I'm running The Cardiff Half Marathon fundraising for The British Heart Foundation as both my parents died prematurely of various forms of heart disease. My dad died at age 49, when I was only 12. My mother died at the age of 66, just a year after her only grandchild was born. It is my hope that through the research the British Heart Foundation do, less people have to lose parents in the way I did.

The Cardiff Half Marathon has grown into one of the largest and most exciting road races in the United Kingdom. It is now one of Europe’s largest half marathons and is Wales’ largest mass participation and multi-charity fundraising event.

The event has grown significantly since it was founded by Barnardo’s in 2003 when 1,500 runners took part. It now attracts a mass race field of over 27,500 registered runners alongside world-class athletes in a trio of fiercely contested men’s, women’s and wheelchair elite races. 

Running for charity at the Cardiff Half Marathon is one of the most rewarding experiences a runner can have, marked by over £20m being raised by thousands of runners over the history of the race.