follows quiet country lanes and laps the beautiful Priory Park, with a few climbs thrown in for good measure.Closing Soon...The Sturminster Half-Marathon (Dorset, August 2) This romp through the Dorset hills will help you work up an appetite

-Marathon, Buckinghamshire When? November 11Why? Quiet country lanes through the Chiltern Hills make for a charming but very testing course that’s popular among beginners and is known for its friendly, local feel.30 Not The Roman IX, Stratford-Upon-AvonWhen? January 28

’t have time to think about during the race. 3. Trionium New Year Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10K Where: Surrey When: January 1 2010 The race organisers promise that entrants to the Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10K in Surrey will “laugh, cry and hurl

Wokingham Half, February 10Filling Up Fast...Watford Half-Marathon (Berkshire, February 3) Be prepared for a challenging handful of hills in the opening few miles of the first big Southern half-marathon of the year. Wokingham Half

's 'big hill'.This UK Athletics bronze-graded event comes with supervised bag storage, tidy changing facilities and T-shirts for all entrants, as well as refreshments, which might well include a repeat of last year's coveted bacon sandwiches

makes for an action-packed Easter weekend - runners can also opt for the 2 X 5K relay, and children have their own chance to shine in the 2K race.Last but by no means least, the regular Windsor 10Ks put on by F3 Events offer you the chance to help raise

rendition of ‘Climb Every Mountain’.Allegedly tracing the path that William The Conqueror took when landing on these shores in 1066, the route takes you around the town’s old quarters, before heading away from the coast.Once you’ve crested a two-mile hill

A spell away from the water's edge, Bewl 15Closing SoonHurry, you won't be able to enter these races for much longer...Bewl 15 (Surrey, July 1) An off-road circuit round south-east England’s largest stretch of open water, with a few tough hills

gravel trails through the 600-acre Arboretum site.--Closing SoonAsh Excellent 8 (Somerset, September 9) Now in its 11th year, this multi-terrain event takes runners along rough tracks, over stiles and up leg-busting hills rewarding them with breathtaking

, as the locals turn out in force to cheer some 1,100 runners round the undulating, two-lap traffic-free course. Well established on the north-east racing agenda, this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, and a concurrent 3K race for 11-16s and a beginners