.National Highlights...Wooded valleys, rolling hills and picturesque streams at the Pudsey 10K (W Yorks, Jul 24)Port Lympne Rhino Challenge 10K (Kent, July 9) The fourth running of the Port Lympne Rhino Challenge gives entrants the choice between a 10K run or two

Sheffield A+S Leisure Group Marathon, Yorkshire Sunday, April 28WHY RUN IT?Challenge, atmosphere, the race HQ, value for moneyThis is the North’s equivalent to London. It is an atmospheric event run over an urban two-lap route finishing

Where and when? Saturday, September, 27, Harwich, Essex.What is it? If you’re looking for an event with a more European flavour, this might fit the bill. With more than 500 runners making the trip from Holland, Belgium and Germany, the Discovery

Hill Trail 10K (Surrey, October 15) 209 Events seem to have a knack for turning interesting UK locations into successful race venues. This month has already seen Mike Gratton & co turn Jersey into an adventure racing ground for the Jersey Challenge

follies, a Saxon fort, a Chalybeate spring and sand caves. Bring trail shoes and money for the beer tent afterwards. 4. Cross Bay Challenge 13.1, Flookburgh, CumbriaDate in 2012: August 12This unusual event not only crosses a tidal bay, but also ticks off

topped the lists. That was the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge event at Battersea Park, which had to be held over two nights to accommodate the 20,000-plus runners. Three renowned, long-standing Northern events take the next three places, though

-up to the Athens Olympics.The Cyprus Challenge is just one of the top-notch overseas training and racing packages we've put together with our travel partners at 2:09 Events, whose director is 1983 London Marathon winner Mike Gratton. So if you're immune to the lure

the biggest festive 5K fun run in the UK, and last year's race brought more than 7,000 Santas to Liverpool city centre.This year, the event is hoping to attract 10,000 runners in the hope of securing the World Santa Challenge title. The World Santa Challenge

miles of muddy madness and mayhem, the Hellrunner series is trail running at its most fun. This immensely popular race series has spread nationwide, with events ‘up north’, ‘down south’ and ‘in the middle’ providing twisting trails and the famous Bog

between 0 and 100%, allowing us to rank them. This chart represents races that received between 15 and 24 responses.Key to percentagesAfter each event title, you will see some key statistics relating to that race. These are: (Overall Score, How Many People