A Welsh marathon has dropped an English word from its official title and replaced it with a Welsh one. What used to be the Snowdonia Marathon will now be known as the Marathon Eryri.
Widely viewed as among the toughest marathon routes in the UK, this year's race will take part on Saturday, October 28. It starts and finishes at Llanberis and includes 2,750ft (838m) of climbs.
Organisers said the name Snowden was an 'English imposition' and it was a 'no-brainer' to rename it after it was announced last year that Snowdon would now be called Yr Wyddf and Snowdonia would be called Eryri. It was also announced that the national park formerly known as the Brecon Beacons would be officially known as Bannau Brycheniog national park.
