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Running Punks, Fiona Stewart, Anna Thomas (GM25 Preview)

Running Punks, Fiona Stewart, Anna Thomas (GM25 Preview)

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In the final instalment of the Green Man 2025 preview, we're joined
by Jimmy Watkins from Running Punks, who invites you to swap the
cider, put on your trainers and head for a brisk morning jog around
the Glanusk Estate. We're also joined by festival director Fiona
Stewart and Welsh comedian Anna Thomas, who talk about the Green
Man Trust, the charitable arm of the event. It runs a year-round
operation to bring arts opportunities, science engagement, training
and positive change to the people and communities who need them
most. Jimmy Watkins founded Running Punks in 2019. Having broken
the Welsh 800m indoor record in 2006, he made the final at the
World Indoor Championships in Moscow. His life was very different a
year later, when he started a band and followed a very different
lifestyle – the life of athletics was behind him. However, just
like in 2006, he couldn't outrun the runner! He needed to make his
way back – the rock and roll lifestyle wasn't for him. Fast forward
to 2025 and we have our very own music-come-running club! Don't
forget to pack your trainers! Fiona Stewart is the owner of Green
Man Festival. Since 2006, she has been bringing the industry's best
musicians and performers to the valleys of Bannau Brycheiniog. She
is a legend in her game. But what she also focuses on is the Green
Man Trust, which ensures the values of the festival have a
far-reaching impact beyond the weekend in August. Anna Thomas is an
award-winning comedian, originally hailing from Carmarthenshire,
South Wales. She wrote and starred in Lady Bigfoot, a short film
that premiered on BBC One Wales and became the most-watched comedy
short on BBC iPlayer in 2023.