2024 Brecon Carreg CDF 10K Elite Preview
Dewi Griffiths will look to overcome Omar Ahmed and Kadar Omar as the trio ‘do battle’ on the streets of Cardiff at the Brecon Carreg Cardiff 10k this Sunday.
Jenny Nesbitt will face Lauren Reed, Kate Estlea-Morris and 2023 winner Alaw Evans on her bid for glory.
The Brecon Carreg Cardiff 10k is the largest race in the R4W 10k Series with around 6,500 runners expected to pound the streets of Cardiff where the flat and fast route takes runners past the medieval Castle and the impressive Principality Stadium before returning to finish alongside Alexandra Gardens and the Edwardian Civic Buildings.
Dewi Griffiths (28:20) has been edging back to racing fitness throughout the first half of the year, claiming a 10km P.B. at Manchester in May but unable to beat Ahmed & Omar at the Ogi Porthcawl 10k in early July.
The Carmarthenshire based Marathon Man is the fastest on paper however and is likely to be the man to beat this time around despite Omar Ahmed (28:27) winning all three of the R4W 10k’s so far this year and with Kadar Omar (28:27) as the runner-up here, 12 months ago in a race won by Kenyan man Alfred Ngeno in 28:33.
Commonwealth Games sixth placer Jonathan Hopkins (29:01), Ultra Runner Dan Nash (29:23) and Bristol & West’s Kurt Taylor (29:20) are next fastest in the men’s line-up with Nash showing great speed with a 14:05 clocking at the Adidas Podium Home Nations last weekend.
Welshmen James Hunt (29:43), Ciaran Lewis (29:45) and Jonathan Butler (29:52) add further quality.
Jenny Nesbitt (32:30) is the outstanding favourite for the women’s race and warmed up over half the distance, finishing sixth at the Podium race last Saturday, recording a time of 16:07. The Cardiff based athlete is also a former UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Champion and a runner-up here, dating back to 2019. This will be a great test for the Pontypridd Roadent ahead of the Autumn season.
Lauren Reed (nee Deadman) (33:16) was the winner of the Cardiff Bay Run when it was held over five miles, back in 2015. More recently she won the 2024 Wokingham Half Marathon in February and lines up as the current Essex Cross Country Champion.
Aldershot Farnham & District athlete Kate Estlea-Morris (33:38) is the next fastest athlete in action and convincingly won the Reading Half Marathon earlier this year.
Returning Champion Alaw Evans (34:48) is always competitive and was third at the series opener in Newport in April, later winning the Seaside based Ogi Porthcawl 10k, overcoming Louise Small on that occasion.
Bryony Proctor (34:52) and Deborah Buce (34:56) are next fastest here, followed by Kate Roberts (35:03) and Alice Braham (35:11).
The Cardiff 10k is the final race in the 2024 10k series, but is a warm-up ahead of the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon for many.
