Cardiff Half Marathon
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Join us and over 27,500 runners at one of the UK's biggest and best road races, on an iconic course around Wales’ capital city! The Cardiff Half Marathon is Wales’ largest mass participation and multi-charity fundraising event. Its flat, fast course passes all of the city’s most breathtaking scenery and iconic landmarks including Cardiff Castle, the Principality Stadium, Civic Centre and stunning Cardiff Bay.
Apply for a charity place
Apply for a charity place today!
Secure your charity place in the 2026 Cardiff Half marathon and join Team Dogs Trust and be part of something amazing.
Want to join our 2026 team with your own place?
If you have already secured your place through the event organisers and would like to join Team Dogs Trust, please click on the button below to sign up and request your free fundraising pack!
Just select ‘2026 Cardiff Half Marathon’ as the event when completing the form.
What do you get when you run with us?
- a personalised t-shirt or running vest
- a fundraising guide
- access to Dogs Trust promotional items including collection box, banner and stickers
- fundraising support from the community fundraising team
- on-the-day support from our Dogs Trust cheering point!
How will your sponsorship help?
Your valued donations go a long way for the dogs in our care.
£10 could provide a new training lead for one of our newest four-legged residents
£20 could provide a cosy, comfy dog bed
£35.80 could pay for the cost of looking after a dog for a day at one of our rehoming centres
£150 could go towards helping our Behaviour Support Line team answer more calls to provide guidance and assistance to owners in need
£350 could help us provide care for a whole week, including any vet care they might need
£500 could cover the cost of all the essential care for 5 dogs during their first week with us.
We're grateful for every single penny raised by our amazing supporters. Every donation makes a huge impact and helps make tomorrow's world a better place for all dogs.
How to fundraise
Once you've registered and signed up for your chosen event, we recommend setting up and personalising your online fundraising page to collect donations.
Signing up will automatically create you a branded fundraising page - no extra steps needed.
If you prefer, you can use an different online fundraising platform such as Just Giving. All funds collected will be transferred to Dogs Trust directly from your online page when you link your page to Dogs Trust when prompted.
Contact our fundraising team
Questions? Get in touch with the team
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