Cardiff Pentath~Run
CPR
CPR ON-LINE ENTRIES -- Here
PLEASE BE AT THE START OF parkrun FOR 8.30am TO PICK UP YOUR NUMBERS ....
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 2026 (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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1.00pm |
10 Km (10 Km) |
2.00pm |
1 mile (1.6 Km) |
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5.00pm |
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: £32 Affiliated £34 Non-Affiliated Entrants must be 18 years or older on the 29th August 2026
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 45 mins AT THE OUTSIDE IN CONSIDERATION TO THE VOLUNTEERS, RESULTS UPDATING AND ENSURING THE LAST EVENT RUNS TO SCHEDULE.
CPR ENTRIES - Here
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Closing Date for Entries : Wednesday 26th August 2026
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 provide category winner prizes.
Prize List: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male & Female - Age group prizes TBC dependent 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.
Entrants for the full event who choose to buy a t-shirt will get the full printed version.
Entrants of the individual events over the two days, who may want to order the CPR t-shirt, will receive a version without any printing on the reverse.
Colour for 2026 is yet to be chosen but I'm favouring Hawaiian Blue currently and sizes range from XS to XXL,
Details of the courses : (also see Route Details link above)
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
Start near the stables and continue down the Spine Rd towards town, turn left onto the cross path and run down to Blackweir bridge, turn right onto the river path, and run to Millennium Bridge, cross the bridge, and then head towards the College of Music & Drama, and continue to the crossroads. Go straight across at the crossroads and follow the path through to the parkrun start/finish area, the turnaround uses the triangle at the bottom of the steps at the A48 underpass, then retrace the route back to the Spine Rd, turn right and follow the Spine Road to the start/finish line.
There are no distance markers on the course.
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
Start near the stables, run through the finish line, and continue down the Spine Rd towards town, turn left onto the cross path and run down to Blackweir bridge, turn right onto the river path, and run to Millennium Bridge, cross the bridge, and then head towards the College of Music & Drama, and continue to the crossroads. Go straight across at the crossroads and follow the path through to the parkrun start/finish area, the turnaround uses the triangle at the bottom of the steps at the A48 underpass, then retrace the route back to the Spine Rd, turn right and 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.
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 wall path and then right on to the Spine Road. Run down to the Finish which is situated just before the Stables.