Run the Cardiff Half Marathon with #TeamCardiff

Run in the footsteps of champions and fundraise for Cardiff University research in the Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 5 October 2025.

Now open for applications.

As part of #TeamCardiff you can choose to support either Cardiff University’s neuroscience and mental health, or cancer research. By supporting the next generation of researchers, you can help accelerate life-changing discoveries to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for people living with a wide range of conditions.

Your fundraising will help fund grants for early career researchers that provide a launch pad to explore new ideas and unlock future funding opportunities. By supporting the next generation of researchers you’re nurturing new talent and investing in innovative ideas.

Cancer researchers at Cardiff University are improving outcomes for people living with some of the most common cancers such as breast, prostate and bowel, as well as those that are rarer or hard to treat.

Cardiff University’s neuroscience and mental health researchers are developing new treatments for a wide range of debilitating conditions including ADHD, depression, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s.

Apply for a #TeamCardiff charity place

Apply to join #TeamCardiff at the Cardiff Half Marathon on 5 October 2025. It's free to take part in the Cardiff Half Marathon as part of #TeamCardiff. All we ask is that you raise a minimum sponsorship of £250 for your chosen university research cause.

Apply to join #TeamCardiff

Got your own Cardiff Half Marathon place or want to set your own fundraising target?

We’d love you to join #TeamCardiff! You will receive all the same support as our charity place runners (including your free #TeamCardiff running top), just without the minimum fundraising target. Purchase your place from the Cardiff Half Marathon website. 

Just tell us you’d like to join #TeamCardiff!

The money you raise

100% of the fundraising monies received by Cardiff University will go directly to your chosen university research cause.

How we’ll support you

• a free #TeamCardiff technical T-shirt or vest made from recycled plastic
• regular #TeamCardiff emails, full of fundraising and running tips
• a digital #TeamCardiff resource pack containing social media graphics, a sponsorship form and fundraising ideas
• a dedicated member of the team to answer any questions you may have

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