, Surrey Hill (Berkshire, May 31) Push yourself to the limit by tackling mud, hills and bogs galore in this extreme off-road event.   City of Manchester 10K, July 5 Filling Up Fast…Birmingham and Black Country Half-Marathon (July 4

.Roberttown 7 (West Yorkshire, June 3) Good climbs, a scenic course and great value for money make this a true Yorkshire gem.Freckleton Half-Marathon (Lancashire, June 17) Get your skates on if you want to enter the oldest half-marathon in the UK

JOIN OUR TEAMRunner's World has teamed up with Lucozade Sport to give you the chance to win a VIP training and racing package for the Flora London Marathon 2009.Whether you’ve already got a place in the race or need us to take care of your entry

Mo Farah has long been one of Britain's most talented distance runners, but his stunning 5,000 and 10,000m victories at the European Championships this summer have cemented his position as an athletics hero.After becoming the first British man

Closing Soon...Offerton 10K (Greater Manchester, July 6) Three-laps, of flat traffic-free running in Woodbank and Vernon Parks.--The Picnic (Surrey, July 2) Run this if you'd like to boast that you've run Britain's hardest marathon - this off

in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and she has twice represented Great Britain in the Olympics (Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008). In 2007, she also won the British Half-Marathon and Marathon titles, and is a Lucozade Sport Running Ambassador. Paul Evans Paul was a

Guy Fawkes 10, November 4 Closing Soon…Guy Fawkes 10 (Staffordshire, November 4) Forest trails, quaint Yorkshire villages and a finish in castle grounds make this a scenic jaunt, guaranteed to go with a bang.Five 2 Go Trail Marathon (Hertfordshire

road race promises to be just as popular ever.National Highlights...Blackmore Vale Half-Marathon (Dorset, February 3) Patchwork-quilt fields, chocolate-box hamlets, an imposing chalk escarpment and a spattering of dairy farm outbuildings

Your Number One: Northumberland Coastal RunThe Runner’s World community has spoken! Here they are – the 50 best races in Britain from last year. There’s something for every shade of runner here – from 5K up to marathon, from tarmac to mudbaths

Last autumn, we launched a nationwide search for six Virgin London Marathon hopefuls, in partnership with Lucozade Sport. After a long marathon journey for our six lucky winners (and their mentors), five of our Virgin London Marathon contenders