In pictures: Cardiff Half Marathon

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An estimated 25,000 runners have taken part in this year's Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday.

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Geoffrey Koech won the men's elite race in 1:00:01 and fellow Kenyan, Beatrice Cheserek, was the women's winner in 1:06:48.

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This year's race coincided with the 2022 London Marathon.

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Mel Nicholls won the women's wheelchair race in 1:00:22, with Richie Powell taking the men's title in 1:08:44. Swansea Harrier Dewi Griffiths was the best placed elite British man in eighth (1:04:15), with Cwmbran's Natasha Cockram (1:13:12) claiming seventh among the women.

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Cardiff is one of the UK's biggest half marathon races with thousands of competitors raising money for good causes.

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Sunday's race was the 19th edition with organisers saying a record number of overseas competitors had signed up.

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Cardiff Half Marathon is part of an international series which includes races in Lisbon, Prague, Valencia and Copenhagen.