leads many people to do just that. And it's true that FLM has its flaws (that's "flaws" spelt c-r-o-w-d-s). However, there's no denying the inspirational power of this famous event – as many of you can testify. "If you want to run London that's fine

At the time of writing, your event rating for Sunday's Great North Run gives the world's biggest half marathon an overall score of 77 per cent. Not bad, but a long way off the 96 per cent scored by the same day's Anglesey Marathon, and also dwarfed

or the New Forest. And, unlike the Great North Run, it’s not on telly.But this marathon, in a sleepy market town just outside Oxford, is hugely popular. Race day isn't until October 22, but the event's 1,000 places have long been snapped up – 107 of them