, Berks. A splendid 500-strong evening trail race in Windsor Forest. Accurately measured, with an emphasis on runnabilitySunday 22 Blackpool Marathon, Lancs Sea air and one of Britain's fastest courses at the North's premier resort. It heads along coastal

Open water swimming's poster girl Keri-Anne Payne made history when she took silver in the very first Olympic 10K marathon swim in Beijing. A year later she followed this feat with gold at the 2009 World Championships.A true water baby, Keri

RW's former production assistant Cath Perry is a self-confessed athletics nut. She'll be offering up an unofficial crowd's eye view on the forum though the week. Here's her first instalment - Monday 23rd, the day after the women's marathon... "She

Sanderson, who ran for Great Britain in the World Championships marathon in Athens.Make you faster. “Increase your long run from six miles to 12 – change nothing else – and you will improve your 10K time,” says Galloway.How long?“When I started running

1. Snowdonia MarathonWhere? Gwynedd When? OctoberA world away from bustling urban races, the Snowdonia Marathon leads runners on a demanding rural route circling Snowdon, Wales' highest peak. You'll be rewarded with panoramic views down the valley

Liz Yelling has been competing as a top international athlete for more than 15 years. In 2006, she won the Bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and she has twice represented Great Britain in the Olympics (Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008

I set out at the beginning of 2010 to do something good for a great friend of mine who taught me all I know about map reading, the mountains of Britain, ornithology and a love of music - particularly the guitar.John had taken me walking and Youth

, Great Britain can enter up to 20 men and 20 women for each five-year age-group band. In other words, there are plenty of opportunities to don a GB tri suit."We can take teams in excess of 1,000 people to Triathlon World Championship events," says Howard

scenic course taking in Buckingham Palace, St James's Park and Hyde Park helped make this inaugural event a success. 96 96 84 ratings12Snowdonia Marathon, Wales When? October 25 Why? Arguably Britain's toughest marathon, but offers the chance

, scenic course to the stadium finish. Larking Gowen City of Norwich Half-Marathon (Norfolk, December 2) More than twice as many runners as last year have already registered for this two-lap flat fixture charting through the western outskirts