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CARDIFF HALF
MARATHON
100 CLUB
Each year our 100 club takes a group of first-time runners from zero to hero.
Our 100 Club initiative returns for its third year in 2017, part of our commitment to use Wales’ biggest and best mass participation event to help improve the health and well-being of the nation.
As a not-for-profit charity, Run 4 Wales is dedicated to using the Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon to get more people off the sofa and into their trainers and to re-invest profits from the event into sport at grassroots level.
In conjunction with Welsh Athletics and the social running programme Run Wales, we’ ve again donated 100 spaces in the race to people who are new to the sport and have never taken part in a half marathon before.
In 2016, Welsh rugby great Gareth Thomas trained our 100 Club, a group of now infamous women who featured in the BBC Wales television series‘ Alfie’ s Angels’ to complete the Cardiff Half Marathon.
This year, Alfie is looking to get young people active so our 100 Club, nicknamed‘ Alfie’ s Army’ will be made up of teams of 17-21 year olds from all over Wales.
Gareth Thomas commented:“ We’ re having a rebrand! Over the last two years we’ ve seen women kickstart their health lifestyles and achieve things they never thoughts possible. This time we want to get young men involved as well and I can’ t wait for the challenge!”.
You’ ll be able to follow their training journey when a new series of‘ Alfie’ s Army’ returns to BBC Wales this autumn, as well as cheer on the teams out on the course on race day.
Meet one of Alfie’ s Army …
Caitlin Rowley
From: Pembroke Age: 18
Running for: Tanyard Tearaways
Caitlin is a Youth Project Volunteer, interested in music, playing instruments and singing. She’ s a total beginner and has found training challenging, but is beginning to run long distances without stopping and see her stamina and fitness improve – a huge achievement!
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CARDIFF UNIVERSITY / CARDIFF HALF MARATHON 2017