crowd of spectators cheering them in and were met with water, bananas and a goody bag. The prizegiving was in the local Bar Med and a few of us stayed on to see the forum team win the 'Largest Team' prize. The charity has raised in excess of £100,000

). The race passes several of Nottingham’s historic sights. Held with one of Britain’s biggest half-marathons.FEES£14/£15, payable to Sweatshop by August 10 (£16 after that date). No entries on dayENTRIES TOExperian Robin Hood Marathon, Sweatshop, Railshead

certainly never run a race like this one. It traverses one of the most beautiful bays at low tide, over sand of varying texture, with occasional waves lapping over your laces. The 13 or 14K as the seagull flies will seem more like a half-marathon effort

runner will get a free entry to the local Musée d’Art Moderne.Field around 1000 Fee €10Contact La Ronde Cérétane - BP 222 - 66402 CÉRET cédex, France; e-mail info@rondeceretane.com; website http://www.rondeceretane.comOther information Race starts at 9

not spring to mind as an obvious place to hold two half-marathons in a year. Surely the organisers used up the only nice scenery during the first 13.1 miles back in March? Well, on July 24 the NSPCC will introduce 1000 race entrants to a tour of Milton Keynes

year, the Shakespeare races are already looking forward to their biggest fields to date, with 3,000 runners scheduled to lace-up at this year's start. That shouldn't come as a surprise, with a course that boasts the Warwickshire countryside, as well

-Road Highlights:10K Trail Run in Glorious Goodwood (Sussex, June 12)Colworth Marathon Challenge (Beds, June 17)Dysart Dash 10K (Surrey, June 26)Torbay Half-Marathon (Devon, June 26) Elvis is alive and kicking, and he lives in Paington. Confused? Well, if you

there will be extra train services laid on from London and Kent.More half-marathon highlightsNike Milton Keynes Half-Marathon (Bucks, Mar 12)Broadland Half-Marathon (Norfolk, Mar 19)Wilkinson Ackworth Half-Marathon (W Yorks, Apr 2)Not so easy Rhayader Rhayader 'Round

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

started to train for the race: now where did I put that corkscrew? So you want to run the Medoc Marathon? The next race – on September 12, 2009 – will mark the 25th anniversary of the race, so expect places to fill even more rapidly than usual. To find