10:00
Sign up £25
Fundraise £250
Age 17 & over
Recognised by World Athletics as one of the best half marathons in the world and a member of the global SuperHalfs series, Cardiff Half is now one of Europe’s most prestigious half marathons attracting 27,500 runners of all abilities alongside world-class athletes. Starting at the castle, the half marathon route takes in city landmarks before crossing the barrage and heading to Cardiff Bay on a mostly flat course.
The only half marathon in the UK to have this credential.
A prestigious global series of half marathons including Lisbon, Prague, Copenhagen and Valencia.
Following the Great North Run, and attracting 27,500 runners.
Join the thousands of runners challenging themselves to 13.1 miles for a great cause.
Flat route features the castle, marina and the very exciting Cardiff Bay barrage!
Runners' Village, live music throughout and huge spectator support.
The event offers a full weekend of activities, with a host of family-friendly activities at Saturday’s Cardiff Half Junior preceding Sunday’s half marathon. Activities include:
Event Village on City Hall Lawns is the perfect place to meet fellow runners, say good luck to loved ones, leave baggage safely stowed in the baggage tents and make your way to the start line before the race. It’s also the perfect place to to relax at the end of the race and reunite with friends and supporters.
Relax, recuperate and celebrate your success with a well deserved post-race massage.
Once you’ve had your soothing massage and you’re feeling a little livelier, you can also enjoy the best of the live music stage and entertainment programme.
Grab a post-race massage, browse official race merchandise or check out accessories from event partners, and for any queries about the race, our Event Information Desk is here to help.
Get involved with a number of interactive come and try sports or visit one of the sponsors and charities who will be showcasing their products, services and causes.
With the race growing and the elite field improving, provision for spectators has been improved in recent years to give spectators the best chance to watch some of the world’s best athletes take on the iconic route and cheer on family and friends.
Spectator zones give everyone the best possible opportunity to see their loved ones. Head down Castle Street, away from the city centre and towards the River Taff for the best chance to catch your loved ones after they have crossed the start line, away from the congestion of the start pens. Head to Corbett Road for great views of the closing stages of the race on either side of the road, big screens, music and prize giveaways.
Tiered standing terraces give spectators a fantastic view of their loved ones over the finish line on King Edward VII Avenue. You’ll want to head down early to grab yourself the best vantage point. Head down to Corbett Road and King Edward VII Avenue from 10:15am.
Cardiff Castle
Castle Street
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Tuck into some tasty street food or kick back with a well deserved celebratory drink – with a wide choice of vendors to choose from.
The race starts outside Cardiff Castle on Castle Street and finishes on King Edward VII Avenue. The event village is at City Hall Lawn outside Cardiff’s City Hall.
Your 13.1 mile experience will be as exciting and atmospheric as possible with live groups, steel drums, tune trucks, brass bands, choirs and more. Acts include:
Drum Runners | Batala Bristol | Ukulele Band | Samba Galez | Welsh Air Ambulance Choir | Cardiff Uni Brass Band | Accordia | Tune Trucks | Pride Cymru | Rock Choir | Cathays Brass Band | Rock N Soul
4 hours 30 minutes
Participants should try to complete the course within 4 hour 30 minutes. In order to safely get the city moving again and protect all participants, after this time all roads will be reopened and a sweep bus will collect those at the back of the race unable to keep up with the allotted 20-minute mile pace.
With a socially responsible business model at the core, this event delivers ambitiously green, sustainable and low impact events.
Every year thousands of runners take part in this event and fundraise for charity. While this is hugely beneficial to the charities it gives the runner advantages too, from supporting a cause that is close to your heart to securing a place in this highly sought-after event and much more.
Committing to raising money for charity gives you motivation to get outside and run, plus all of these extras which will elevate your event experience:
Charities know that raising money is all part of the challenge, which is why they provide advice, branded materials and a personalised online fundraising page to help the donations roll in. Think videos for social media, branded imagery and testimonials from previous runners.
Whether this is your first run or your fifth, you'll need to train for it! You'll receive an in-depth training plan with guidance, plus many charities have access to expert coaches and elite runners too, who can provide exclusive tips for your race preparation. Experts include Runningwithus, Full Potential and Olympic champs.
When you show up on the day, people need to be able to see clearly that you're supporting a charity. Most charities will give you a branded and personalised t-shirt or vest to run in on the big day, and often a training top too.
When you're partway through your run and your energy is flagging, what you need is a boost from cheering spectators to keep you moving. Many charities set up a cheer station along the route, keeping an eye out for you to send up a huge cheer as you run past!
Refreshments and an indulgent post-race sports massage are often provided by charities for their runners. This is the perfect way to recover alongside other people who have run for that cause.
You won't be the only person running for that charity, so it's well worth meeting other runners through the charity's invite-only social media pages! You can organise to meet up for training runs, chat with the charity's expert coaches and share tips and stories with each other to keep the motivation levels running high.
Charities buy places in this event, then give them to runners who agree to raise money for the charity – these are called charity places. Charity places are a great way to support a good cause and get a place in the event, especially if general entries are closed.
Running the Cardiff Half Marathon and charity fundraising go hand-in-hand - which charity will you run for?
Charity place are available from FREE plus sponsorship pledge.
General entries sold out within just four months of going on sale, but you can still enter via one of these charities or with a Welsh Distance Double ticket which means you enter two runs - the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon and the ABP Newport Wales Marathon.