The stage is set for a record field of 27,500 runners to create history at the 2019 Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon next weekend. Elite athletes from all corners of the globe will battle it out over the iconic 13.1 mile course before runners of all abilities take on their own personal challenges. Female runners are
A group of inspiring females who have overcome their own barriers to run the Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon kicked off race week in style at the #WhyWeRun media day. Elite ultra-athlete and broadcaster Lowri Morgan hosted the event in Cardiff University’s new School of Journalism, Media and Culture. The #WhyWeRun campaign was launched to celebrate
Jason Mohammad will host live coverage as runners take to the city streets As more than 27,000 runners prepare to take to the streets of Cardiff for the annual half marathon, viewers across the UK can watch the action live on BBC Two for the very first time. The Cardiff Half Marathon is one of
Charlie Hulson heads the Welsh entries for the 2019 Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 6th September. Hulson from Mold in North Wales was the winner of the Saucony English Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill in 2015 and took the Armagh International Road Race title in 2016. He made his debut for
More support needed for women who want to run to keep fit, research suggests Women benefit hugely from running but society must ensure their exercise time is not compromised by work and family commitments, new research from Cardiff University suggests. Researchers partnered Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon organisers Run 4 Wales to investigate why women run
The Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon has announced the first athletes for their race on Sunday 6th October. Former IAAF World Cross Country Champion Japhet Korir (60:08) was the youngest ever senior Champion when he took the global title in Bydgozsz. Korir who was fourth at the Hague Half Marathon in 2018 will headline
Helen James shed 12 stone in 18 months during an incredible weight loss journey and is now on the road to the Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon. The Caerphilly runner had battled with her weight for as long as she could remember, but she took the brave step to undergo hypnotherapy in 2016 to finally address
The army of 100 female runners taking on the challenge of a lifetime at the Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon were given one last slice of inspiration before the big day. The Run Wales 100 are less than a month away from the daunting 13.1 miles of the Cardiff Half Marathon. But the group came together
Christine Binding will have the image of her mother in her mind to drive her on through the 13.1 miles of the Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon. The Church Village runner is relishing the chance to take on the Cardiff Half in support of Alzheimer’s Society as they came to her aid after her mother Jean
The Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon and Brecon Carreg are throwing their support behind the Recycle for Wales Run, Refuel, Recycle campaign for a fourth successive year. The 25,000 runners at this year’s sold-out Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon are being encouraged to run, refuel with Brecon Carreg’s natural source mineral water and then recycle at the
