Cardiff Half Marathon

  • Rated 82%
  • 12.98mi
  • Road
Entrants (96) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
Dom Unaffiliated 1:34:14 1:34:14 1:37:59 1:34:14 61.29
Jo P Unaffiliated 1:50:54 1:50:54 1:50:54 61.86
hynes1 Unaffiliated 1:43:17 1:43:17 1:45:00 1:43:17 55.68
Recycle Girl Unaffiliated 2:07:19 2:07:19 2:12:00 2:07:19 51.33
*Anj* Unaffiliated 2:07:21 2:07:21 2:07:21 51.32
hantastic Unaffiliated 2:19:35 2:19:35 2:19:35 45.81
simonwhitaker Unaffiliated
twodogs Unaffiliated 2:03:10 2:03:10 2:03:10 48.47
nadieb Unaffiliated 2:23:02 2:23:02 2:23:02 44.71
lesleyanne Unaffiliated 2:41:05 2:41:05 2:45:00 2:41:05 50.25
num num Unaffiliated 1:25:26 1:25:26 1:27:29 1:25:26 69.34
tee1 Unaffiliated 1:48:44 1:48:44 1:48:44 62.04
Gibbon1980 Unaffiliated 2:16:38 2:16:38 2:16:38 42.04
Richard118 Unaffiliated 1:33:44 1:33:44 1:33:44 61.28
Hinchy Unaffiliated 1:36:22 1:36:22 1:36:22 60.14
Butz Unaffiliated 1:32:48 1:32:48 1:32:48 65.38
imagine Unaffiliated
MissChappo Unaffiliated 2:21:15 2:21:15 2:25:00 2:21:15 46.27
organicsimon Unaffiliated 2:07:14 2:07:14 2:07:14 45.55
amorts Unaffiliated 1:26:05 1:26:05 1:26:05 66.72
markwinds Unaffiliated 1:25:53 1:25:53 1:28:00 1:25:53 66.88
semi Unaffiliated 1:24:02 1:24:02 1:27:00 1:24:02 71.62
fruit fly Unaffiliated 2:08:20 2:08:20 2:20:00 2:08:20 49.88
Splc injured, piriformis synd Unaffiliated 1:50:00 1:50:00 1:45:00 1:50:00 59.93
Perrington Unaffiliated 1:55:23 1:55:23 1:55:23 55.96
ponyhead Unofficial time, still waiting on chip time.
PB despite running with sore ankle & seized shoulder! Unaffiliated 1:49:32 1:49:32 1:50:00 1:49:32 54.50
dpb1961 Unaffiliated 1:45:24 1:45:24 1:55:00 1:45:24 60.55
Miss Piggy Wiggy Unaffiliated 2:25:00
spannerbag Unaffiliated 1:24:18 1:24:18 1:40:00 1:24:18 68.14
MadWelshWoman Unaffiliated
Ramfan Unaffiliated 1:55:41 1:55:41 1:55:41 55.65
redtoenails Unaffiliated 2:14:00 2:14:00 2:14:00 54.66
redwine Unaffiliated 1:53:53 1:53:53 1:59:00 1:53:53 56.89
jez_springall Unaffiliated 1:41:57 1:41:57 1:45:00 1:41:57 56.34
The_Saint Still felt grim from food poisoning Thursday/Friday Unaffiliated 1:33:41 1:33:41 1:33:41 65.85
Alan Unaffiliated 1:37:42 1:37:42 1:37:42 58.80
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 2:05:21 2:05:21 2:10:00 2:05:21 52.41
Izzy1 Unaffiliated 2:51:00 2:51:00 3:00:00 2:51:00 38.88
WilliamsLJ 3M Gorseinon RR 1:55:05 1:55:05 1:55:05
Stuart G 3M Gorseinon RR
Delia Swift 3M Gorseinon RR 1:45:09 1:45:09 1:45:09 60.81
ianp84 3M Gorseinon RR 1:20:46 1:20:46 1:24:59 1:20:46 71.12
scarlet_runner 3M Gorseinon RR 1:27:57 1:27:57 1:27:57 66.51
TooTall Aberdare Valley AAC 1:27:33 1:27:33 1:29:00 1:27:33 72.27
rudge Bitton Road Runners 1:45:11 1:45:11 1:45:00 1:45:11
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 54.40
Bird85 Bristol & West AC 1:20:20 1:20:20 1:20:20 71.50
Cookie001 Bristol & West AC 1:17:06 1:17:06 1:18:00 1:17:06 74.50
Sushi Cadence Tri 2:00:42 2:00:42 2:00:42 54.74
Jade85 Caerleon Running club 1:41:19 1:41:19 1:41:19 63.11
Hanx Clevedon AC 1:18:05 1:18:05 1:20:00 1:18:05 73.56
jrwarr Cobra RC 1:36:56 1:36:56 1:40:00 1:36:56 59.43
legend777 Cwm Ogwr Running Club 2:09:37 2:09:37 2:09:37 44.31
LouLou Dundee Hawkhill Harriers 1:23:56 1:23:56 1:23:56 76.18
acorndan Eastern Veterans AC, Higham Harriers AC 1:15:33 1:15:33 1:15:33 76.25
Listers Elmbridge Road Runners 2:11:11 2:11:11 2:11:11 43.78
downsrunner Great Western Runners 1:35:14 1:35:14 1:35:14 73.36
p^2 Handy Cross Runners 1:32:07 1:32:07 1:35:00 1:32:07 68.11
~Niki~ Holme Pierrepont RC
Celtic_Jester jogscotland 1:48:23 1:48:23 1:53:00 1:48:23 55.08
atko Fast, flat, brilliant sunshine, well organised and big fat PB.

Nice. Kenilworth Runners 1:22:40 1:22:40 1:35:00 1:22:40 73.40
Sarahwelshy Les Croupiers RC 1:56:50 1:56:50 2:14:59 1:56:50 55.26
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 1:22:21 1:22:21 1:22:21 75.54
WildeRover Official Race time entered Lliswerry Runners 1:44:56 1:44:56 1:49:59 1:44:56 56.46
There We Are Then Lliswerry Runners, SOUTH WALES POLICE, zoomers S,West Florida 1:34:48 1:34:48 1:38:00 1:34:48 68.50
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 2:04:22 2:04:22 2:05:00 2:04:22 53.13
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 52.89
owl_sniffer Looe Pioneers 1:49:12 1:49:12 1:49:12 52.60
AllyB Manchester Tri 1:25:16 1:25:16 1:25:16 67.56
Brynley Neath Harriers, Port Talbot Harriers 1:14:30 1:14:30 1:16:00 1:14:30 77.10
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 2:22:28 2:22:28 2:22:28 44.99
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 1:52:41 1:52:41 1:55:00 1:52:41 51.26
Laurence First run for 3 weeks. Didn't know if knee would last till end, but actually no problem. Pembrokeshire Harriers AAC 1:36:37 1:36:37 1:36:00 1:36:37 64.93
skips765 Pembrokeshire Harriers AAC 1:40:00
gracesdad73 Port Talbot 1:31:01 1:31:01 1:35:00 1:31:01 63.94
Prof Disco Dean  Altered time to make up for the distance measured on garmin! Reading Roadrunners 1:24:00 1:24:00 1:29:59 1:24:00 68.38
johnnyl San Domenico RC 1:28:05 1:28:05 1:28:05 66.41
welshy76 San Domenico RC 1:43:53 1:43:53 1:43:53 55.45
Steshi 95/11080 San Domenico RC 1:17:24 1:17:24 1:17:24 74.21
TommP San Domenico RC 1:36:42 1:36:42 1:36:42 60.19
SallyW_2 Approx 250 metres short San Domenico RC 1:23:08 1:23:08 1:23:08 76.94
mark41 San Domenico RC 1:48:11 1:48:11 1:58:27 1:48:11 56.55
cerid San Domenico RC 1:40:52 1:40:52 1:39:00 1:40:52 57.11
Seejay1 Southville Running Club 1:50:33 1:50:33 1:56:00 1:50:33 62.60
devonlol perfect weather, great atmosphere, ideal for PB! Southwest Roadrunners 1:47:42 1:47:42 1:47:42 58.25
mark the shark Taf Running & Orienteering (TROTS) 1:29:46 1:29:46 1:29:46 73.64
jack or felin Taf Running & Orienteering (TROTS) 1:46:16 1:46:16 1:50:00 1:46:16 62.77
s3tjj 641/11084 - competitors
6/18 - club runners Taf Running & Orienteering (TROTS) 1:29:10 1:29:10 1:35:00 1:29:10 65.27
loopyloo Tiverton Harriers 2:02:00 2:02:00 2:02:00 54.88
Torbay Torbay Athletic Club and Torbay Tri Club 1:51:53 1:51:53 1:51:53 61.90
daz1927 Not trained due to injury, but hope not to do a PW.

Relatively pleased, surprisingly I could easily have gone faster. Village Vipers 1:36:32 1:36:32 1:45:00 1:36:32 62.86
PlodderK Wadhurst Runners 1:43:05 1:43:05 1:39:37 1:43:05 71.13
FurryH Watford Joggers 1:52:03 1:52:03 1:50:00 1:52:03 51.41
Penelope Pitstop Weston AC 2:02:40 2:02:40 2:02:40 54.58
lottypotty Weston AC, Womens Running Network Weston-super-Mare 1:50:01 1:50:01 1:50:01 60.44
oldbirdhead Winchester & District AC 1:32:06 1:32:06 1:35:00 1:32:06 63.19

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