in 2010 and then the Great North Run and then the Birmingham Half-Marathon and so it goes on. Through the year I called a barn dance! That was crazy. Packed shopping bags in Morrisons begged and cajoled. This year I have been injured - a trapped nerve

, the Bupa Great North Run, is joined by Great Run stablemate the Great South Run. There are half-marathons on offer from the Great Eastern Run to Welsh capital Cardiff, while London sees the second staging of its big-hitting half-marathon the Royal Parks

The Virgin London Marathon was my first ever marathon. Previously I'd run the Bupa Great North Run and, having been hooked on the atmosphere and the fantastic sense of achievement, I set my sights on the London Marathon.With four months of five

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The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the next figure is the race's overall score out of 1000.If we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.The UK Top 100, 2001 1 London Marathon (1) 894 2 Great North Run (2

Time: 4:09Worst moment was halfway with a cramped leg, feeling slower and more tired than at the end of the Great North Run but with the same distance to run again! However the best moment was possibly at 21 miles when I realised that I still had

-profile is the Great Eastern Run. Held in Peterborough for the first time in a decade, the race offers a great reason to visit the city that’s famous for producing... um, Erasure.The flat course kicks off within the grounds of the city’s cathedral, before heading north

The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.The BUPA Great North Run easily retains its position as the UK’s top

at work who was doing the Great North Run. It hit me like a brick: that's what I should do, run a half-marathon for charity and try to help others. I contacted a charity that was close to my heart and Paul's illness and they could not have been more

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