Cardiff Pentath~Run
CPR
ON-LINE ENTRIES -- CLOSED
THE RACE PACK WILL BE SENT OUT BY E-MAIL BEFORE THE WEEKEND.
PLEASE BE AT THE START OF parkrun FOR 8.30am TO PICK UP YOUR NUMBERS AND RACE PACK ....
DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR PINS AND BARCODE
Race Pack Route Details Start & Finish Points
ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE ??
So what is it?
Another new event for 2012 that will be returning in 2022 (a test run was held in 2011), Cardiff Pentath~Run (CPR) is a Marathon (42.2Km) challenge over 2 days; you take part in 5 events over the 2 days with the Result based on Cumulative Time over the 5 event
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Start time |
Day 1 |
Start time |
Day 2 |
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9.00am |
parkrun (5 Km) |
9.00am |
Half Marathon (21.1 Km) |
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12.30pm |
10 Km (10 Km) |
2.00pm |
1 mile (1.6 Km) |
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4.30pm |
Cross Country (4.5 Km) |
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All entrants will receive a Runners Pack, this will include maps and details of all the routes, each runner will be responsible for knowing the routes.
Entry Fees: £26 Affiliated £28 Non-Affiliated Entrants must be 18 years or older on the 26th August 2023
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE LOGISTICS OF THE EVENT AND PUTTING IT ON YOU MUST BE ABLE TO RUN A HALF MARATHON IN UNDER 2 hrs 30 mins
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Closing Date for Entries : Sunday 20th August 2023 (only entries before 13th August will be guaranteed a t-shirt)
Our ethos is to provide low cost, value for money, friendly events and therefore for the majority of our races we have chosen not to add additional costs to our entry fees by including finisher medals/T-shirts - this aligns with previous feedback from our runners. We do how ever provide a finishers T-shirt for this event as we see it as a bit more of a challenge than our normal events.
However, we do provide category winner prizes.
Prize List: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male & Female - Age group prizes TBC dependant on entries.
Race HQ and Late Registration:
Due to the nature of the event moving around, these will be located at the Start/Finish of each individual event.
Details of the courses : T.B.C.
parkrun 5K
The first event is being incorporated into Cardiff parkrun (www.parkrun.org.uk/cardiff), please be there early for the briefing and to collect your number. You will take part in parkrun as normal, but when you finish please come and see me before you register your finishing position, that way we know where in the results we have to look to make it easier for us.
10K
This event starts on the main spine road through Pontcanna Fields, just up from the riding school. There are no distance markers on the course.
Lap 1 - You will run down towards Sofia Gardens and turn left along the cross path to Blackweir Bridge and then turn right along the river path. When you get to the Wall turn right and then right again onto the Spine Road, follow the Spine Road towards the start/finish, turn left down the small slope and run around the triangle, re-join the Spine Road by the allotments, turn right and run through the start/finish.
Laps 2+3 - Run down towards Sofia Gardens and turn left along the cross path to Blackweir Bridge and then turn right along the river path. Run past the back of the SWALEC stadium turn right between the SWALEC stadium and the Sports Centre and then right again onto the Spine Road, follow the Spine Road towards the start/finish, turn left down the small slope and run around the triangle, re-join the Spine Road by the allotments, turn right and run through the start/finish, then repeat the whole thing.
This will take place in Pontcanna Fields and start/finish at the stables end of the playing fields. The course is 3 laps on the section of the park between the stables and cross path, and the River Taff and the Spine Road. The course is completely on grass. The course will be marked with small orange and yellow plastic marker flags, as well as marshals.
Half Marathon
This event starts by Blackweir Bridge on the Pontcanna Fields side of the river and then runs along the river path, then turn left over the Millennium Bridge, straight off the bridge and towards the Nursery (opposite way to parkrun), keeping the river on your left. Carry on past Blackweir Bridge and past the start/finish for parkrun, continue following the river path up through Hailey Park, and go past the car park, go through the gates and carry straight on under the railway bridge, follow the cycle path. When you get to the “pump wheel” bear left following the cycle path through the houses, at the end of the path just after the barrier bear left on to the road. Pass Cardiff High School Old Boys’ rugby club and continue up past Radyr Bridge ~ the river should still be on your left. When you get to the end turn left and go under the M4, at Iron Bridge bear right and follow lane towards Tongwynlais, don’t turn left under A470, continue straight on and pick up the dirt path, at this point beware of the gate. Follow this path until you get back to the river path by the M4, turn left and pass under the M4 once again, you should fully retrace your steps back, when you get to the start point, turn left and follow the cross path and join the Spine Road, turn right and run towards the stables to the finish. There are no distance markers on the course.
1 mile
This will take place in Pontcanna Fields. Start on the River path just down from Blackweir Bridge, run down to “the Wall”, and turn right along the dirt path and then right on to the Spine Road. At Blackweir bridge turn left and along the cross path to the Spine Rd, run down to the Finish which is situated just before the Stables.