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Supervising adult
Free
Children (aged 6 to 12)
£12.00
Minimum fundraising target
£50.00
Date
Saturday 03 May 2025
Time
From: 10:00
Venue
Coopers Field - Bute Park
Life is worth Racing for. Enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life and raise money for life-saving cancer research.
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.
The start and finish are both on grass. 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.
Our courses are accurately measured with a measuring wheel, which may differ from GPS devices. Please follow the designated route closely to maintain the intended distance; cutting corners will affect your distance covered.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If using what3words, enter ///puns.clay.apron in the free app, to find the exact starting point.
Please listen out for your start time to join in front of the stage for a warm up and instructions.
By car
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.
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
Public transport and pedestrians:
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.
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.
Cycling & Bike Racks: There are none availble at the event.
Refreshments
Toilets
Dogs not allowed
Bag drop
Showers
Not suitable for pushchairs
Not wheelchair accessible
Parking
Due to the nature of the event it is not suitable for wheelchair users.
We aim for maximum accessibility at our events. Our contact centre and on-site team are ready to assist with any needs or questions you may have.
Additional Support request badges are available, and our Event Managers are trained Dementia Friends
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.
Your entry fee covers the cost of your event, but your fundraising helps us save and improve lives. Join the celebration, join the family, and join the thousands helping to raise the money we need to power Cancer Research UK’s biggest discoveries.
When you sign up to an event, you'll get fundraising support every step of the way. Get top tips, ideas and resources to help you hit your target and raise as much money as possible for life-saving cancer research.
