local support and the event's famously slick organisation ensures this race always comes highly recommended. After pitting your legs against the strong field of club runners in this fast and furious dash, you can tuck into a well-deserved hot cross bun

welcome. We ran on into the Madejski Stadium where I had been expecting we would run one lap but, oh my God, there was the finish line. Sprint! Sprint! Sprint! I stopped my watch on 1:56:18. A pb for both of us. We were totally elated. Unfortunately

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

– if past years are anything to go by, this fixture is sure to reach its entrant limit in advance of race day.More off-road highlights...Henham 10K (Hertfordshire, June 10)Sialens y Barcud and Ras y Diafol challenges (Ceredigion, June 16 & 17)Pennine 100

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

’t fancy the full 10K, you can always make the most of the 5K or 1,500m fun-run options.City of Lincoln 10K (Lincolnshire, March 25) Lincoln’s biggest road race enters its eleventh year, and promises to be just as popular as ever, with a field of around 4,000

team at Mile 17. But they all have one aim, which is to shout as much encouragement as they can muster, for friends, family and complete strangers.  2. Trionium Midsummer Munro Half-Marathon Where: Surrey When: June 20 With 13.1 miles

and decided to create a triathlon to showcase the spectacular scenery and famous local climbs. The long-distance race I'm about to do features a 2.2K swim, 115K bike and 22K run. There's also a shorter race the following day of 1.K/30K/7K as well as a children

November 2006 to November 2007.1 Northumberland Coastal RunWhen? July 15Why? The first Northumberland Coastal Run took place in 1979 with just 12 competitors. Last year over 800 runners assembled to tackle 14 miles of seaside scenery on the point

between 0 and 100%, allowing us to rank them. This chart represents races that received between 25 and 49 responses. Race Overall score (2008) How many would do it again? No. of ratings (2008)1Ullswater 12K, Cumbria When? November 2 Why