Cardiff Half Marathon

  • Rated 82%
  • 13.1mi
  • Road
Entrants (126)
Club
PB SB Pred Time WAVA
*Anj*
Unaffiliated
1:54:57 1:54:57 2:07:21 51.74
3MstillIDie
3M Gorseinon RR
1:22:56 1:22:56 1:22:56 69.91
acorndan
Eastern Veterans AC, Higham Harriers AC
1:15:33 1:15:33 1:15:33 76.96
Alan
Unaffiliated
1:26:00 1:37:42 1:37:42 59.35
alex_h
Unaffiliated
1:56:47 2:02:56 2:15:00 2:02:56 47.16
alicarter Enjoyable race. Beat bells (owl_sniffer) again thats 2-0 in the series.
Looe Pioneers
1:48:36 1:48:36 1:47:00 1:48:36 53.38
AllyB
Manchester Tri
1:24:11 1:25:16 1:25:16 68.19
amorts
Unaffiliated
1:24:15 1:26:05 1:26:05 67.35
AndyDavies1
Unaffiliated
1:46:06 2:22:17 2:22:17 40.79
annadav
Unaffiliated
1:48:21 1:51:15 1:49:55 1:51:15 65.60
atko Fast, flat, brilliant sunshine, well organised and big fat PB.

Nice.
Kenilworth Runners
1:20:11 1:22:40 1:35:00 1:22:40 74.08
Bird85
Bristol & West AC
1:18:27 1:20:20 1:20:20 72.17
Brynley
Neath Harriers, Port Talbot Harriers
1:14:30 1:14:30 1:16:00 1:14:30 77.82
Butz
Unaffiliated
1:32:48 1:32:48 1:32:48 65.99
cardiffstu
Unaffiliated
1:44:39 1:44:39 1:50:00 1:44:39
Celtic_Jester
jogscotland
1:38:56 1:38:56 1:53:00 1:48:23 55.59
cerid
San Domenico RC
1:24:16 1:40:52 1:39:00 1:40:52 57.64
Cookie001
Bristol & West AC
1:14:48 1:17:06 1:18:00 1:17:06 75.19
coxar
Birmingham Running, Athletics, & Triathlon Club (BRAT)
1:50:08 1:50:08 1:50:08 54.70
d grinham
Unaffiliated
1:54:02 1:54:02 1:54:02 52.83
daz1927 Not trained due to injury, but hope not to do a PW.

Relatively pleased, surprisingly I could easily have gone faster.
Village Vipers
1:26:29 1:36:32 1:45:00 1:36:32 63.44
Delia Swift
3M Gorseinon RR
1:45:09 1:45:09 1:45:09 61.32
devonlol perfect weather, great atmosphere, ideal for PB!
Southwest Roadrunners
1:47:42 1:47:42 1:47:42 58.79
Dom
Unaffiliated
1:33:25 1:34:14 1:37:59 1:34:14 61.86
downsrunner
Great Western Runners
1:35:14 1:35:14 1:35:14 74.04
dpb1961
Unaffiliated
1:45:24 1:45:24 1:55:00 1:45:24 61.12
dugsy
Islwyn RC
1:17:40 1:17:40 1:17:40 75.28
Emmagr4
Unaffiliated
2:25:00 2:25:00 2:25:00 39.99
Eric&Stan
Unaffiliated
1:41:33 1:50:13 1:50:13 57.45
fruit fly
Unaffiliated
2:08:20 2:08:20 2:20:00 2:08:20 50.30
FurryH
Watford Joggers
1:41:28 1:49:09 1:50:00 1:52:03 51.89
gazman
Life MapPlanners RC
2:11:57 2:20:16 2:20:16 42.63
GemSharpe
Unaffiliated
1:44:58 1:47:24 2:00:00 1:47:24 60.03
Gibbon1980
Unaffiliated
2:01:10 2:16:38 2:16:38 42.43
gracesdad73
Port Talbot
1:26:34 1:31:01 1:35:00 1:31:01 64.54
Greedo79
Teignbridge Trotters
1:39:09 1:39:25 1:39:25 58.31
Grid PB.  Chuffed, target was 1:52.  Course officially 193 metres short.  Chip time: 1:45:37, adjusted time: 1:46:32 based on a pace of 4:45/km.

My RW event review...

In short: A race with lots of potential
In full: ...but the 2010 edition of this race wasn't quite good enough in a few too many areas.

* Late start in very cold conditions - bad news for the unprepared.
* Starting gun/horn inaudible even a little way back. Note: loud music does not equal a great atmosphere.
* Wave starts clearly needed for a race with that many runners.
* First eight miles heavily congested, especially Bute Park.
* Insufficient barriers and protecting from street furniture (bollards, seating etc.) in pedestrianised areas.
* Mile marker signage was inconspicuous.
* Route ran deviated from published route resulting in a course short by at least 0.1 miles - in my view, the least forgivable of errors and the most disappointing. I would expect to see some official acknowledgement of this.
* Disappointing goody bag for the money.
* Having to cross the race route to exit after the finish wasn't sensible, and I'm sorry to say that the marshals at this section were silent and did not exercise any control or otherwise assist those trying to cross.

On the plus side, despite being unsuitable for the number of runners I found the course to be very nice on the whole, and the people of Cardiff gave runners some phenomenal support. Although the shuttle train wasn't running, getting to the start was a breeze.

I'll hopefully run this again, but only after they've run another race where the more important issues have been addressed. Furthermore I'd need to see some acknowledgement, from the race organisers, of the short course, because I wouldn't run any race where I wasn't certain the organisers took the distance issue very seriously. I hope I go back to run this in 2012 or beyond.
Bournville Harriers
1:45:37 1:45:37 1:52:00 1:45:37 54.90
hantastic
Unaffiliated
2:05:51 2:18:00 2:19:35 46.19
Hanx
Clevedon AC
1:18:05 1:18:05 1:20:00 1:18:05 74.25
Hinchy
Unaffiliated
1:36:22 1:36:22 1:36:22 60.70
hynes1
Unaffiliated
1:43:17 1:43:17 1:45:00 1:43:17 56.20
ianp84
3M Gorseinon RR
1:20:46 1:20:46 1:24:59 1:20:46 71.78
imagine
Unaffiliated
Izzy1
Unaffiliated
2:51:00 2:51:00 3:00:00 2:51:00 39.20
jack or felin
Taf Running & Orienteering (TROTS)
1:41:10 1:46:16 1:50:00 1:46:16 63.36
Jade85
Caerleon Running club
1:30:40 1:41:19 1:41:19 63.64
jcmwatkins
Reading Roadrunners
1:59:59 2:31:57 2:31:57 39.35
jez_springall
Unaffiliated
1:41:57 1:41:57 1:45:00 1:41:57 56.87
Jo P
Unaffiliated
1:45:36 1:48:54 1:50:54 62.37
johnnyl
San Domenico RC
1:24:41 1:28:05 1:28:05 67.02
jrwarr
Cobra RC
1:36:56 1:36:56 1:40:00 1:36:56 59.98
katyanne68
Southville Running Club
1:38:00 1:47:00 1:47:00 63.08
kiedis22
Unaffiliated
1:50:05 1:56:30 1:56:30 49.76
Laurence First run for 3 weeks. Didn't know if knee would last till end, but actually no problem.
Pembrokeshire Harriers AAC
1:30:01 1:34:45 1:36:00 1:36:37 65.54
legend777
Cwm Ogwr Running Club
1:34:02 2:09:37 2:09:37 44.73
lesleyanne
Unaffiliated
2:28:58 2:37:16 2:45:00 2:41:05 50.67
Ligi
Chapel Allerton Runners
1:32:26 1:32:26 1:34:00 1:32:26 70.05
Listers
Elmbridge Road Runners
1:34:16 2:11:11 2:11:11 44.19
loopyloo
Tiverton Harriers
1:50:46 2:01:50 2:02:00 55.33
lottypotty
Weston AC, Womens Running Network Weston-super-Mare
1:50:01 1:50:01 1:50:01 60.93
LouLou
Dundee Hawkhill Harriers
1:23:46 1:23:56 1:23:56 76.82
MadWelshWoman
Unaffiliated
1:56:59
MarcE
Unaffiliated
1:36:20 1:40:45 1:45:00 1:40:45 58.06
mark the shark
Taf Running & Orienteering (TROTS)
1:29:46 1:29:46 1:29:46 74.33
mark41
San Domenico RC
1:48:11 1:48:11 1:58:27 1:48:11 57.08
markwinds
Unaffiliated
1:17:36 1:25:53 1:28:00 1:25:53 67.50
mattgump
Forest of Dean AC
1:29:28 1:58:18 2:03:11 47.93
Max71 I ought to be good for a PB....this is not a target race though. * does 80's style end-of-movie air-punch* Fuck yes, 9minutes and 21 second PB.
Unaffiliated
2:05:18 2:05:21 2:10:00 2:05:21 52.84
Miss Piggy Wiggy
Unaffiliated
2:14:44 2:17:42 2:25:00
MissChappo
Unaffiliated
2:21:15 2:21:15 2:25:00 2:21:15 46.65
nadieb
Unaffiliated
2:23:02 2:23:02 2:23:02 45.08
NeilStov
San Domenico RC
1:38:29 1:41:40 1:41:40 57.02
num num
Unaffiliated
1:25:26 1:25:26 1:27:29 1:25:26 69.99
oldbirdhead
Winchester & District AC
1:23:16 1:32:06 1:35:00 1:32:06 63.78
organicsimon
Unaffiliated
2:07:14 2:07:14 2:07:14 45.97
owl_sniffer
Looe Pioneers
1:34:59 1:49:12 1:49:12 53.09
p^2
Handy Cross Runners
1:19:45 1:32:07 1:35:00 1:32:07 68.74
Pedro_Perez
Redhill Road Runners
1:33:20 1:43:17 1:43:17 56.13
Penelope Pitstop
Weston AC
1:47:49 2:02:40 2:02:40 55.03
Perrington
Unaffiliated
1:55:23 1:55:23 1:55:23 56.42
PhilB
San Domenico RC
1:21:21 1:26:26 1:26:26 75.18
PlodderK
Wadhurst Runners
1:20:22 1:43:05 1:39:37 1:43:05 71.80
ponyhead Unofficial time, still waiting on chip time.
PB despite running with sore ankle & seized shoulder!
Unaffiliated
1:48:34 1:49:32 1:50:00 1:49:32 55.00
PQ
San Domenico RC
1:40:26 1:41:25 1:41:25 65.31
Prof Disco Dean  Altered time to make up for the distance measured on garmin!
Reading Roadrunners
1:22:36 1:23:03 1:29:59 1:24:00 69.02
puffed Leg tightened up at 1/4 way round, painful by 1/2 and excruciating by 3/4, managed to hobble over the line, then couldn't walk for a day, literally. All that work on the leg hasn't paid off, and it's  back to the drawing board.
Pegasus RC
1:34:38 1:52:41 1:55:00 1:52:41 51.73
Ramfan
Unaffiliated
1:53:49 1:53:49 1:55:41 56.17
Recycle Girl
Unaffiliated
2:07:19 2:07:19 2:12:00 2:07:19 51.75
redroach
Unaffiliated
1:43:27 2:14:00 2:14:00 43.39
redtoenails
Unaffiliated
1:55:00 2:10:00 2:14:00 55.11
redwine
Unaffiliated
1:53:53 1:53:53 1:59:00 1:53:53 57.36
Richard118
Unaffiliated
1:24:58 1:28:50 1:33:44 61.85
roach801
Cardiff Triathletes
1:34:09 1:34:09 1:34:09 61.58
roblington
Unaffiliated
1:22:54 1:26:11 1:26:11
rudge
Bitton Road Runners
1:43:59 1:45:11 1:45:00 1:45:11
s3tjj 641/11084 - competitors
6/18 - club runners
Taf Running & Orienteering (TROTS)
1:29:07 1:29:10 1:35:00 1:29:10 65.88
SallyW_2 Approx 250 metres short
San Domenico RC
1:22:03 1:23:08 1:23:08 77.58
Sam Heighway
Unaffiliated
1:47:00 1:52:00 1:52:00 58.56
Sarahwelshy
Les Croupiers RC
1:40:30 1:56:50 2:14:59 1:56:50 55.72
scarlet_runner
3M Gorseinon RR
1:27:57 1:27:57 1:27:57 67.13
Seejay1
Southville Running Club
1:47:53 1:49:21 1:56:00 1:50:33 63.18
semi
Unaffiliated
1:24:02 1:24:02 1:27:00 1:24:02 72.28
Shred Betty Chip time was 2.04.22, but course was 0.12 of a mile short, so I've put in an adjusted time - UPDATE - changed it back now the distance has been adjusted!
Lliswerry Runners
1:56:22 2:04:22 2:05:00 2:04:22 53.56
simonwhitaker
Unaffiliated
2:11:36
skips765
Pembrokeshire Harriers AAC
1:40:00
smash Ran the first half with Pig and Sam, and the rest with my iPod.  Second half considerably quicker than first, but still comfortable and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing.
Pegasus RC
2:04:53 2:16:40 2:22:28 45.37
SoloPete
March AC
1:27:04 1:35:05 1:35:05 63.14
spannerbag
Unaffiliated
1:22:14 1:24:18 1:40:00 1:24:18 68.77
Splc injured, piriformis synd
Unaffiliated
1:48:00 1:50:00 1:45:00 1:50:00 60.45
Steshi 95/11080
San Domenico RC
1:17:24 1:17:24 1:17:24 74.90
Stuart G
3M Gorseinon RR
1:27:38 1:27:38
Sushi
Cadence Tri
1:50:20 2:00:42 2:00:42 55.19
TallKate
Northbrook AC
1:45:27 1:45:27 1:48:00 1:45:27 61.14
tee1
Unaffiliated
1:48:44 1:48:44 1:48:44 62.55
The_Saint Still felt grim from food poisoning Thursday/Friday
Unaffiliated
1:30:59 1:30:59 1:33:41 66.46
There We Are Then
Lliswerry Runners, SOUTH WALES POLICE, zoomers S,West Florida
1:32:31 1:34:48 1:38:00 1:34:48 69.14
TommP
San Domenico RC
1:32:49 1:36:42 1:36:42 60.74
toonrunnerexile
Unaffiliated
1:47:56 1:47:56 1:47:56 57.21
TooTall
Aberdare Valley AAC
1:24:30 1:27:33 1:29:00 1:27:33 72.94
Torbay
Torbay Athletic Club and Torbay Tri Club
1:47:30 1:47:30 1:51:53 62.41
tuck up CARDIFF HALF MARATHON WAS SHORT AND LOTS OF REPORTS ON HOW LONG, SO GOING WITH MY GARMIN WHICH WAS 12.97M
Les Croupiers RC
1:31:10 1:22:21 1:22:21 76.24
twodogs
Unaffiliated
1:51:01 2:03:10 2:03:10 48.91
welshy76
San Domenico RC
1:43:53 1:43:53 1:43:53 55.97
WildeRover Official Race time entered
Lliswerry Runners
1:38:44 1:44:56 1:49:59 1:44:56 56.98
WilliamsLJ
3M Gorseinon RR
1:55:05 1:55:05 1:55:05
~Niki~
Holme Pierrepont RC
1:58:15

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