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Cardiff Pretty Muddy Kids

Saturday 04 May 2024

Supervising adult

Free

Children (aged 6 to 12)

£12.00

Minimum fundraising target

£50.00

Date

Saturday 04 May 2024

Time

From: 10:00

Venue

Coopers Field - Bute Park

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Life is worth Racing for. Enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life and raise money for life-saving cancer research.

About Pretty Muddy® Kids

Pretty Muddy® Kids is a fun-packed muddy obstacle course for children aged 6-12 (over 1.2m tall). The young fundraisers climb, crawl and slide their way around the course at their own pace, accompanied by an adult. The course is approximately 5k which is just over three miles, and there's no pressure to finish in a certain time. Get ready to get muddy on an unforgettable day out.

Location

Venue

Coopers Field - Bute Park, Off North Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3ER

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Course information

The start is on grass on the north side of Coopers Field, opposite Orachard Lawns.
The course is on a mixture of tarmaced paths and grassy fields. Due to the nature of the venue, the course can get boggy in the event of severly wet weather in the lead up to the event.
The finish is on grass on the south side of Coopers Field, opposite the Gorsedd Stone Circle.

There will not be any water refill stations along the course so if you require water during the event, please remember to bring your own reusable water bottle already filled up.  A Scottish Power water refill station will be available to use at the finish

Please arrive 15 to 20 mins before your start time so that you are prepared and ready to go on time. 

Our courses have been measured with a measuring wheel. This is the most accurate measurement method and may not always match up with fitbits, strava and Apple watches.  

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Take part with friends and family

You can take part in any Race for Life event as an individual or a group to raise money for life-saving research.

Get your friends and family involved and walk, jog or run at your own pace! An adult will need to accompany the child around the course but adults will not be able to go on the obstacles.

However you choose to get muddy, you're helping to beat cancer.

You fundraise, we discover

10m

More than 10 million of you have taken part in Race for Life events since 1994, fundraising for Cancer Research UK.

£970m

Race for Life has raised over £970 million towards life-saving cancer research since it began 30 years ago.

130,000+

With your money, we've helped develop radiotherapy, which helps 130,000+ people with cancer in the UK every year.

Event details

Once you sign up for your Pretty Muddy® event, you'll receive an email with all the need-to-know details to help you feel fully prepared for the day.

Meeting point

The start line is on the north side of Coopers Field, opposite Orachard Lawns.
The finish line is on the south side of Coopers Field, opposite the Gorsedd Stone Circle.

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Please listen out for your start time to join in front of the stage for a warm up and instructions 

Travel information

Pedestrians: If you are walking to the event there are multiple entrance points into the park from North Road, Castle Street, Sophia Gardens and Blackweir Ambulance Depot.
General Event Parking:  General car parking is not available at this venue. Please use the below link for further information on nearby public parking: https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/resident/Parking-roads-and-travel/parking/Car-parks/Pages/Car-Parks.aspx
Blue Badge Parking: There are limited blue badge spaces available to park along North Road and within Sophia Gardens car park.
Volunteer Parking: Volunteer parking is not available at this venue. Please park on North Road or in Sophia Gardens car park for the closest car parks to this event.
Drop Offs: Participants can be dropped off in North Road and Sophia Gardens car parks.

Public Transport:-
Bus: There are various bus stops on Kingsway and Castle Steet however buses run at various times on a Sunday morning. Please go to https://www.cardiffbus.com/services for timetables. 
Train: Cathays and Cardiff Central train stations are a 15 minute walk away.

Electric Charging points: Please use the below link for further information on nearby electric charging points: https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/resident/Parking-roads-and-travel/electric-vehicles/Pages/default.aspx
Cycling & Bike Racks: There are no bike parking racks at this venue

Facilities

Available

Refreshments

Toilets

Not available or suitable

Dogs not allowed

Bag drop

Showers

Not suitable for pushchairs

Not wheelchair accessible

Parking

Accessibility

Due to the nature of the event it is not suitable for wheelchair users.  However If you require any further information on the accessibility of a Pretty Muddy event, or wish to bring a carer/assistant to accompany you or if you need to bring a guide runner, please contact our Supporter Hotline on 0300 123 0770 and press 1 when prompted (Opening hours are 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday) or email us at raceforlife@cancer.org.uk (standard)

If you aren't sure whether Pretty Muddy is right for you, take a look at the obstacles and make up your own mind, please visit our website https://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org/about-our-events/pretty-muddy/obstacles

A British Sign Language Interpreter from Wales Council For Deaf People will be availble on stage whilst our event host is speaking

 

How does Pretty Muddy® Kids work?

Pretty Muddy Kids® events start times are staggered in 'waves', each wave starts every 15 minutes to ensure you're safe on the course. If you're signed up as a group, please make sure you sign up for the same wave time.

Adults accompanying children will run alongside the course, but will not be allowed to take part on the obstacles.

Parents or guardians will guide their little adventurer through the 5km course, cheering them on and offering support when needed. If they come across a challenge they can't tackle on their own, they will be there to help them move on to the next one.

Find out more about Pretty Muddy® obstacles.

The parent or guardian will have a blank running number, on which they can add the running numbers of up to three children they are looking after on the day.

Children up to the age of 12, who are at least 1.2m tall will be able to take part. Children ages 13 and above can join our Pretty Muddy® events.

Jasper

Jasper with his Mum and sister, celebrating after taking part in a Pretty Muddy Kids event on a sunny day.

We all got so muddy on a rainy day. I loved it!

- Jasper, Pretty Muddy® Kids

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