{"id":5027,"date":"2015-02-27T08:38:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T08:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2015-02-27T08:38:30","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T08:38:30","slug":"is-farah-set-for-mo-mentous-day-at-cardiffs-biggest-ever-half-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/27\/is-farah-set-for-mo-mentous-day-at-cardiffs-biggest-ever-half-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Farah set for Mo-mentous day at Cardiff&#039;s biggest ever Half Marathon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF has begun its\u00a0countdown to hosting the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships &#8211; and is calling on World Champion Mo Farah to come and join in.<br \/>\nNext year&#8217;s\u00a0race will see 25,000 amateur\u00a0runners run in the wake of\u00a0the world&#8217;s elite as they participate\u00a0in the\u00a0biggest athletics event held in Wales since the 1958 Commonwealth Games.<br \/>\nAssembly\u00a0member Ken Skates and President of UK Athletics Lynn Davies unveiled the countdown clock\u00a0at a\u00a0launch event at the Hilton Hotel this Wednesday, where they also made a plea for Mo Farah to come to the city and help inspire young people to get physically active.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5041\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JS_CardiffHalf_Print.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5041 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JS_CardiffHalf_Print-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Unveiling the Countdown\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5041 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JS_CardiffHalf_Print-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Unveiling the Countdown\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Ken Skates revealing the countdown clock<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSkates said: \u201cThis is a wonderful and unique opportunity for Cardiff but it also builds in to the long term strategy of promoting both the city and the nation as one of the worlds greatest play areas for sport and physical activity.&#8221;<br \/>\nHe\u00a0added that he hopes Mo Farah can run to help engage the city\u2019s Somali community and encourage them to take up sport.<br \/>\n\u201cWe may be able to rub shoulders with Mo on the start line but whether we can catch up with him once the race has begun is another thing!<br \/>\n\u201cIt would be fantastic for the Somali community here in Cardiff to see Mo hopefully racing. I go to the gym down here in Cardiff Bay and I mix with the community quite a bit and I\u2019m in no doubt Mo would help inspire more of the Somali community to take up physical activity as well.\u201d<br \/>\nRace director Steve Brace, a two-time Olympian and former winner of the Berlin and Paris Marathons\u00a0added that: \u201cWe have a fantastic running course which is renowned for being flat, fast and iconic. This will be a truly special event that will enhance Wales\u2019 credentials as one of the best major-events cities in Europe.\u201d<br \/>\nA British man is yet to win the title, so the Cardiffian must add &#8211; Mo, this could be your chance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF has begun its\u00a0countdown to hosting the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships &#8211; and is calling on World Champion Mo Farah to come and join in. 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