The Cardiff Half Marathon has grown into one of the largest road races in the UK. Starting off in 2003, the event sees people from all over the world coming to take part and to date has raised more than £2.3 million for over 800 charities and good causes. Sign up today and you can be a part of the buzz for 2018.
Highlights
- Biggest half marathon in Wales and the UK's second largest half marathon!
- Take in the historic Cardiff city, passing iconic landmarks, beautiful Welsh scenery and the city's historic buildings
- Mostly flat, so perfect for beginners and elite runners alike
- All runners receive a technical sports t-shirt upon completion
- Runners' Village is perfect to relax, recuperate and spend time with other runners and family & friends
- Celebrate your success with a massage courtesy of Cardiff University
- Live music stage, playing throughout the entire event
Race day rewards
- Event pack including information booklet, running number and timing chip
- Helpful training advice and support
- High quality medal to commemorate your achievement
- Commemorative technical finishers t-shirt
- Access to the event facilities, including toilets
- Water, sports drink and energy gels available along the route
- Opportunity to win cash and voucher prizes, including fancy dress prizes
- A text post event with your race time (if you have supplied us with your mobile number)
- Use of a live tracking app
- Predicted finish time pacers in every start wave
- A post-race goody bag
Make a weekend of it
After expending all your energy around 13.1 miles, refueling will no doubt be one of the first things on your mind, and all angles are covered for peckish spectators and ravenous runners alike in the busy Runners’ Village.
On top of this, throughout race weekend, why not take advantage of the exclusive runner deals and discounts on offer and share your success with friends and family? Your race programme and accompanying spectator guide will detail all of this year’s exclusive race weekend deals.
Run for a reason
Charities depend on the goodwill and effort of their supporters to survive, so make your race day a true cause for celebration by choosing to run and raise money for one of the many worthy causes.
Route
The race starts outside Cardiff Castle and runners then head down past Cardiff City Stadium, taking in the glorious Penarth Marina before crossing the barrage and heading to Cardiff Bay. Runners run right through the heart of the bay taking in the Norwegian Church and Wales Millennium Centre.
The course then heads towards the north of the city and runners will complete a loop of the beautiful Roath Park Lake before the grandstand finish in the heart of the city at the Civic Centre.
Click here to view the route map.