Cardiff Half Marathon
The route, starting and finishing in Cardiff Bay, takes you through beautiful scenery and past historic buildings. It’s flat and fast, making it a perfect opportunity to achieve your personal best!
Cardiff Half Marathon - 14 October 2012
About
The Lloyds TSB Cardiff Half Marathon is fast becoming one of the top races of the autumn running calendar.
The route, starting and finishing in Cardiff Bay, takes you through beautiful scenery and past historic buildings. It’s flat and fast, making it a perfect opportunity to achieve your personal best!
In 2011 Breast Cancer Care had more than 120 runners take part in the Cardiff Half Marathon. It was a great day and we are looking forward to this year’s event, which is already promising to be bigger and better.
Breast Cancer Care will have two cheering squads along the route to provide you with added inspiration as your aching limbs begin to tire.
How we will support you as part of Team Breast Cancer Care
In return for pledging to raise money for us, we will support you by providing:
- a state of the art running vest
- a welcome pack full of fundraising and training advice
- A training plan and top tips from our sports ambassador, Denise Lewis
- support and advice from a dedicated member of the sports team
- regular newsletters and emails to keep you updated
- a goody bag
- a fantastic post race reception and refreshments in our marquee at the end of the race
- complimentary leg massages for our runners
- fundraising materials
- 20 per cent off your first purchase from Sweaty Betty - specialists in performance wear for women.
We hope to welcome you to Team Breast Cancer Care very soon!
Race day
To make sure that you are fully prepared for the Lloyds TSB Cardiff Half Marathon, we have put together some key information to ensure your day runs as smoothly as possible!
Start time
The wheelchair race will start at 8.50am with the rest of the field starting at 9am.
You will receive everything you need in your official race pack which will be posted to you around three weeks before the race. In this envelope there will be: your final instructions magazine, race number, timing chip and your kit bag.
Get a head start and get to know your way round the Cardiff Half Marathon 2011 course
Cheering squads
There will be two cheering squads, one located in Bute Park at the 6 mile point and one on Lloyd George Avenue which is on the home straight. These squads will be highly visible and very loud!
Post-race reception
We will be located in the Runner’s Village after the race where we would love to meet you at our marquee. There will be physios on hand to massage aching limbs as well as goody bags and refreshments.
Accommodation
If you are looking for somewhere to stay then please visit the Cardiff Half Marathon website.
Join our team
It is advised that you register for this event as soon as possible. Last year, this increasingly popular event reached capacity in July.
Register online today by completing the online registration form.
Once you have secured your place, join our team by emailing us at runcymru@breastcancercare.org.uk or call 08450 7701 894 with the following details:
- your full name
- address
- telephone number
- running vest size
- how you heard about Breast Cancer Care.
Training tips
Training is essential to your Cardiff Half Marathon preparation. The more you put in the more enjoyable your experience will be!
We have designed some guidelines for you to follow, below is a suggested half marathon training plan to help you on your way.
Our week by week training plan specifies how far and how often you should run. It also tells you when to rest in order to get the most out of your training. We suggest you should start your preparations eight weeks before the race. The increase in mileage in our training plan is designed to help you improve your fitness level for the big day.
Use our stretching guide to help you fully prepare for yourself for your training sessions and on race day.
Don’t forget to keep visiting your events page to get the most up-to-date advice.
Fundraising
Reaching your fundraising target can be a challenge, but don’t worry as we have some useful tips to help you plan and coordinate your fundraising.
Check out our seasonal fundraising ideas to ensure that your fundraising is fresh and on trend.
All sponsorship should be collected and returned to Breast Cancer Care by Monday 21 January 2013.
Social networks
Remember, it’s your network of friends, family, colleagues and contacts who will support you with your training and fundraising. Keep them updated every step of the way with your Facebook profile, blog or Twitter account.
Tell them how your training is going (with pictures for added impact) and let them know how you’re getting on with your fundraising target. You can even upload pictures on the day to show everyone your progress along the route! If you follow Breast Cancer Care on Facebook and Twitter, we’ll keep you up-to-date with the goings-on here, and keep you on track with support and tips.
JustGiving also has a Facebook application which you can add to your Facebook profile to keep people updated.
Fundraising materials
Download your very own fundraising planner to follow to ensure that your fundraising activities run as smoothly as possible.
Use this downloadable poster to promote your fundraising events.
Online fundraising
Now you can raise sponsorship without all the hassle. No more dealing with cash and cheques, no more chasing friends after the event. Simply create a free, online fundraising page, personalise it with a photo and message, and email it to your friends, family and work colleagues. They can donate quickly and securely online with a credit or debit card. Online donations from UK taxpayers are worth almost a third more to us with Gift Aid, which can be claimed on online donations. Follow the instructions to set up your unique JustGiving page.
Once you’ve created your page, email the link to friends, family, colleagues and classmates. You can even add the JustGiving application to your Facebook page to make it even easier for your friends to donate.
For more information or help setting up your page, visit www.justgiving.com or call the Justgiving helpdesk on 0845 021 2110.
Please note: Justgiving money will only be attributed to the person who set up the Justgiving page, so please do not set up joint pages as we are unable to share the money between several people.
How do I pay in my sponsorship?
There are few ways in which your sponsorship money will reach us:
JustGiving
If you have decided to create a Justgiving fundraising page, then you do not need to do anything as all your sponsorship money will automatically be sent directly to our bank account. Please note that it can take up to four weeks to show up on your fundraising record at Breast Cancer Care.
Cheque
Please send all cheques to the address below:
Breast Cancer Care
1st Floor
14 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9LJ
Don’t forget to write your name, Breast Cancer Care number and event name on the back of your cheques.
Online
You can also pay money in directly on the Breast Cancer Care website. If you do use our online paying in function then please remember to send us your sponsorship forms so that we can claim Gift Aid.
Enclosed in your welcome pack, which you will receive when you register for your event, will be your pay-in forms. Once you have received these forms you can send them to us along with your sponsorship money and sponsorship forms. Please do not send cash in the post.
Once you join Team Breast Cancer Care we will provide you with further fundraising tips and ideas!
FAQs
Questions
How do I sign up?
What is the minimum fundraising total I have to raise?
Will I receive a vest to wear on the day?
When will my welcome pack arrive?
What happens on the day?
Can I collect sponsorship online?
How do I pay in my sponsorship?
How do I withdraw from the event?
All other questions
Please visit our 'Join our team' section.
What is the minimum fundraising total I have to raise?
We do not ask you to raise a minimum amount and appreciate whatever amount you are able to raise for the charity.
Will I receive a vest to wear on the day?
Yes! We will be sending out a state of the art running vest or T-shirt to you in the post about a month before race day. Please remember to specify which vest or T-shirt size you would like when confirming your place.
When will my welcome pack arrive?
We will send out your welcome in the post within two weeks of you signing up. Whilst you wait for the pack to arrive, please click on the Fundraising tab (above) for some great hints and tips to get you started.
Please visit the Cardiff Marathon website for all the details about what to expect on race day.
Can I collect sponsorship online?
Yes. We recommend you sign up to JustGiving and follow their easy step by step guide to create your own online fundraising page. All money raised through your page will be automatically sent through to us and allocated to your record.
How do I pay in my sponsorship?
The easiest way to pay in your money is online. However, you can also send cheques in the post to:
Breast Cancer Care Events
Admail
4161
London
SE1 0ZB
Don’t forget to write your name, Breast Cancer Care number and event name on the back of your cheques.
How do I withdraw from the event?
Contact the race organisers to advise them you will be withdrawing from the event. Don’t forget to contact us on 08450 7701 894 or email runcymru@breastcancercare.org.uk to let us know you have withdrawn.
For all other questions or queries on the event, please see the Cardiff Half Marathon website for further details or email runcymru@breastcancercare.org.uk or call 08450 7701 894.
