Twinks (aka Nicola Joyce), circumnavigating Britain’s largest Channel Island was just the latest in a series of challenges she’s always hoped to do.Having already undertaken both a solo Channel swim in 2004 and a two-way six-person Channel relay in 2005

introduction for those wishing to get a feel for the sport. Climbing from the small market town of Congleton to the summit of Bosley Cloud (a gritstone ridge on the Cheshire-Staffordshire border) the eight-mile-plus course nevertheless offers a challenging

Closing SoonHurry, you won't be able to enter these races for much longer...10K Trail Run in Glorious Goodwood (West Sussex, June 3) Last ever staging of this challenging but charming cross-country course through beautiful Sussex farmland

10K (Greater Manchester, July 4) Expect to dig deep three times over in this challenging multi-lap course through Stockport’s oldest public park.The Abbey 10K (Cambridgeshire, July 8) Second staging of this flat, multi-terrain course across

Bronte sisters – offers runners arresting views of the terrain that awaits in this rugged challenge. Footpaths and tracks make up 95 per cent of the course, as it crosses uncultivated moorland, loops round local reservoirs and climbs to Nab Hill

(yes, slurry) and strategically-placed man-made obstacles all feature in this popular 9.5-mile multi-terrain challenge.National HighlightsStandalone 10K, October 7Standalone 10K (Hertfordshire, October 7) Entries have been flooding

, November 10) Canal locks and bridges comprise the only inclines in this otherwise flat, point-to-point race along the towpaths of the river Lee.--Filling Up Fast…Luton Marathon, December 2Luton Marathon (Bedfordshire, December 2) This three-lap course

’m plodding towards a 10K in September but I have a problem with hills. It's getting increasingly hard to find anywhere even remotely flat to run! In one way, it's a good thing as I'm entered for the Lanhydrock race which is hilly but it's really challenging

, but don’t despair if you usually prefer to run in cooler attire – it’s not unknown for runners to brave the challenge sporting nothing more than a festively customised undergarment...More festive highlights...RNLI Reindeer Run 10K (West Glamorgan, December

challenge and make you more determined. – BroadoPut the fun back into your runs Go out for a couple of watch-free, scenic runs, just for the joy of running. It will help you remember why you enjoy it. Or try going for a run somewhere new. Don’t forget