The Cardiff Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the Welsh city of Cardiff. The event is usually held in October and attracted over 1,270 participants in 2006 for the main marathon event. The event was established by Cardiff County Council and the South Wales Echo in 2002 to raise money for various charities. The 2005 marathon raised over £450,000 for 170 local charities including Barnardos. Modern-day marathon runners Runners in ancient Greece. ... Cardiff (English: Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The South Wales Echo is the top-selling evening newspaper in Wales. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barnardos is an England based charity founded by Doctor Thomas John Barnardo in 1866 to care for vulnerable children and young people. ...
It appears that only a half marathon will be run in 2007. In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...