want to have a go. Maybe we should change the mindset and convince people that any marathon is a marathon, not just London. Our club used to hold a draw for all ballot rejects. Not many people run marathons these days meaning sometimes the only place we

I heard recently that the strength in depth of British distance running (Mrs Radcliffe aside) has dropped dramatically. I was told that in the very early days of the London Marathon over 100 British male runners finished in under 2.20, in 2002

, this would be 2 and a half grand minimum. What I'd love from people is to let me know if I can enter your race for free.  It needs to be on the 100 Club website for it to count towards my target of 100 Marathons in a year (http://www.100marathonclub

, but there is a spring chicken in our group of 27.  We are all physiotherapy students.Any help of advice you could give would be great. Thanks very much...Cath, Heather and Andrea, Preston the best people to ask would be the 100 marathon club, who do organise

the 10K, but went and supported instead. Couple of girls from my club are doing the 100mile relay too.Good luck anyway Anyone else doing this one? Fraid not, but I'm really looking forward to the South Downs Relay. It's a cracking day. Then the next day

on to find out more? Try www.clublasanta.com - not 100% running, but organised runs every day & 10k, hilly run and Half Marathons every week. Leisure Pursuits Group also worth a look. Ive booked my next marathon with leisure pursuits group. Disney in January

Could anyone help me about where to stay the London marathon weekend? posty , depending on where you live it might be worth a try ringing round your local running clubs as some run coaches and hotel packages . i managed to join a coach from a

anyone know if there are many event which involve running as a team or relay? cheers 1 think the Edinburgh marathon lets you run as both relay and team http://www.greenbeltrelay.org.uk/ - you could try this if you've got a biggish team. RTOur club

Marathon or Great North run).  Quite a lot of the larger races let you search results by club name these days so have a look at the results for a local race and see what finishing times the club in question had - I'd bet there's a wide range! As for what

their turn to marshall without any problem. My club doesn't do anything particular for most of the year, but fortunately enough people volunteer to keep things going.  It's usually the same faces each time though.  The exceptions are- the London Marathon