Fancy running one of the world’s biggest and best marathons? How about a bit of shopping?Courtesy of 2:09 Events, we are giving away a trip for two to New York on New York City Marathon weekend (November 5, 2006), including flights
the London Marathon three times dressed in one of the charity's heart outfits. "The costumes were designed by a non-runner," he says, "so they are a bit restrictive around the knee, but the wonderful crowd support more than makes up for moving at a shuffle
Kodak Harrow Marathon, Middlesex: Sunday, November 4WHY RUN IT?A low-key winter event run from the Kodak Sports Ground close to London. The course is undulating, but its not too severe. The race is run together with a half-marathon.FEES£10/£11
Flora London Marathon: Sunday, April 22WHY RUN IT?The world’s top marathon. Run over a fast course, which runs downhill overall from Blackheath to The Mall. Entries closed many months ago and the only route open is now via charity places. RW pacers
, it isnt a particularly quick course. Thirty competitors ran the inaugural race last year, in the event organised by the charity Cystic Fibrosis Trust, but this year the 80 limit will definitely be reached.FEES£20, payable to Cystic Fibrosis Trust
2:45 - 3:00 Women 18-49 3:15-3:45 Men 41-59 sub-3:15Women 50-54 sub-4:00 Men 60-64 sub-3:30 Women 55-59 sub-4:15 Men 65-69 sub-4:00Women 60-64 sub-4:30Men 70+ sub-5:00 Women 65-69 sub-5:30 Women 70+ sub-6:30Charity placesCharities buy
-to-rate list of race series and multi-stage events. 1 Race For Life Series, from MayWith over 300,000 runners, many first-timers and £17.5 million raised, Cancer Research UK Race for Life is the best thing to happen in running over the last decade.2 Cancer
Petersham Meadows, next to Richmond ParkWe're delighted to put our support behind the Chris Brasher Memorial 10K in London's Richmond Park on June 20. It should be a smashing day out in a glorious venue, all in memory of the single most influential
of the RUNNER'S WORLD team: Sub-1:30 with Sean Fishpool, Steve Smythe and Rob Spedding; Sub-1:45 with Steven Seaton and Oliver Roberts; ‘Get You Round’ run-walk group with Pauline Carter, Nicola Freeman and Catherine Perry. (They will be anticipating a finish
victory in the 1993 World Marathon Cup remains a recent highlight of British men’s marathon running, and his 2:08:36 at the 1997 London Marathon was the last time a Brit broke 2:09.But it’s undoubtedly in his role as co-founder of the Great Ethiopian Run
