Cardiff Parkrun
{{short description|5k run in Bute Park, Cardiff, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox athletics race
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| caption = Nonsuch parkrun in February 2018
| date = Every Saturday, 9 am
| location = Cardiff
| type = Tarmac footpaths
| distance = 5 kilometres (3.1 miles)
| est = {{start date and age|2008|2|16|df=yes}}
| record = Ieuan Thomas 14:24 (2015)
Charlotte Arter 15:50 (2019)
| homepage = {{url|https://www.parkrun.org.uk/cardiff/}}
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Cardiff parkrun is a parkrun event that takes place every Saturday morning at 9 am in Cardiff, Wales. The parkrun was the first in Wales{{cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/inspiring-stories-behind-cardiff-parkrun-13689328|title=These are the inspiring stories behind Cardiff parkrun|first=Anna|last=Lewis|date=29 September 2017|access-date = 17 September 2024|work=WalesOnline}} and has become the second largest in the UK.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/wales/43110172|title=Cardiff parkrun celebrates its tenth anniversary with a record attendance|work=BBC Sport|date=19 February 2018|access-date = 17 September 2024}} The run was started on 16 February 2008 and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2018 with its largest ever attendance.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-43096519|title=City's parkrun marks 10th anniversary|work=BBC News|date=17 February 2018|publisher=}}
The course
The course is an out-and-back run on the Taff trail along the River Taff, within Bute Park, and on tarmac footpaths. The event director set up nearby Grangemoor parkrun in 2015 and a third parkrun in Cardiff is planned to reduce congestion on the course.{{cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/cardiff-parkrun-start-third-event-15675136|title=Parkrun wants to start a third race in Cardiff as numbers reach more than 1,000|first=Jessica|last=Walford|date=14 January 2019|access-date = 17 September 2024|work=WalesOnline}}
Suspension
The event was briefly suspended in 2011 by Cardiff Council for health and safety reasons. The suspension was criticised by Kevin Brennan, the local Member of Parliament, and the Wales Online portal remarked that there is a parkrun in war-torn Afghanistan. The suspension was lifted several days later without interruption to the event.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/weekly-park-running-race-banned-1811763|title=Weekly park running race banned by council on safety grounds|date=20 September 2011|website=walesonline}}
Notable participants
- Charlotte Arter, Welsh athlete and women's parkrun world record holder{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/wales/47494213|title = Charlotte Arter: Tips from fastest woman to do a Parkrun|work = BBC Sport|date = 8 March 2019|access-date = 17 September 2024}}
- Helen Jenkins, Welsh Olympian
- Iwan Thomas, Welsh Commonwealth champion
- Kelly Holmes, double Olympic Champion{{cite web|url=http://kellyholmes.co.uk/2018/07/09/kelly-runs-the-cardiff-parkrun/|title=Kelly runs the Cardiff parkrun|website = Dame Kelly Holmes|date = 9 July 2018|access-date = 17 September 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.parkrun.org.uk/cardiff/}}