We’d like to thank you all for your understanding and kindness following our difficult announcement today.
We can’t wait to be reunited in 2021. Scenes like this will return ❤️
A huge thanks to everyone involved in the 2018
@CardiffUni
#CardiffHalf
.
The families of Dean Fletcher & Ben McDonald remain in our thoughts after their devastating losses at the weekend. You can donate in their memory here:
We’ll certainly miss running across the Barrage this October. But Cardiff Bay will still be there waiting for us in 2021! 😍
(Picture credit
@VisitCardiff
)
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. Full statement:
After consulting with both families, we are now able to name the two men who tragically died after taking part in Sunday's
@CardiffHalf
. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of Ben McDonald and Dean Fletcher:
We're thrilled to announce the
@cardiffuni
Cardiff Half Marathon has been officially recognised with the World Athletics Gold Road Race Label.
The label is the highest accolade awarded to half marathon races in the World Athletics' Label programme.
STATEMENT: We are now able to confirm the name of the runner who died after taking part in yesterday's race.
The family of Nicholas Beckley, aged 35 and from Cardiff are raising money for Mind in his memory.
We were so sad to hear that the Cartref Care home in Roath is set to close. The residents have always offered brilliant support to our runners near mile 10.
Today, a few local running clubs went to cheer on the residents (to return the favour). Diolch 👏
📸
@GillibrandPeter
Inspired by your reasons for running, here is the 2019
@cardiffuni
/ Cardiff Half Marathon finishers t-shirt.
What do you think? 💙
#WhyWeRun
#RunTheDiff
Wow, five years since this day today!
One we'll remember for a long time. Who ran alongside the likes of Mo Farah, Geoffrey Kamworor and Peres Jepchirchir that day? 🥇
👕 Designed by our new sportswear partner
@HOKAONEONE
and modeled by
@CardiffBlues
, the
#CardiffHalf
technical tee commemorates our 15th anniversary and the staging of the 2018 Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships.
Are YOU earning one on Sunday? What do you think of it? 👇
Good luck to all Cardiff Half Marathon runners tomorrow from
@LucozadeSport
!
Their drink station will be at mile 9, so make sure you pick up a 100% recyclable Lucozade Sport bottle!
What. A. Day. Diolch to all of the runners, spectators, charity fundraisers and volunteers who helped make the 20th anniversary of the
@PrincipalityBS
Cardiff Half Marathon our best yet! ❤️
A day to remember at the 2019
@cardiffuni
/ Cardiff Half Marathon.
The event will return for 2020 on Sunday 4 October, with entries opening later this week. Pre-register today:
#RunTheDiff
#WhyWeRun
On behalf of our water sponsors,
@BreconWater
, we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone that took the time to put their bottles in a recycling bin today. It really does make a huge difference
#RunRefuelRecycle
Great to see our 2018 winner Jack Rayner in the
@INEOS159
pace team in Vienna this morning. Congratulations to Eliud Kipchoge for becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours 👏🏼
We LOVED our new Principality Rainbow Roundabout! 🌈
A party atmosphere and brilliant celebration of diversity. Thanks
@PrincipalityBS
and
@PrideCymru
for making it happen!