London Half-Marathon, Northamptonshire When? March 9 Why? A key London Marathon build-up race, this Silverstone racetrack-based event offers a flat course, slick organisation, abundant facilities – and Runner's World pacers. 85 90 80 ratings41

Eddie's Half-Marathon, November 2 Closing Soon... Rainforest 10K (London, November 2) Help protect endangered rainforests by signing up for this multi-lap charity run in North London’s Finsbury Park.Eddie's Half-Marathon (Highlands, November 2

The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.Another growing London Marathon event takes first place. It had a

.Organised by the team behind the London Marathon, the Great City Race is a 5K that brings out the primal instinct in most of the 6,000 or so runners who attend this sellout annual summer event.Although it is an individual race, the USP here is the chance to compete

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races.Bolton 10K (Greater Manchester, April 23) While 40,000 runners have April 23 marked down in their calendars as Flora London Marathon day, 1000 in the North-west will have the Bolton 10K down instead. Run on the same day, the race offers a

, energy drink and a great Kikoy (an African sarong).What an event. It was as well organised as any of the best races in the UK, with a field included world marathon record holder Paul Tergat, and the UK's Ben Fogle. For the statisticians out there the half

, with former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton organising the capital’s first Santa 5K in Battersea Park. Since all races provide costumes as part of the entry fee, all you have to do is click here to find the Santa Run for you. Ho ho ho!Hogs Back 8Hogs Back

-breaker or welcome rest-stop, depending on your goal).  Though south London may not be your first choice for an away race, the two local running clubs (Striders and Harriers) who organised the town's first-ever half marathon made the best of the location. Runners

...MOBlite Challenge (London, June 11)If you're still feeling fresh from your Spring marathon exploits, why not take up the challenge of back-to-back marathons? Over both days you'll get the chance to run on trails and tracks, through flat fields and dense forests