Thousands of participants completed the Cardiff Half Marathon in what organizers called “its biggest year yet”.
Extensive road closures were made to accommodate the 13.1-mile (21 km) route, with 29,000 racers signed up.
Cardiff Council said the city would be “extraordinarily busy” and advised residents and visitors to plan ahead.
patrick moisin And Miriam Chebet won the women’s race in 1:06:43. Wheelchair competitor Callum Hall won with a time of 55:05 and his wife Jade Hall came second with a time of 57:57.
“This is our biggest year yet, with over 29,000 people registering to take part across the weekend,” said Matt Newman, chief executive of Run4Wales.
James Clatworthy, 29, from Cardiff, took part in the race to raise money for the city’s Noah’s Ark children’s hospital charity after having treatment for acute myeloid leukemia 15 years ago.
“It’s because of them that I’m here today running a half marathon,” he said.
And Lisa Price, 36, ran with sister Carly Parsons, 38, who was raising money for Wales Air Ambulance.
“It’s a very worthwhile cause,” he said.
Race start times varied, with the wheelchair race being from 09:50 BST.
Runners with white, green and red pens started at 10:00, while runners with yellow and blue pens started at 10:10.
What is the Cardiff Half Marathon route?
The race started on Castle Street, continuing to Penarth via the Principality Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium.
Runners cross the barrage back into Cardiff Bay, before turning around Roath Park Lake and finishing at the Civic Centre.
Cardiff Half Marathon Road Closed
Mass road closures were imposed across Cardiff, with some remaining closed until Monday:
Closed till 00:00 on 7th October:
- College Road from the junction with Museum Avenue to the junction with King Edward VII Avenue
- Edward VII Avenue to the junction with the Boulevard de Nantes and the junction with City Hall Road.
Closed till 10:45 pm on 7th October:
- North Road from its junction with Collum Road to its junction with Boulevard de Nantes.
Closed on 6 October between 10:00 and 15:10:
- Kollam Road
- Park Place from the junction with St. Andrews Place to the junction with Kollam Road.
Closed between 08:30 and 15:10 on 6 October:
- Cowbridge Road east from the junction with Cathedral Road to the junction with Neville Street
- Wellington Street, Leckwith Road and Sloper Road
- Penarth Road, Cardiff Bay Barrage, Harbor Drive and Roald Dahl Plas
- Britannia Quay, Pearhead Street, Bute Place, Lloyd George Avenue
- Herbert Street, Tyndall Street, East Tyndall Street and Windsor Road
- Adam Street, Fitzalan Place crossing over to Newport Road
- West Grove, Richmond Road and Albany Road
- Marlborough Road, Blenheim Road, Pen-y-Lan Road and Ninian Road
- Fairok Road, Lake Road East and Lake Road West
- Fairoak Road, Cathays Terrace, Corbett Road and Museum Avenue
More information, including access arrangements for residents, can be found here Cardiff Council website,
Where can I watch the Cardiff Half Marathon?
Race organizers provided several “spectator areas” at various points along the route for the thousands of people who came to watch the race in person.
These areas are on Castle Street, Corbett Road and King Edward VII Avenue, where runners cross the finish line.
You can also watch highlights of the half marathon on BBC iPlayer and S4C from 20:00 on 7 October.
Can I walk in the Cardiff Half Marathon?
Runners are told they must complete the 13.1-mile race in 4.5 hours, which is around average walking pace.
If runners fall behind the pace required to complete the race during this time, a sweep vehicle will collect them.
Run4Wales said those who wish to proceed after the race has finished should do so on footpaths as roads reopen, and should do so at their own risk.
