Members of the Principality Building Society Cardiff Half Marathon 100 Club gathered to unveil this year’s finishers t-shirt.
With four weeks remaining until the race on October 6, a training event was organised for the group to interact and pose questions to race director and double Olympic marathoner, Steve Brace.
The eagerly awaited finishers t-shirt was revealed, showcasing this year’s race theme – ‘A Race For Everyone’.
While thousands support the Cardiff Half annually, event organisers Run 4 Wales aimed to honour the diversity of the capital's residents, a key aspect of its welcoming nature.
To ensure the most inclusive event yet, the team engaged with a broad spectrum of demographics – across ages, genders, religious beliefs, ethnicities, sexualities, and disabilities – inviting participation as runners, volunteers, and spectators.
As part of this initiative, Run 4 Wales launched its 100 Club scheme once more, offering 100 race spaces.
This initiative seeks to diversify the sport and dismantle barriers faced by some in mass-participation events.
Participants this year were sourced from community groups including Pride Cymru, Oasis, the Mwslima Running Club, and Cardiff Muslim Runners, among others.
Steve Brace, race director for Run 4 Wales, said: "It was fantastic to see so many of our 100 Club, and Cardiff Half supporters, come to our training event to engage with each other and show an interest in running.
"Run 4 Wales believes in the power of mass participation and its ability to improve the mental and physical health of the nation by inspiring people to take up running and make positive life changes, and we hope that our 100 Club runners will continue to inspire others.
"We were incredibly excited to also reveal this year’s Cardiff Half finishers t-shirt which not only celebrates the diversity of the event, but everything that makes Wales, and Cardiff, great.
"We hope this year’s finishers will love it as much as we do."
For further details regarding the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon on October 6, visit the Cardiff Half Marathon website.
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