We don’t normally associate the festive period with fitness, long runs and gym visits – but we’re more frequently hearing that you guys love getting out on the roads and the trails around Christmas time! So why isn’t the festive break *actually* a break? The answer is simple. The lead up to Christmas can be
Charity fundraisers smashed the £3million barrier at the 2018 Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon. Wales’ largest mass-participation event welcomed almost 20,000 runners and 60,000 spectators to the capital city on Sunday 7 October. More runners took on the flat, fast and iconic course in aid of good causes than ever before. A record 33 percent of
The ABP Newport Wales Marathon will return for 2019 on Sunday 5 May, after nearly 10,000 runners made the inaugural outing a resounding success earlier this year. Runners who have just completed the 2018 Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon are in an ideal position to step up and put their half-marathon fitness to good use by
Almost 7,500 runners raced to secure their place at the 2019 Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon within 24 hours of entries going on sale. More than 20,000 participants celebrated the 15th anniversary of Wales’ largest mass participation event less than two weeks ago after the race sold-out within six months, but places for next year’s edition
There was an Aussie take-over in Cardiff as they walked away with a gold and three silver medals at the inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff. Jack Rayner took pride of place as he beat off the Ugandans and Kenyans in the race of his life to take the men’s title in a massive
After consulting with both families, Cardiff Half Marathon organisers, Run 4 Wales, are now able to name the two men who tragically died after taking part in the event. Both runners, 25-year-old Ben McDonald from the Vale of Glamorgan and 32-year-old Dean Fletcher from Exeter suffered cardiac arrests at the finish line after completing the
It is with deep regret the Cardiff Half Marathon organisers, Run 4 Wales, have to announce that two runners in this year’s event have died after suffering cardiac arrests at the finish line. Run 4 Wales Chief Executive Matt Newman said: “This is a terrible tragedy for the families. Our deepest sympathies go out to
The curtain was raised on the inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships at the official welcome event, hosted by Cardiff University. International athletes from 18 nations were in attendance, including last year’s Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon Champion John Lotiang, who will be out to go even faster than his course record time of 60:43 in Kenyan
The Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon weekend is finally upon us. Before Commonwealth athletes from all four corners of the globe grace the streets of Cardiff on the Sunday, it’s the popular Cardiff University Festival of Running on Saturday. Over 1000 runners have already registered to secure their spots in a jam-packed day of family entertainment,
A giant yellow dinosaur will be pulling on the NSPCC vest for a challenge of prehistoric proportions at Sunday’s Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon. Tackling 13.1 miles alongside 25,000 runners at Wales’ largest event is a massive achievement, but Stephen Nutt will be taking things to another level in aid of the event’s Lead Charity Partner
