulous special birthday number for you too.
Venue Facilities
The venue has toilets available for runners. but there are no separate changing facilities or showers. There is also a great cafe which serves hot drinks and food, this is right by the race HQ.
Car Parking
There is free parking at the venue.
Race Day Instructions & Number Pick Up
Final race day instructions will be sent out via email 10 days prior to the event with full race day information. Number pick up is on the day at race registration before the start of the event.
Other Information
There will be somewhere to leave a bag at the start / finish area. However, this is not a secure bag area and the items cannot be watched at all times so please do not leave anything valuable.
Bone conducting headphones ONLY are allowed.
Our running events are held on public footpaths so we would be grateful if all runners were considerate of other path users.
This event is organised and managed by Saturn Too Limited, a franchise partner of Saturn Running.
Who doesn't know and love The Fraggles! Come and join us for our Fraggle Run and earn a medal based on the adorable little creatures!!
All abilities are welcome at our super-inclusive events and we also welcome walkers too.
Distance & Time
This is a 7 hour Time Challenge event which allows you full control over the distance you want to run, we welcome runners of all abilities (and any walkers too!). The minimum distance is 5km, which is part of a lap. A full lap is 4.37 miles or 7km (this is subject to change to a 3.28 mile loop depending on course conditions) and you can run as many or as few of these laps as you wish in the 7 hour time limit which starts from the official event start time of 8:30am. It is 3 laps for a half marathon, 6 for a marathon and 7 or over for an ultra, we also have a 50km distance available.
The regular course is subject to some change near the time of the event depending on our health and safety review of the course.
Course
The course is around the beautiful Dare Valley Country Park on well maintained paths. There are lovely views of the surrounding country side making this an interesting course to run. We have a fantastic route that is all on well maintained footpaths so is perfect for a road trainer.
Medals & Pins
As long as you complete one lap, you will be an official finisher and you will receive one of our fantastic themed medals! We also have distance pins available for anyone who runs a half-marathon distance or more. Pins available to collect are our Half-Marathon, Mega-Half, Marathon, 50km and Ultra pins. You will receive one pin on the ribbon of your medal to reflect your achievement.
Goody Bag
Absolutely! You earned the calories after all, so all our finishers get a goody bag. As well as our standard goody bag, with a selection of various goodies to choose from, we also have a fabulous vegan goody bag for our vegan runners.
Aid Table
We have a fantastic aid table and drinks table at the start / finish of each lap. There is an incredible selection of drinks and savoury or sweet snacks such as crisps, cheese, fruit and cookies with vegan options also available and of course we couldn't have a Will Run for Ice Cream event without there being an array of ice cream to choose from for all finishers!
Special Event
If our event is a special event for you, for instance your 50th, 99th, 100th, 200th, 250th etc., half or full marathon then please let us know. You will receive a special running number with your name on it and the date of the event. Also, if it is your birthday run then again please let us know as we have a fabulous special birthday number for you too.
Venue Facilities
The venue has toilets available for runners. but there are no separate changing facilities or showers. There is also a great cafe which serves hot drinks and food, this is right by the race HQ.
Car Parking
There is free parking at the venue.
Race Day Instructions & Number Pick Up
Final race day instructions will be sent out via email 10 days prior to the event with full race day information. Number pick up is on the day at race registration before the start of the event.
Other Information
There will be somewhere to leave a bag at the start / finish area. However, this is not a secure bag area and the items cannot be watched at all times so please do not leave anything valuable.
Bone conducting headphones ONLY are allowed.
Our running events are held on public footpaths so we would be grateful if all runners were considerate of other path users.
This event is organised and managed by Saturn Too Limited, a franchise partner of Saturn Running.
Location
Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare, CF44 7PS
Bwllfa Terminus, Aberdare, CF44 8, United Kingdom
Fraggle Run - Wales
SR
Saturn Running
We are a running events company with events designed to welcome runners of all abilities. We want to support you reach your goals by providing flexible events from 5km to ultra-marathons. We have unique medals, themed around the event and perfect for the bling collectors!
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