'll regret chasing the fairy for the first 10 miles, when you blow up at mile 18.(After 10 marathons, I ought to know better.)Best moment: being cheered on by Roger Bannister at the start; worst moment: any of 1-3 above.Intended time: 3:30-3:40; actual time
would be hill running, but apparently not. The chance to get dressed up and play Box Hill Roulette – “Will I blow away the cobwebs or bring up my breakfast?” – is more appealing than logic would suggest.4. Midsummer Munro HalfSurrey, June 19A race that
fantastic races in four days. The Challenge began on Sunday, November 24 with a 10K around the Club’s sailing lagoon. The three-lap route is flat, but the wind blowing in off of the Atlantic can make for a testing run, but fast times are possible as proved
On your marksOn race day, the gods blessed us. Little wind, no humidity, flat sea, hot but not scorching.I’d let my tyres down the day before because I didn't want them blowing in the heat while the bike was racked. So body marking and getting my tires
, sand and intensity of the MdS, but smart training will get you as close as possible. Nail down a long-term training plan and sign up for an ultra or two (there are a growing number of multi-day stage races on our events listings). For a pre-race multi
, or the sole rating for September's Quicksand 15, your scores and comments are now helping runners up and down the country to decide where to race each weekend.The ratingsWe've divided the 2004 ratings into two tables:Races with more than 10 votesRaces with 3
was professional, the marshalling top-notch, and the racecourse start/finish very special. The scenery "up top" was glorious, and I think that the organisers managed to mix the 10K, half-marathon and full marathon events extremely well." The View from the Sidelines
) Three laps of a rolling road course, and your penultimate chance to run a UK marathon in 2008. Not feeling up to the full distance? Take the relay option... --Wokingham Half-MarathonFilling Up Fast…OK, so these events might be weeks away, but you'll need
. The 10K route takes entrants on three fast laps through the zoo’s flat parkland, with the exotic menagerie of the zoo’s collection keeping runners entertained as they tour the park. All profits from the event are donated to the Zoological Society
this single-lapper around Stoke-on-Trent that blends long, easy flats with some punishing ups. 90 95 50 ratings28 New Forest 10, HampshireWhen? July 13 Why? This event winds around one of the most beautiful parts of the UK on a PB-friendly course of road
