After a couple of days of lying around on a sunlouger by the pool (very pleasant) and dwelling on the races ahead (not so pleasant) the wheels finally began to grind into motion. Yesterday was a busy day - by the standards of the life of luxury I

cruel.Last time I ran the Challenge, the 11K was by far my least favourite of the four, so I was dreading it this week in my unfit state. In 2009 I had simply never ran a race like it - it was a total culture shock. I went about it all the wrong way

of charging up those climbs and running all the way. Saturday's race was the perfect motivation to get that fitness back - and a reminder of the rewards of doing so.Time: 2:49:23Pace: 12:50/milePosition: 331/334

Hello! Welcome to my Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog. The Challenge is a stage race held in the Akamas peninsula of Cyprus, taking in four very different races - and I'll be blogging throughout.My runningI've been running for about four

of the above races: 2:09 Events 0870 3500 209; Sports Tours International 0161-703 8161; Nirvana 01670 859300.If you’re travelling independently, you’ll find that most event organisers speak English, although it is easier to contact them in writing via e

Congratulations to Donald Smith of Bangor, County Down, who has won our competition for a race place at this year’s Ironman Lanzarote on May 19.Thanks to our friends at Sports Tours International – and, in his words, “an understanding wife” – Donald

Weight 205gEvaluation Remember the Wave Ekiden from last spring? That was Mizuno’s audaciously light racing shoe, which squeezed Wave-plate technology into a mere 179g. Maybe its weight scared people off, because the Wave Spacer is its slightly more

thousands of international runners to its 15,000-strong field. The race starts at the world-famous Coliseum before following a course along ancient roads and uneven cobblestone streets, past classical monuments and lively piazzas crammed with enthusiastic

Caption in here--Running in November doesn’t have to mean dark evenings, cold mornings, and grey skies. The 300 runners who took part in the 2002 Club La Santa International Running Challenge swapped all that for glorious sunshine, sandy beaches

We've teamed up with Sports Tours International, the longest established UK Tour Operator and Official International Travel Partner of the ING New York City Marathon, to offer you the chance to run New York in 2010.  We are offering flights