Cardiff Half Marathon

LLOYDS BANK CONTINUES ITS SUPPORT FOR THE CARDIFF HALF MARATHON

For the 6th year running Lloyds Bank has renewed its association with the Cardiff Half Marathon, the 2nd largest half marathon in the UK. Lloyds Bank will remain as Principle Partner of the event, which will once again be called the Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half Marathon.   Entry figures for the Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half

LAST CHANCE FOR RUNNERS TO PRE-REGISTER

Runners hoping to secure a place in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Cardiff 2016, are being urged to pre-register their details before entries go on sale next week.   The 25,000 place mass participation race, held alongside the showpiece IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, is set to be the largest half marathon ever held

CARDIFF INVITES THE WORLD TO RUN IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CHAMPIONS

The world’s elite distance runners will be converging on Cardiff on Easter Saturday, 26th March 2016, to take part in the 22nd edition of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Cardiff 2016. While the race will be an important stepping-stone for many of the athletes towards the Olympic Games marathon in Rio 147 days later,

PRICE FREEZE IN PLACE FOR 2015 CARDIFF HALF MARATHON ENTRY

Cardiff Half Marathon price freeze continues until end of January. Sign up to day and start training for the largest mass participation event in Wales. Taking place on the weekend of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October 2015, next year’s event will also form the Great Britain trials for the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, which

Cardiff To Host Great Britain World Trials In 2015

The 2015 staging of the Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 4th October will incorporate the British team trials for the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships; to be held at the same venue in March 2016. The Cardiff race will also host the 2015 British Half Marathon Championships and the penultimate round of the

300-day Countdown To World Mountain Running Championships Begins

300-Day countdown begins to a celebration of mountain running  With the 2014 season behind them the world’s top mountain runners will be setting their sights on 2015 and the World Mountain Running Championships, which are set to descend on Betws y Coed, Wales in just 300 days. The Championships were awarded to the UK after a

STUDENTS TRIBUTE TO BEST FRIEND AT LLOYDS BANK CARDIFF HALF MARATHON

BY KATIE SANDS Two Cardiff University students and hockey enthusiasts ran the Cardiff Half Marathon as a special tribute to their friend who suffered a spinal injury which meant she could no longer play hockey with them. Amy Hayes and Olivia Abbott, both 20, are keen players on Cardiff University Ladies Hockey 1stXI team and

WATCH THIS YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS ON BBC WALES AND CHANNEL 4

Re-live this year’s fantastic event with the BBC and Channel 4. On Friday 10th October, Sport Wales will have highlights of the race, whilst a one-hour highlights programme will also be screened on Channel 4 on Sunday 12th October at 7am (and repeated on Channel 4+1 at 8am). If you miss it, catch up on

Officially the Biggest Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half ever

It’s now a fact. The 2014 Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half Marathon was the biggest Cardiff Half ever, with close to 16,000 runners competing on the day. Heading the field were world-class athletes, followed by thousands of club runners, first time runners and a host of colourful characters raising money for more than 800 worthy causes

LLOYDS BANK CARDIFF HALF MARATHON READY FOR RECORD RETURN

The Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half Marathon is ready to take centre stage in the Welsh capital on Sunday (5th October) with a record 21,124 runners having signed up for this year’s race. Wales’ biggest mass participation event is warming-up to host the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2016 and the runners taking part in