Porthkerry 5MT

2025 RACE INFORMATION

PRICES HELD FOR 2025 - ENTRIES JUST £10 AND £12.

Entry link: https://my.raceresult.com/334253/registration

Now in its 20th year, the Porthkerry 5 MT ('P5MT') is 5 mile, mixed-terrain race set within the 220 acres of Porthkerry Country Park, with stunning views of the Bristol Channel and Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

The race has a long-established reputation as a popular fixture on the local running calendar, with a course that’s challenging enough for experienced runners but equally suited to newer and social runners looking to try a mixed-terrain race. The 2025 race will include a South Wales Regional Championship race (for eligible runners).

We're sticking with our popular, sell-out 'low cost, no frills' approach to our club races at Porthkerry and Cosmeston Lakes Country Parks. Don't leave it too late to sign up - or you could miss out on a place!

Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place men and women plus age group winners' prizes.

Please note there's a time limit of 1 hour 15 minutes for completing the race. Please don't enter if you're unable to finish inside this time.

Race licensed by Welsh Athletics (Licence No. TR-25-14).

Race Director: Lyn Evans (pdrunners@gmail.com).

The 2025 Course

The same, popular course that we used in 2024.

It's fast and 95% within the park.

True to its 'mixed terrain' name, surfaces include open grassland, woodland paths, trails and tarmac paths.

It includes two challenging climbs, fast, flat sections and a few quick descents.

Key Course Features

A fast, flat first mile with a loop of The Meadow and a spectator-friendly switchback.
A quick visit to the shoreline then onto trails through Viaduct Wood and a loop through Porthkerry Viaduct.
A short, sharp climb from Cwm Barri for a looping run around and through the trees and open spaces in the 'Four Fields' at the top of the park.
A speedy last mile, half of it down through the wooded area of Cwm Barri before a run for home back along The Meadow.