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Cuban Trail Marathon
By Steven Seaton on 06/05/2009 10:58:12
RW battles cowboys, cattle and tremendous climbs at the Cuban Trail Marathon, where PBs were the last thing on runners' minds
rationing a reality of daily life, the idea of running for fitness or weight-loss is incomprehensible. That's one of the main reasons why former London Marathon winner and running tour operator Mike Gratton wanted to create an event in Cuba. The Caribbean
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Pocket Race Guide - November
By Alice Palmer on 03/11/2009 10:09:55
Featuring... Lancaster Half-Marathon, Barnsley 10K, Herbert's Hole 10K, Suicide Six, Scott Aztec Forest of Dean Trail Series, Hadleigh 10, Wolverton 5
Appeal, and you’ll bag a medal – and perhaps a PB too.Filling Up Fast...Liverpool Santa Dash, December 6Liverpool Santa Dash 5K (December 6) Join thousands of Santas charging through the bustling streets of Liverpool in this atmospheric event.Trionium New
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RW Race Report - Reggae Marathon and Half
By Matt Gilbert on 06/09/2010 14:48:13
to the next stage of the post-race pampering, where a sword-wielding volunteer lops the lid off a coconut for me.Gulping back the coconut milk I notice the Caribbean Sea is the final destination of this race experience for many, soaking their weary legs
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RW Race Report: Legends of Sherwood Forest
By Ed Vanstone on 10/06/2011 17:38:20
Notorious Night Runs series: a trio of offroad events that pack in a 5K (ish) daytime dash, a 10K (ish) race as night falls, and a post-event knees-up, with camping facilities to stumble back to when the running and revelry is over.As you'd expect, the few
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RW Race Report: Milton Keynes Half
By Jonathan Thompson on 22/09/2011 12:25:42
in Buckinghamshire? Now add the fact that a town built in the 1960s as a homage to motorised transport is home to one of the fastest growing and best organised half marathons in the UK.The event is, like Milton Keynes itself, growing noticeably every year
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RW Race Report: Reggae Marathon, Half and 10K
By Matt Gilbert on 30/11/2011 11:06:59
RW's former Deputy Editor packs his trainers to soak up the sun and sounds of Jamaica
of the magazine. And I got a pretty nice tan, too. So, when the invitation to take part in 10th anniversary event, in 2010, landed in my inbox, there was little chance I would decline.It would be hard to blame me. Located on Jamaica's south west coast, offering a
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Forum v Ironman Austria
By Candy Ollier on 12/07/2007 14:14:53
The guts and the glory - read how 40 RW members fared at Ironman Austria 2007
Klagenfurt to take on Ironman Austria. This was to be the biggest and most successful Pirate expedition yet.Many people see the Ironman triathlon as the ultimate one-day endurance event. A 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride, finished off with a
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Forum v Ironman Switzerland 2009
By Runner's World on 04/08/2009 11:57:39
Find out how more than 50 globe-trotting Pirates fared when they headed to Zurich for the 13th staging of Switzerland's annual Ironman competition
, thinking about the bike and run. Coming into the island was horrible. I got pulled back by my legs, swam over and knocked in the head but surprised myself and stayed calm – it's all part of the mass-start experience! Out on the bike the wind bore right
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Readers' Top 50 Races 2009: 50-plus votes
By on 14/01/2010 16:56:03
The runners of Britain have spoken! Here are your 50 best events of last year, as judged by the thousands of you who ran in them
From all corners of Britain, from six miles to 26.2, road to trail, and from small rural races to big city marathons, all the best fixtures are here in your 50 top UK races of 2009. The list includes familiar events and lots of new entries
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Abingdon Marathon: The Return!
By RichK on 22/10/2004 13:24:09
2004's forum build-up to the Oxfordshire 26.2 began in February, and culminated in October. Here's the inside story
The Abingdon gang assemble before the startThe 2003 Abingdon marathon was a great forum event, due mainly to Ashley Smith who went to great lengths to organise the social side of things and to Abingdon Amblers AC who made us so welcome despite
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