) Get the estuary breeze behind you for this fast, flat figure-of-eight course and you’re sure to enjoy its PB potential.Henley Half-Marathon (Oxfordshire, October 14) Beautiful countryside, riverside stretches and just one hill of note make this a

fast: Wolverhampton City MarathonFilling Up FastOK, so these two events aren’t in August but you heard it here first, places are selling like hot cakes... Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon (West Midlands, September 2) Expect vocal spectator support

-side spectators and camaraderie among the mixed-ability field are givens. Later in the month, Swansea's fast and flat, out-and-back promenade fixture - voted third best race in the UK by our magazine editorial team – holds equal appeal for both the hard-boiled PB

calendar, run along quiet country lanes and through a handful of quaint villages, as well as the historic market town of Newport Pagnell. Some taxing undulations in the opening miles make for a stirring start, but fast times are still possible.Filling Up

- such is the popularity of this flat, fast course that places are going like hot cakes.-->National Highlights North Downs 30K (Kent, June 10) Kent: the garden of England, June 10 Few races in our event listings receive such consistent and unanimous praise

, 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

A spell away from the water's edge, Bewl 15Closing SoonHurry, you won't be able to enter these races for much longer...Bewl 15 (Surrey, July 1) An off-road circuit round south-east England’s largest stretch of open water, with a few tough hills thrown in for good measure.Mansf...

since and am really enjoying it. In the magazine, I’ve seen quite a few articles mention "race pace" - 5K pace, marathon pace, mile pace etc. What is this? How fast is it? How do you measure it? During my regular runs I tend to be out for around 40

toes.-->Filling Up Fast...Bolton 10K, April 13Bolton 10K (Greater Manchester, April 13) While 40,000 runners head to the capital for the Flora London Marathon, another 1,000 will be travelling to the north-west for this fast and friendly road race

and all that entails - muscle cramp, disorientation... – 99%ChimpUnderstand what your body needsYou need to know how fast you lose fluid, which will vary according to conditions. Weigh yourself (naked) before a run, then straight after - the loss of weight