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| February 2003
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| When is it? | What is it? | Why should you do it? |
| Sunday 2 | Blackburn Winter Warmer 10K, Lancs | A hilly, semi-rural race starting in Witton Country Park. Keeps you busy in a quiet month... |
| Sunday 16 | Stamford 30K, Lincs | Well-organised rural long race over a rare distance. Great marathon preparation. Includes a Valentines Pairs prize! |
| Sunday 23 | Tunbridge Wells Half-Marathon, Kent | 1000-strong Half, through pleasant Kentish countryside, including the pretty village of Penshurst. Plus: bouncy castle at race HQ! |
| March 2003 |
| When is it? | What is it? | Why should you do it? |
| Sunday 2 | Adidas Flora London Half-Marathon, Silverstone | The world's greatest marathon spawns its first-ever half-marathon, at the Grand Prix racing circuit. Slick organisation and a fantastic atmosphere guaranteed - plus Runner's World pace groups. |
| Sunday 9 | Cloud 9 Challenge, Congleton, Cheshire | An 8.75-mile multiterrainer on an undulating course (or a hilly one, depending on your point of view...) |
| Sunday 9 | Hillingdon 5, Middx | Another of the UK's top-three five-milers. Very PB-friendly, and all abilities welcome. |
| Sunday 9 | River Cam 10K, Cambridge | Uses newly-built riverside cycle routes to head from the picturesque village of Fen Ditton into central Cambridge and back out. Replaces the Fen Ditton 5K. |
| Sunday 16 NEW! | Broadland 15, Norwich | 15 miles of quiet, undulating country roads in scenic Broadland - 300+ runners |
| Sunday 16 | Cranleigh 15 + 21, Surrey | Attractive, undulating Surrey course, with a long option if you're in good marathon shape! |
| Sunday 16 | Hastings Half-Marathon, E Sussex | Legendary spring seaside half, with 3500 runners and a few good hills... Enter early! |
| Sunday 23 | Gatwick Half-Marathon, Surrey | Long-established one-lap rural half starting in Redhill |
| Sunday 23 | Paddock Wood Half-Marathon, Kent | Highly-rated spring half, with a quick countryside course, and top-notch organisation |
| Sunday 30 NEW! | Chedworth Roman Trail 10, Cirencester | Scenic Cotswold course through Stowell Park and Coln Valley - expect 30% road, good tracks and three stream crossings! |
| Sunday 30 | Woking TenTen - 10 Mile, Surrey | Classic flat 10-miler with around 400 runners |
| Sunday 30 | Woking TenTen - 10K, Surrey | A shorter alternative to the 10-miler, at the same time. Just as flat! |
| April 2003
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| When is it? | What is it? | Why should you do it? |
| Sunday 6 | Wakefield Hospice City 10K, W Yorks | A good PB course! Fast and traffic-free. |
| Sunday 13 | Bolton 10K | It's a great way to run a race and then watch the London Marathon live in a nearby bar with other runners afterwards! |
| Friday 18 NEW! | Maidenhead Easter 10, Berks | A beautiful flat, rural road 10-miler, with a field of around 850. |
| May 2003
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| When is it? | What is it? | Why should you do it? |
| Monday 5 | Watford 10K | 400-strong on- and off-road race based from Watford's Cassiobury Park. All proceeds to charity |
| Sunday 11 | Hogsmill Women's 5 | Small, friendly women-only multi-terrain race taking in a mixture of town and country |
| June 2003
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| When is it? | What is it? | Why should you do it? |
| Sunday 1 | Nike Sale 5, Manchester | One of the UK's top-five five-milers, with a flat course that starts and finishes on the athletics track at Wythenshawe Park |
| Sunday 1 NEW! | Woodhall Spa Half-Marathon, Lincs | A 350-strong scenic rural half on a flat course. Wheelchairs welcome! |
| Wednesday 11 NEW! | Forest 5, Bracknell, Berks. | A splendid 500-strong evening trail race in Windsor Forest. Accurately measured, with an emphasis on runnability |
| Sunday 22 | Blackpool Marathon, Lancs | Sea air and one of Britain's fastest courses at the North's premier resort. It heads along coastal paths and promenades, including the Golden Mile.
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| Sunday 22 | Blackpool Half-Marathon, Lancs | Run in conjunction with the full marathon. |
| July 2003
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| When is it? | What is it? | Why should you do it? |
| Sunday 6 NEW! | Bewl 15, E Sussex | One-lap rural multiterrainer, marked every mile |
| Sunday 20 NEW! | Skillington Skirmish 6.5, Lincs | All-new race! Including 5.5 miles of country trails including the Viking Way |
| Sunday 27 | Trentham 10, Tittensor, Stoke on Trent | Pleasant rural undulating course on the longest-standing event in North Staffordshire. All standards of runner will be made very welcome. |
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