A woman from Pontyclun will be running her first half marathon after battling sarcoidosis – a rare condition that caused small patches of swollen tissue to develop in her organs. Claire Rennie, 49, has joined the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon 100 Club and will be taking on the race on Sunday 6 October to prove
Runners at this year’s Cardiff Half Marathon will be treated to a colourful collaboration, from race sponsor Principality Building Society, and partners Run 4 Wales and Pride Cymru, as the popular Principality Rainbow Roundabout returns for this year’s event on Sunday 6 October. Located between Roath Park and Lake Spice restaurant, which runners will pass
Wales’ only cancer research charity has announced it will be extending its partnership with the Cardiff Half Marathon until 2027. Cancer Research Wales joined forces with the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon for the first time this year to help transform the lives of cancer patients in Wales through essential fundraising. After seeing the success of
Runners competing in the Cardiff Half Marathon this October will be able to catch the train in for the start for the first time ever. Traditionally the race has always taken place on a Sunday morning and the early start time has meant very limited public transport options for those traveling in. However, new agreements
A 29-year-old woman from St Mellons is taking on the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of her brother. Becky Davies will be doing so to raise money for Tŷ Hafan to give back to the charity that she said has had a profound impact on her family. The event on Sunday 6 October will
Cardiff University and the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon have come together to collaborate on sustainable initiatives for this year’s event. A team of marketing students from Cardiff University have been working hard behind the scenes on two digital marketing campaigns looking at plastic bottle usage and sustainable travel options. ‘A steer to sustainable travel’ looked
A 45-year-old woman from Swindon will be taking on the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon to raise money for charity after discovering she had a brain tumour. Max Wrathall, who runs Jubilee Café a community café at Jubilee Lake, is now in recovery after having the 5cm tumour removed in December 2022. She is now training
With the most runners ever taking part in this year’s Principality Cardiff Half Marathon for NSPCC Cymru, the UK’s leading children’s charity has announced it will be extending its partnership with the Cardiff Half Marathon for the next three years. It hopes that its multi-year commitment will continue to make a real difference through its
Michael Beynon, a 29-year-old marathon runner with Down syndrome from Chirk, North Wales, is running 100K over one week to raise £10,000 for Mencap, a charity which supports the 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK and their families. The challenge will start on Sunday 6 October with Michael taking part in
Members of the Principality Building Society Cardiff Half Marathon 100 Club came together to get a first look at this year’s finishers t-shirt. With just four weeks to go until the race on Sunday 6 October a training event was held for the group to meet one another and get their questions in to race
