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Cardiff Half Marathon entry guide

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ENTRY ROUTE

Lottery

New for 2026: a ballot system—free entry after registration and payment preauthorization (approximately 2 weeks),

with automatic payment if successful (UK £58/overseas £70).

Other entry routes

Guaranteed-entry options include the 'Skip the Ballot' route, official charity places, travel-agency packages and the business challenge.

Entry options may change — re-check on the official site

Entry

Status
Closed
Entry period
Thu, October 1, 2026 ~ Sun, October 18, 2026
Entry fee
£58 · Half · subject to change — verify officially
Distance

Half

OriginalHalf Marathon
Official
Official race site →
Official tour operators

Official tour operators for Cardiff Half Marathon. Explore links and listed editions for 39 operators.

Countries follow the organizer’s directory. Confirm residence eligibility and service languages with each operator.

Official operator

Sports Tours International

France · United Kingdom · Ireland · United States

Previous edition · check the organizer for the next event.

Operator homepage Organizer’s listing

Checked 2026-09-24 · 2026

Qualifying time

Note

WA Labeled/AIMS Certified Competition Standard Default — No entry based on timing (general registration).

Default category values ​​are based on the structural characteristics of the WA label/AIMS certified competition group (there is no record qualification system except for major competitions) rather than checking the official website for individual competitions.

When a competition that actually has a qualification system is discovered, this value will be overwritten with the individual survey results.

Start

Start

10:00 (elite wheelchair 09:57) — White, Green and Red pens 10:00;

Blue, Pink, Purple and Yellow pens 10:10

Original10:00
Time limit

4 hours (time limit for the safe reopening of roads;

runners exceeding it board Sweep Vehicle)

Cutoff

Half marathon 4 h;

once the time limit is exceeded, the Sweep Vehicle runs to reopen the roads.

The start time and cutoff follow the official announcement (checked 2026-08) — re-check on the official page before entering.

BIB PICKUP

Pick-up point

Cardiff City Hall Lawns, Cardiff

Period

Friday, October 2, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday, October 3, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.;

Sunday, October 4, from 7 a.m.

Note

You must show the email or text message you received before the race (with your name and bib).

Entry

Official Cardiff Half Marathon online entry (ballot); official charity and official tour operator routes are also available.

PacerTrip only connects information — entry and payment happen on the official page and with each seller.