| Date: | October-November |
| Location: | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Type: | Cross country |
| Distance: | 9.6 km (men) 6.4 km (women) |
| Est: | 1997 |
The Cardiff Cross Challenge, formerly known as the Reebok Cardiff International Cross-Country, McCain Cardiff Cross Challenge or British Athletics Cross Challenge #1, is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. First held in 1997, it usually takes place in October or November and gained World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold status, the highest-level designation awarded to international cross country races, in 2021.
Since October 2017, the competition features elite races of 9.6 km for men and 6.4 km for women, though the distances have varied before then. In 1997 and 1998, the race took place inside the Cardiff Castle walls, but it now takes place in Llandaff Fields.[1] The race was founded and is still organized by Graham Finlayson.[2]
| Edition | Date | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 1997[3] [4] | 25:49 | 24:44 | ||||
| January 1999[5] [6] | 30:54 | 22:36 | ||||
| 1999/2000 | ||||||
| 2000/01 | ||||||
| January 2002[7] | 22:03 | |||||
| 2002/03 | ||||||
| 2003/04 | ||||||
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| 2005/06 | ||||||
| 2006/07 | ||||||
| 2007/08 | ||||||
| 2008/09 | ||||||
| 2009/10 | ||||||
| 2010/11 | ||||||
| 2011/12 | ||||||
| 20 January 2013 | 34:02 (10.37k) | 25:21 (6.99k) | ||||
| 19 January 2014 | 33:05 (10.37k) | 25:09 (6.99k) | ||||
| 18 January 2015 | 33:36 (10.37k) | 25:57 (6.99k) | ||||
| 24 January 2016[8] [9] | 35:28 | 26:52 | ||||
| 22 January 2017 | 32:58 (10.37k) | 26:15 (6.99k) | ||||
| 14 October 2017 | 26:28 | 19:39 | ||||
| 13 October 2018 | 29:53 | 21:48 | ||||
| 12 October 2019 | 29:21 | 21:31 | ||||
| 16 October 2021 | 27:18 | 20:11 | ||||
| 15 October 2022 | 26:20 | 20:21 | ||||
| 11 November 2023 | 28:32 | 20:35 | ||||
| 9 November 2024[10] | 27:06 | 20:15 |