place?Charities buy places for the Flora London Marathon and allocate these to runners as fundraising places. Some charities set specific fundraising targets that have to be met in order to qualify for a Golden Bond; others let runners set their own

fundraiser for ovarian cancer in Poole Park.Filling Up Fast...Gaz de France Leeds Half-Marathon (West Yorkshire, September 7) Encouraging locals, a PB-promoting course and finisher's T-shirt make this popular urban number a great choice for first

race. Charity patron Dame Kelly Holmes will be there to inspire fundraisers around the course.Potters 'Arf Marathon, June 8 The Hanley Building Society Potters Arf Marathon (and Four Stage Relay) (Staffordshire, June 8) Now in its fourth year

of this charity fund-raiser - Santa suit included. Hastings 100th Anniversary Marathon (East Sussex, December 14) Commemorative one-off challenge on the picturesque South Coast, offering a testing course, fantastic spectator support and a feel-good factor second