@imsak,
1. Given the "Despite," you don't need the "anyway"
2. Im, "only not more than" is clumsy
Despite only 5 km to the finish line…
3. Despite the rain…
4. Despite that she is still liked….is easily misread. You'll see
Despite her conceit she is liked
She is liked despite her rep as "quite a conceited girl"
Yes Ed, She is quite conceited (She obviously being a girl)
Despite her description by several of the members as "quite a conceited girl", still she is liked by many of them