Cardiff Running Events

Cardiff Pentath~Run

CPR

ON-LINE ENTRIES  --   Will Open this week 

  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 2024 (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

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:  £30  Affiliated        £32 Non-Affiliated           Entrants must be 18 years or older on the 23rd August 2025

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.

ENTRIES WILL OPEN SHORTLY

•  Closing Date for Entries : Wednesday 20th August 2025

Prize List:  1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd 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.

Details of the courses : 

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 up from the stables, run down the Spine Rd towards town, turn left onto the cross path and run down to Blackweir bridge, turn right onto the river path, turn right at the Wall, then turn left towards Sofia Gardens, do a 180 degree turn at the hockey pitches, run back along the Spine Rd towards the Stables, turn left and down on to the Triangle, complete the triangle and rejoin the Spine Road, turn left and head towards the start/finish line. Complete 3 laps

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.