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  • The Nos Galan races celebrate Griffith Morgan (Guto Nyth-brān, 1700-37) of Llanwynno, whose gravestone can be seen on the poster. Guto Nyth-brān achieved fame for his speed as a runner. When he was 37 he accepted a challenge to run 12 miles from Newport to Caerphilly. He won the race easily, but the congratulatory back slapping proved too much for him and he died at the finish. He was buried near Mountain Ash. The Nos Galan races were first run in 1958 and have grown from a single 100 yard dash and four mile run, to a series of events, the highlight of which is a 5km race. Each year a famous sports personality attends the races, placing a wreath on Guto's grave.
Poster for the Nos Galan races, Cynon Valley, 1993
  • The competitors are seen nearing the finish line.
Foot race, Hughesovka, early 20th century
  • Bryn Davies won the Powderhall sprint at Taff Vale Park, Treforest, in 1929. He was the only Pontypridd-born man to win this professional handicapped race, which was held annually between 1903 and 1929 at Taff Vale Park.
Bryn Davies, footracer from Pontypridd (with his sponsors), 1929
  • The Taff Street Dash - a 100 yard sprint along Taff Street, Pontypridd - first took place in 1959. After seventeen years the series was halted although it was revived for one year in 1991.
Taff Street Dash, Pontypridd
  • The Powderhall Sprint was a professional handicapped race held annually between 1903 and 1929 at Taff Vale Park, Treforest.
Start of Powderhall Sprint at Taff Vale Park, Treforest, early 20th century
  • A. Holway also won the race in 1910.
A. Holway, American winner of the Welsh Powderhall sprint, Taff Vale Park, Treforest, 1909