stable too, with a two-thirds-length medial post, a good heel counter and a decent midfoot shank. The lightest, most efficient runners would find it a good half-marathon or even marathon shoe, but it’s also an ideal first racing shoe for short distances

half-marathon/marathon shoe, or a short-distance shoe for slightly heavier runners.

, London Hydro Active Women's Challenge, September 16, London/Liverpool/Birmingham adidas Irish Runner 5 Mile, July 14, Dublin adidas Frank Duffy 10 Mile, August 18, Dublin adidas Dublin Half-Marathon, September 22, Dublin As you prepare for you

there trying to beat my older brother’s time of 4:20. I’m so happy and relieved!"Elizabeth Morley, 4:18 "I did the Sheffield Half-Marathon and I’ve always wanted to give a full-marathon a go. It’s a fantastic feeling knowing you’ve completed it."Rob Botwright

taxing hills and a knee-deep river crossing make this a challenging cross-country course through the heart of the Cotswolds.National Highlights... Bungay Black Dog Marathon, April 6Bungay Black Dog Marathon (and Half-Marathon) (Suffolk, April 6) A quaint

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Where and when?Sunday, October 26, WorksopWhat is it?Worksop is not just famous for producing such illustrious stars as Graham Taylor and that stout bloke from Iron Maiden. It also produces some fine races, including a smashing half-marathon

new challenge - one that would push me to my very limits. It dawned on me that with the exception of Paula Radcliffe and Jon Brown, I'd barely heard of any British marathon runners. Was it just the case that there weren't any? And, if so, why? I did my

/12/06)7779%7 ratings276Tadley Runners Summer 10K, Hampshire (7/16/06)7796%13 ratings277Bungay Black Dog Marathon and Half, Suffolk (4/2/06)7792%13 ratings278Cirencester 10K, Gloucestershire (9/24/06)7796%12 ratings279Great Yarmouth 2006 Promenade 10K, Norfolk (10

runners. Over the past year the staff and correspondents of RUNNER’S WORLD have spent most of their weekends travelling to a huge number of these events. Those travels, together with informal surveys of competitors and other reader feedback, provide