Tower and the Lake District are breathe-taking.Any Extras: Spot prizes. Winner’s prizes. How to enter:Click here:

Congratulations on completing this year's Virgin London Marathon!Now that you've caught your breath, come and tell the world how your marathon went. Use our article submission page to tell us your story - you can even upload your photo too. You

of mayhem is The Gully, a tough yet conquerable climb. At the top you'll be treated to a short downhill stretch on a quiet country lane to catch your breath. The Coomb, another tough uphill struggle, will take you through a sea of sheep, and it’s a favourite

Closing Soon...Wedgnock Winter Hills & Spills Series (Race 1) (Warwickshire, November 7) If the scenery at this new race series doesn’t take your breath away, the tough climbs will.Poppy Run 5 (Lincolnshire, November 8) Raise money for the Poppy

’s the perfect way to see off a stressful week at the office. Run through the delightfully scenic surroundings of Thetford Forest, on trails and tracks, this cross-country event could add a breath of fresh air to your usual race-programme. The course

to pause for breath though, be sure to take in the magnificent views across the Bronte Moors, and see if you can find some literary inspiration to help you pen a review for our Rate A Race listings when you get home. If the scenery doesn’t free your

and raise money for the charity Dreams come True which is this year celebrating 20 years of making the wishes of terminally and seriously ill children a reality. Taking inspiration from the original Dream Mile event at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo – where

, August 24) Pewsey Vale Half-Marathon (Wiltshire, August 24) London Pride Run 10K, August 16London Pride Run 10K (August 16) In just five years, the London Pride Run has become the UK’s largest mass participation event for the gay and lesbian

: 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

. For the best pre-race carbo-loading in the world and architecture to die for – we’re thinking of the Romeo and Juliet Half – Italy has a wealth of breath-taking races. Here’s our top 10, selected by Runner’s World Italy’s Deputy Editor Vittorio Nava, to whet