: April 26Madrid’s most important athletic event has seen around 200,000 runners attempt to complete the 42.2K run within the six-hour time limit, but only 120,000 have been successful to date – it is without a doubt survival of the fittest. The well

. If that sounds too strenuous, there are also two shorter races: the two lakes trail is a 22K event starting at Plagne Bellecote and climbing up to Dou du Plaz to join the 6000D course, while the Randoplagne is an 11K race that links the various high

is only weeks away. On November 30 thousands of athletes will take to the streets for Tuscany’s greatest sporting and cultural event. The flat, picturesque course starts with a gentle descent before passing the beautiful Piazza del Duoma, towards