The world’s longest non-stop relay event ever attempted will be coming through the Amman and Towy valleys next month.
The Running Out of Time relay, from Scotland to Egypt, will pass through Ammanford, Llandovery, Llandeilo and Pontardawe in early October.
The relay as a whole is going from the host city of COP26 (Glasgow), to the host of COP27 (Sharm El-Sheikh).
Leaving Glasgow on Friday, September 30, the relay is scheduled to arrive in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday, October 5 and Thursday, October 6.
The athletes are scheduled to arrive at Llandovery Castle at around 9pm on Wednesday, October 5, before getting to Llangadog an hour later, and to Ammanford at 1.20am in the early hours.
After reaching Ammanford, the relay will go to Cwmllynfell at 3.10am, before heading to Pontardawe at 4.45am and on to Swansea, before heading east.
In total, the relay will travel through no fewer than 18 countries, and take more than a month to complete.
It is set to arrive at Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday, November 6, the date of the start of COP27.
Across the UK section the relay, charity Carbon Copy is highlighting 27 climate change-focused projects.
The reason the relay is passing through Carmarthenshire is because it is the location of one of the projects – The Carbon Community, Cynghordy.
The Cynghordy organisation looks at educating young people of the county on environmental issues and getting them involved in planting trees.
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Ric Casale, Co Founder of Carbon Copy, said: “Carbon Copy is delighted to team up with One Run for this extraordinary event.
“The relay is so symbolic of the ambition and collaboration we wish to see at COP27, and that we already see in the people working together locally to address the biodiversity and climate crises.
“This relay will also be a common thread that links thousands of inspiring climate action stories, showcasing leadership at all levels and encouraging more people to join in by doing something similar.
“Collective local climate action is having an impact globally, and we look forward to taking these stories to COP27 and sharing them with governments from around the world.”
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