Marathon has traditionally failed to catch the imagination of the running public. Things have definitely changed. The organisation has improved noticeably and it has the budget to draw a decent elite field – runners now flock to the race in their thousands

and follows a new and much improved course passing close to the Colleges and including mostly traffic-free areas. This will allow for a greater number of runners to take part." What you say: Als says, “It’s well organised and has a good atmosphere

and comments are now helping runners up and down the country to decide where to race each weekend.The ratingsWe've divided the 2005 ratings into two tables:Races with more than 15 votesRaces with 7-14 votes (all 275 of them!)If you'd like an alternative take

difference was making a concentrated effort to work on speedwork. I just have to see my race times to see the improvements. I did my first marathon in 4:25." -->Ruth Hulton, 3:06 "I set a PB. The race was tough in the last few miles, but my club South London

The Edinburgh Marathon, a new entry at 22To help you choose which events to enter in 2004, we once again bring the RUNNER’S WORLD Top 100 UK Races of the Year. It’s based on the experiences of the RUNNER’S WORLD team, our UK-wide network

One Treadmill...48 Hours...12 Crazy Runners...495.76 miles...One new world record!If you finished FLM on Sunday, you probably thought it felt as though you’d been running towards the Mall for days. Well, spare a thought for nine nutty forumites

half-marathon, with Bristol (boosted by being a World Championships venue), making a big advance. Others with significant improvement were Bath, Stroud, Robin Hood, Norwich, Jersey and Tunbridge Wells.1 BUPA Great North Run (1) 1:00:30/1:08:40The world’s

2002 date: February 2420 Reebok Brighton 10K (14) 30:18/37:17Flat, out-and-back promenade-based event 2002 date: November21 Southend 10K (16) 30:38/35:44Another seaside event with an improved, faster course 2002 date: October22 Millennium Plus One 10K

's Buncefield gas explosion has improved the - the route takes in new country roads, and for the first time runners will have the chance of running through the town centre. Starting in Verulamium Park, the race whistles past the St. Albans museum, before

at least 26.2) away from the big city marathon experience, this is a relatively low-key event that nevertheless found itself placed ahead of the likes of London and Edinburgh in Runner’s World Top 10 Races 2007. Where the race scores highest is for its