for this raucous tour of South Shields, and just revel in this much-loved race's unique atmosphere. Described by one runner as '13.1 miles of party', all 54,000 runners are treated to a hero's welcome from the community - local people pour out onto the streets

Waterside 10K (90%, 100%, 58 ratings) Where? Carmarthenshire When? June 21Sometimes hamstrung by bad weather, this race reappears in your top 50 thanks to an uncharacteristically wind-free run in 2009.45. Bupa Great North Run (90%, 87%, 118 ratings) Where

that includes a bottle of locally brewed beer. New Year Box Hill Knacker Cracker 12K, Surrey, Jan 1 Have you made your New Year's resolutions yet? Because entering more races in 2005 has to be one of them. And why not start with this cracker of a race

trails, it's an opportunity to experience some of London's most tranquil running surroundings. And as it's the same venue as the Nike 10K, on October 16, it's a great chance for a reconnaissance run. More 10K Highlights:Horsforth 10K (W Yorks, October 2

to 200 metres. Your 200-metre time should be about 10 seconds more than your 100-metre time. Estimated Burn 340 calories BRAD HUDSON’S MILES AND HILLSBrad Hudson, a former 2:13 marathon runner and coach, likes to incorporate lots of short hill sprints

-changed after record temperatures rendered the course one of the driest reported in the event’s 13-year history.More off-road highlights...Jog Shop Jog 20 (Sussex, October 14)Tough Challenge Marathon (Essex, October 14)SIS Sandhurst Poppy Trail 10K (Surrey

at the finish, the race certainly has an atmosphere to match its fabulous backdrop. 2. Coniston 14 Where: Cumbria When: March, 2010 date tbcThe Coniston 14 is beautiful and popular, with a loyal annual crowd numbering more than 1,500. First staged

Where: East Meon, HampshireWhen: February 27, 2011First Man: Julian Manning (2:21:02)First Woman: Emma Taylor-Gooby (2:49:49)Last Finisher: 5:28:47Number of finishers: 354Race Type: Rural/ TrailRW rating 2011: 95%Dry as a bone and flat as a pancake

dotted by right royal horse manure, this was an event designed to make any passing tourist weep with joy.The 6,000 runners who turned up for Sunday's unseasonably hot 1pm start seemed pretty impressed, too. It was hard not to be. There's something oddly

per cent humidity reduced my pace to a sweat-sodden slouch. The road wound up from the coast, through canyons hewn from ancient corals and draped with curtains of vines. Ten minutes on this modest little hill and I was gasping. My legs were cast from