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| Rugby star starts Nos Galan race | |
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| Wales and Dragons full-back Kevin Morgan was the mystery runner who started the annual Nos Galan road race in the Cynon Valley. | |
| Over 650 people took part in the annual New Year's Eve race, including one competitor from Australia. | Over 650 people took part in the annual New Year's Eve race, including one competitor from Australia. |
| Every New Year, Mountain Ash holds a race to commemorate Guto Nyth Bran, the legendary Welsh athlete. | Every New Year, Mountain Ash holds a race to commemorate Guto Nyth Bran, the legendary Welsh athlete. |
| Morgan ran holding a lighted torch from the athlete's Llanwonno grave to Mountain Ash square to start the race. | Morgan ran holding a lighted torch from the athlete's Llanwonno grave to Mountain Ash square to start the race. |
| According to the legend, Llwyncelyn runner Guto Nyth Bran, born in 1700, could catch a bird in flight and once ran to Pontypridd and back - about seven miles (11km) - before a kettle boiled. | According to the legend, Llwyncelyn runner Guto Nyth Bran, born in 1700, could catch a bird in flight and once ran to Pontypridd and back - about seven miles (11km) - before a kettle boiled. |
| The identity of the mystery celebrity runner is always kept secret until the last minute. | The identity of the mystery celebrity runner is always kept secret until the last minute. |
| Around 250 children took part in the race | Around 250 children took part in the race |
| Previous mystery runners have included hurdler Rhys Williams and cyclist Nicole Cooke. | Previous mystery runners have included hurdler Rhys Williams and cyclist Nicole Cooke. |
| Morgan, from Pontypridd, gained three caps at the Rugby World Cup for Wales last autumn. | Morgan, from Pontypridd, gained three caps at the Rugby World Cup for Wales last autumn. |
| Rob Bugden from Bristol and Andrea Whitcombe from Swansea were the elite race winners. | Rob Bugden from Bristol and Andrea Whitcombe from Swansea were the elite race winners. |
| The Nos Galan race was launched in 1958 by local man Bernard Baldwin, a former Welsh AAA junior men's mile champion. |