The race was established in 1989 by the former amateur boxing champion and trainer Nigel Page to raise money for a special baby unit for Singleton Hospital, Swansea, which had saved his daughter Kirsty's life after she was born prematurely.
In 1989, Nigel Page, a former boxing champion and trainer, initiated the race to raise money for a special baby unit at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. This unit had previously assisted in saving his daughter Kirsty, who was born prematurely.