The Porthkerry 5 MT RACE

RACE ENTRIES WILL OPEN IN LATE MARCH 2024

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART IN OUR 2023 RACE AND TO OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM.

RESULTS LINK: 2023 Porthkerry 5 MT - Results

RACE PHOTOS LINK: 2023 Porthkerry 5 MT - Photo Album

RACE REPORT LINK: 2023 Porthkerry 5 MT - Race Report

PRICE DROP FOR 2023 - ENTRIES NOW JUST £10 AND £12

Now in its 18th year, the Porthkerry 5 MT 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.

For 2023, we've adopted the same 'low cost, no frills' approach as our sell-out CF64 Winter Race - which means reduced entry prices of just £10 (WA/UKA registered runners) and £12 (non-registered runners)

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

Race licensed by Welsh Athletics (Licence No. TR-23-17).
Race Director: Lyn Evans (pdrunners@gmail.com).

The 2023 Course

We're sticking with the same, popular course that we used for the first time in 2022.

It's fast and 95% within the park.

True to its 'mixed terrain' name, surfaces including 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 short 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 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.