Marathon seemed to be the perfect one. However, after a little investigation, I saw that there was a Goofy Challenge - a half-marathon followed by a full marathon the next day. I'm still not quite sure what possessed me to think that upping the challenge

studs, a softer, better-gripping outsole rubber, and the option of narrow and standard widths.Like Walsh, Felldancer makes three models: a core training shoe (the Challenger); a racing shoe (Racing, 256g, £52); and a support version (Extreme, 352g, £61

have no idea what they have won. And probably don’t care, really! It was just excellent fun.(Overall winning time is 58:12; fastest Darksider is TwoDogs in 1:16:18; slowest finisher comes in at 2:59:19; poor Jethro's team was the last Challenge team

years and have actually taken on the 4-day Challenge before, in 2009. But whereas back then I arrived in Cyprus bursting with enthusiasm and fresh from a 10K PB and my first ever half-marathon, things are a little different this time. After damaging a

heavy in my legs. If that wasn't the perfect finish to my Cyprus Challenge, a clanging sign of how much I can get back out of the training I put in - and motivation to keep running - I don't know what is.Time: 1:11:59Pace: 11:41/milePosition: 339/343

of charging up those climbs and running all the way. Saturday's race was the perfect motivation to get that fitness back - and a reminder of the rewards of doing so.Time: 2:49:23Pace: 12:50/milePosition: 331/334

last time, a total shock to the system for someone used to flat road races. This time, I'm slower - but wiser.Time: 37:36Pace: 10:07 m/mPosition: 331/365

and noisy crowds and presided over by an ancient, bemused Orthodox priest. Absolutely worth the uphill slog to reach it.Time: 1:44:56Pace: 15:22/mile (look, it was REALLY steep)Position: 330/334

Welcome to the first ever interactive Runner's World Mile Challenge.Relive the glory days of British middle-distance running. Find your limits over an exacting distance. Boost your speed and endurance.Give us eight weeks of your time, and we

warmth and peaceful rural locales for which the island is known. Make no mistake, this event is hard, but well worth the effort. How to enterThe Jersey Island Challenge is just one event featured in the RW Travel Collection 2007, run in association with 2:09