We ran for research!

On Sunday 1st October 2023 we managed to start the Cardiff Half Mafarthon as a group of four (Ying-Ying was in the purple pen, Jon, leading those of us in the Yellow pen as a runner, and Guy, Ali & Caroline all walking / jogging / stumbling behind).

Jonathan smashed his first Half Marathon and thoroughly enjoyed it finishing in 2 Hrs 28mins & 39 Seconds with an average pace of 12mins 56 second per mile! Fabulous work Jon and I think he’s got the running bug cos his smile at the end was nearly 13.1 miles long!

Ying-Ying also did a great time of 3Hrs 5 mins and 57 seconds. And looked as fresh as a daisy coming over the line

My time was next (just)( but I did cheat and sprint the last 100 metres or so therefore overtaking Ali who had been my chatty companion for all 13 miles!) I finished in 3 Hrs 25 minutes and 8 seconds with an average pace of 15 mins and 44 seconds per mile which was my target.

Ali crossed the line at 3 Hrs 25 mins and 17 seconds with an average pace of 15mins 44 per mile too – we genuinely enjoyed our brisk walk together!

Guy was on 17 mins 25 second mile pace but at the bay the heat was incredibly oppressive so he decided to be sensible instead of risking injury to retire at that stage.

The crowds and support crews were amazing and while I wont be doing it again (50 years old is not fun doing a half marathon) I did enjoy the challenge and I think (hope) we all did. So we’re now looking for volunteers who can keep the HR team going for next year…..

If you think our efforts are worth some donations we'd all be very grateful. Ying-Ying's page is Ying-Ying Ho is fundraising for Cardiff University (justgiving.com) or pick a member of the HR MIS team from the names below - we have a joint target for CU Research of £1250 so every little helps!

The HR Mgmt Information & Systems team are running (walking / completing) Cardiff Half Marathon in October 2023 as a team to support Cardiff University's neuroscience and mental health, and cancer research. We're supporting the next generation of researchers, to help accelerate life-changing discoveries to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for people living with a wide range of conditions.

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

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.