CARDIFF, Great Britain (World-Track) — Lloyd Sheppard was the leading British finisher in the 2026 Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday (4), placing eighth overall in 1 hour, 3 minutes, 43 seconds. Gideon Kiprotich was the overall winner of the race, but several British athletes finished well inside the top 20.
Sheppard led a British contingent that placed seven runners among the first 20 finishers in the World Athletics Elite Label race. The 23-year-old, who has been very busy this season, paced home countryman Logan Rees, who was second among British athletes and ninth overall in 1:03:57, while Dan Nash took third among Britons and 12th overall in 1:05:20.
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Also finishing inside the top 20 were Sean Hogan, who ran 1:05:38 for 14th place, Max Walker, who was 16th in 1:06:02, and Felix McGrath, who ran 1:06:19 for 17th overall.
Gideon Kiprotich of Kenya won the men’s race in 59:34. Ethiopia’s Yismaw Dillu was second in 1:00:18, followed by Bahrain’s Jonah Rutio in 1:01:13.
2026 Cardiff Half Marathon British Finishers
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026
At Cardiff, Great Britain
| British place | Overall place | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Lloyd Sheppard | Great Britain | 1:03:43 |
| 2 | 9 | Logan Rees | Great Britain | 1:03:57 |
| 3 | 12 | Dan Nash | Great Britain | 1:05:20 |
| 4 | 14 | Sean Hogan | Great Britain | 1:05:38 |
| 5 | 16 | Max Walker | Great Britain | 1:06:02 |
| 6 | 17 | Felix McGrath | Great Britain | 1:06:19 |
| 7 | 18 | Dominic Coy | Great Britain | 1:06:35 |
| 8 | 19 | Theo Doran | Great Britain | 1:07:04 |
| 9 | 20 | Alastair Watson | Great Britain | 1:07:26 |
| 10 | 21 | Dylan Nazareth | Great Britain | 1:07:44 |
| 11 | 23 | Callum Campion | Great Britain | 1:07:46 |
| 12 | 25 | Christian Hewitt | Great Britain | 1:07:52 |
| 13 | 26 | Ben Rawlins | Great Britain | 1:07:52 |
| 14 | 27 | Marcus Chesterton | Great Britain | 1:07:55 |
| 15 | 29 | Joseph Comerford | Great Britain | 1:08:00 |
| 16 | 31 | Daniel Griffiths | Great Britain | 1:08:15 |
| 17 | 32 | Robert Brailsford | Great Britain | 1:08:28 |
| 18 | 33 | Sam Evans | Great Britain | 1:08:35 |
| 19 | 34 | Andrew Davies | Great Britain | 1:08:48 |
| 20 | 35 | Gwynant Jones | Great Britain | 1:08:51 |
| 21 | 37 | Joel Redman | Great Britain | 1:09:01 |
| 22 | 38 | Matthew Verran | Great Britain | 1:09:18 |
| 23 | 40 | Joe Ballard | Great Britain | 1:10:08 |
| 24 | 41 | Oliver Thorogood | Great Britain | 1:10:13 |
| 25 | 42 | Ben Hughes | Great Britain | 1:10:20 |
| 26 | 43 | Phil Hambleton | Great Britain | 1:10:20 |
| 27 | 44 | Mike Roderick | Great Britain | 1:10:24 |
| 28 | 46 | Andrew Warburton | Great Britain | 1:10:52 |
| 29 | 47 | Matthew Rees | Great Britain | 1:10:57 |
| 30 | 48 | Dominic Davies | Great Britain | 1:10:57 |
| 31 | 49 | Jack Blackburn | Great Britain | 1:11:01 |
| 32 | 50 | Matt Grantham | Great Britain | 1:11:35 |
| 33 | 52 | Geraint Williams | Great Britain | 1:11:40 |
