with 3-minute recoveriesKey session for 10K races: 5 x 2K with 3-minute recoveriesKey session for 10-mile races: 10 miles with 1M at marathon pace, 1M at half-marathon pace, 1M at marathon pace, 3M at 10M pace, 1M at marathon pace, 1M at 5K pace, 1M

in the impressive Don Valley Stadium. The race also hosts a half-marathon and fun run.FEES£10/£11, payable to Sheffield Marathon Ltd by April 18. Entries on day (+£3)ENTRIES TOSheffield Marathon (Dept RW), 8 Sandygate Park Road, Sheffield S10 5TY (0114-230 8429

Closing Soon...Helensburgh Half-Marathon, August 3Barr Brady Helensburgh Half-Marathon (Argyll and Bute, August 3) Enjoy the seafront views and lochside scenery of this stunning out-and-back road race.Sturminster Half-Marathon (Dorset, August 3

..  Old Mutual Om Die Dam 50K & Half-Marathon (March)2009 Date: March 21The Hartbeespoort Dam lies about 40-minutes’ drive from Pretoria and is a wonderfully scenic place to run. The ultra runs around the dam, affording lovely views over the water

European air fares and hotel prices may enable you to find it cheaper to cross the Atlantic Ocean to test your spring marathon fitness. If you do, you won’t be disappointed by the choice or the quality of these races. Las Vegas Marathon and Half-Marathon

Closing Soon...Closing soon: Entries for the Norwich Half-MarathonCrewkerne 9 (Somerset, June 4) It samples delightful South Somerset hilly countryside. Plus junior and fun runs for the family.Southend Half-Marathon (Essex, June 11) Popular

The London Marathon felt more like an obstacle course than a race. I spent half of every mile looking at the floor trying to dodge the half-empty discarded water bottles. After every Lucozade gel station the floor was like an ice rink where

MARATHON BUILD-UP RACESJanuary 21 (Sun)FOLKSWORTH 15 Peterborough, CambridgeshireFebruary 4 (Sun)ASICS WATFORD HALF-MARATHON Watford, HertfordshireFebruary 4 (Sun)GREAT BENTLEY HALF-MARATHON Great Bentley, EssexFebruary 11 (Sun)LIVERSEDGE HALF-MARATHON

with a 12K hill race on trails; Day Three gives you a half-marathon-length tour from Aphrodite's Baths around the magnificent coast path; and finally, Day Four stretches your legs over a very flat road 10K through the resort of Paphos.As a separate

of a time at Blackpool2. Blackpool Half-Marathon, June 20, Lancs Sea air and a pancake-flat course at the North's premier holiday resort, with over 500 RW members having entered either the half or full-marathon already. The race heads along coastal