[4] The course is known as particularly flat, and flatter than its sister race, the Admiral City of Newport Half Marathon.

[5] Wales' most successful sprinter, Christian Malcolm, is also involved with pre-race events and a warm-up prior to the race.

Organisers describe the event as one of the UK's flattest with over 70% of participants claiming a personal best in 2018.

The fastest female was Natasha Cockram of Mickey Morris Racing Team with a time of 2:44:58.

[12] The marathon saw a wide range of participants, from one of the oldest runners, 80 year old Sydney Wheeler of Chepstow Harriers,[13] to former boxer Matthew Edmonds.