Lliswerry 8 miler – Sold Out
Date: January 28th 2018, 11:30am
Distance & Location: 8 miles, Lliswerry
Entry Fee: Sold Out
Website: http://lliswerryrunners.com/lliswerry8
Description: The flattest race on the planet! A fast race along the country lanes of Lliswerry in Newport. The route is one miles out, a six mile loop, and one mile back. There are only four junctions and the whole course is manned by marshals.
Ponty Reverse 10 – Sold Out
Date: Feb 4th 2018, 10am
Distance & Location: 10 miles, start/finish Caerphilly
SOLD OUT!
Website: http://www.pontypriddroadentsac.org.uk/training-nights/attachment/reverse-10/
Description: A rather challenging 10 mile race that covers both tarmac and trail paths. The race, named the ‘Reverse’ as the mile markers count down backwards, is undulating with a fairly tough hill at around five miles.
Forest of Dean Half Marathon
Date: March 18th 2018, 10am
Distance & Location: 13.1 miles, Forest of Dean
Entry Fee: Affiliated £25, Unaffiliated £27
Website: http://www.forestofdean-halfmarathon.co.uk/spring_trails/index.php
Description: The Forest of Dean Half Marathon is a rural race through stunning local countryside. Officially measured as a half marathon distance the multi-terrain route generally uses well-maintained forest trails with gentle inclines.
Race For Victory 5k – Entries selling quickly
Date: May 6th 2018, 7pm
Distance & Location: 5K Whitchurch, Cardiff
Entry Fee: Affiliated £13, Unaffilitated £15
Website: https://www.cardiff5k.com/
Description:We are delighted to announce the 3rd annual running of the Cardiff 5K in Whitchurch Village, a leafy suburb of Cardiff, on the evening of Sunday 6th May 2018. The 2018 race will incorporate the Welsh 5km Road Running Championships, which will be timed and official results will be posted. The race is open to runners aged 11 and over of all abilities; so you can be a competitive runner or just enjoy a fun run in a real timed race.Participants will be able to Race, Run, Jog or Walk this closed road, 5K race route; and either take part to raise funds for their chosen Charity or just for the Fun…the choice is theirs.
SSAFA 5k
Date: May 23rd 2018, 7:30pm start
Distance & Location: 5K Bute Park, Cardiff
Entry Fee: TBC
Entries/Results link: On the night
Website: http://www.ssafa5kcardiff.org/
Description: Fast and flat PB potential course around Bute Park. A popular event with a high standard of athletes.
JCP Swansea Half Marathon
Date: June 24th 2018, 9am
Distance & Location: Half Marathon, Swansea
Entry Fee: Affiliated £33, Unaffiliated £35
Website: http://www.swanseahalfmarathon.co.uk/
Description: JCP Swansea Half Marathon is back for the 5th consecutive year and following our hugely successful event in 2017, Wales’ biggest summer half marathon and Award winning race is returning with a bang! Being one of the UK’s fastest growing races and voted one of the best half marathons in the country, it’s easy to see why the JCP Swansea Half Marathon is a must do race
Night of Endurance
Date: June 30th 2018,
Distance & Location: 10K track, Cardiff Athletic Stadium
Entry Fee: TBC
Website: http://www.cardiffrunningevents.org/night-of-endurance.php
Description: This is a track based meeting that will be aimed at both the local and national endurance running communities, there will be 2 distances on offer over a number of races, these will be 10K and 1 mile. The events will be graded on previous/expected times. While the events are taking place we will be encouraging the supporters to get up close and build a good atmosphere. We plan to provide on-going entertainment for the duration of the event, including Live Music.
SSAFA 5K
Date: July 25th 2018, 7.30pm
Distance & Location: 5K Bute Park, Cardiff
Entry Fee: TBC
Entries/Results link: On the night
Website: http://www.ssafa5kcardiff.org/
Description: Fast and flat PB potential course around Bute Park. A popular event with a high standard of athletes.
Summer Sizzler 5k
Date: August 1st 2018, 7.30pm
Distance & Location: 10K, Cardiff
Entry Fee: TBC
Website: http://www.cardiffrunningevents.org/summer-sizzler-5k.php
Description: This event started back in 2010, it givies you a chance to try for that last Summer Blast out, then join us back at Llandaff Rugby Club for a BBQ – 1st item from the BBQ is free with your Race Number. Similar route to Cardiff Parkrun.
Barry 10k
Date: August 5th 2018, 10am
Distance & Location: 10k, Barry
Entry Fee: Early bird – Affiliated £20, Unaffiliated £22
Website: https://barryisland10k.co.uk/
Description: Sun, sea, and sand provide the backdrop to the Barry Island 10K – a brand new event for 2018. The 10K race will take place on fully closed roads, taking in all of the town’s most scenic seaside spots and recognisable landmarks.
Cardiff 10k
Date: September 2nd 2018, 10am
Distance & Location: 10K, Cardiff
Entry Fee: Affiliated £22.50, Unaffiliated £25.50
Website: https://cardiff10k.com/
Description: The 2018 Nation Radio Cardiff 10K takes place on the 2nd of September. One of the top road races in the UK will introduce a brand-new course for 2018, which will take its runners through Cardiff’s City Centre. The race capacity has been increased to 10,000, which will make this year’s race the biggest one yet! Enter today to be part of Wales’ famous race through the Capital.
Cardiff Half Marathon
Date: October 7th 2018, 10am
Distance & Location: 13.1 miles, Cardiff
Entry Fee: Affiliated £39, Unaffiliated £41, Welsh Athletics £30
Website: http://www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk/
Description: A flat and fast half marathon that starts in Cardiff City Centre near the castle, heads up to Penarth and over the barrage, through the Bay, around Roath Park, and back to finishing near the museum.
Gwent League XC 1st Fixture
Date: October 13th or 14th 2018
Distance & Location: TBC
Entry Fee: Club pays entry
Website: https://www.gwent-league.org.uk/
Description:Usually Bridgend, the men’s and women’s cross country races are run separately. A fun day out, where the emphasis is on scoring points for the club and helping the teams bid for promotion rather than personal times. Club members encouraged to bring cakes and support each other during the races.
Richard Burton 10k
Date: November 4th 2018, 10am
Distance & Location: 10K, Port Talbot
Entry Fee: Race Registration not open yet
Website: http://richardburton-r-r.btck.co.uk/
Description: Run in Cwmafan that covers tarmacked paths. After around 2miles there is a steep hill that can be quite challenging, before a downhill section and then flat finish.
Sospan 10 mile
Date: 18th November 2018, 9am
Distance & Location: 10 mile, Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire
Entry Fee: TBC
Website: http://www.sospanroadrunners.co.uk/?page_id=8
Description: A tough (but rewarding!) 10 mile multi terrain race through Pembrey Country Park in Carmarthenshire. The race starts on tarmacked paths for the first two miles, before a steep trail path into the woodland, an undulating route through the forest on a stony path, a spectacular section along the beach, some extreme and energy sapping BMX paths, before finishing back in the country park.
BUFF Wales Trail 10K – Sold out!
Date: January 14th 2018
Distance & Location: 10K, Bryn Bettws Lodge. (Address: Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot, South Wales SA12 9SP)
Entry Fee: Sold out
Website: https://chwalesevents.com/portfolio-item/buff-wales-trail-10k/
Description: We are excited to bring you a new event for 2017 the Buff Wales Trail 10k We hope this event will become wales best and biggest ever trail 10k race taking in the stunning tacks and trails of Afan forest.
Gwent League cross country 5th fixture
Date: March 3rd 2018
Distance & Location: Blaise Castle, Bristol https://www.bristol.gov.uk/museums-parks-sports-culture/blaise-castle-estate
Entry Fee: Club pays for teams
Entries/Results link: N/A
Website: http://www.gwent-league.org.uk/
Description: The men’s and women’s cross country races are run separately. A fun day out, where the emphasis is on scoring points for the club and helping the teams bid for promotion rather than personal times. Club members encouraged to bring cakes and support each other during the races.
Pentyrch Hill Race
Date: April 24th 2018, 7pm
Distance & Location: Approx. 7 miles, Pentyrch, Cardiff
Entry Fee: Entries on the day £8
Website: http://www.parishofpentyrch.org.uk/hill_race.php
Description: A tough category BM fell race with 488m of climbing up the Garth mountain. Not for the faint hearted!
Wales trail half marathon
Date: May 19th 2018, 10.30am
Distance & Location: Half Marathon, Builth Wells
Entry Fee: £23
Website: http://www.rwtrailrunningfestival.co.uk/
Description: For the more accomplished trail runner, two laps respectively on an undulating course which meanders in the valley, fields, woodland tracks and stunning forestry surrounding the Royal Welsh Showground. Entry includes a technical finishers tee and unique wooden commemorative medal
Monmouth Challenge
Date: July 1st 2018
Distance & Location: 12K Monmouth
Entry Fee: Affiliated £8, Unaffiliated £10 (£5 extra on the day)
Website: http://www.monmouthtriclub.co.uk/aquathlon
Description: Follow the Wye Valley Walk upstream alongside the Wye from Monmouth to The Biblins, cross the bridge and return down the left bank along the track of the old railway
Ponty Loop
Date: July 15th 2018, time TBC
Distance & Location: 6 miles, Barry Sidings Country side park, Trehafod
Entry Fee: TBC
Website: http://www.pontypriddroadentsac.org.uk/our-races/
Description: The course is run on forest roads and trails, with good weather conditions normal running shoes should suffice. The course is approx 6 miles with the first 3 miles uphill whilst the rest of the course runs back downhill to the finish.
Llantwit Major MT 10K
Date: August 25th 2018
Distance & Location: 10K, Llantwit Major
Entry Fee: TBC
Website: http://www.llantwitmajor10k.co.uk/
Description: The course is mainly off road, through ancient woodland, public footpaths and farm lanes, taking in the Glamorgan Heritage Coast and offering cliff top views across the Bristol Channel to Somerset and Devon and inland across the beautiful Vale of Glamorgan.
Ron Skilton Half Marathon
Date: October 21st 2018
Distance & Location: Half Marathon, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys.
Entry Fee: £10
Website: https://www.green-events.co.uk/?shm_main
Description: The route for the Half Marathon is a figure of eight, mainly off-road and approximately 13 miles long. The competition is open to individual runners and two person relay teams. The scenery is magnificent and the course is challenging as the area is mountainous. Feedback from previous years is that it is great fun, well marked and marshalled and people are keen to come back and do it again. All finishers receive a medal and a t-shirt with trophies for the overall winner and first place in each category.
Cottrell Park Christmas Cracker 10K
Date: December 16th 2018
Distance & Location: 10K, Cottrell Park, St Nicholas, Cardiff
Entry Fee: TBC
Website: http://www.sportzmad.co.uk/events/cottrell-park-christmas-cracker-10k
Description: The Cottrell Park Christmas Cracker offers runners the chance to race around the picturesque Cottrell Park Golf Resort. Scenic and mostly on grass and trail (underfoot the course is 60% grass, 30% trail and 10% tarmac). A very well organised race with great goody bag and raffle afterwards.