’ll calculate the mile or kilometre splits you'll need to hit along the way. Print it out and pop it on your wrist for race-day; print out another and give it to your supporters so they’ll know when to spot you.The Big Day Bookmark these essential event guides

for money; fantastic organisation; friendly runnersApril 4 Bungay Black Dog Marathon, Suffolk Flat, riverside courses; being scared by local ghost stories; events with a post-race beer tentApril 18 Flora London Marathon Crowds; atmosphere; fancy dress

conditions to expect, but bear in mind that the Bupa Great North Run has frequently turned out to be a late-summer scorcher, so it’s best to cater for all eventualities.Start with your race number, timing chip, safety pins, charity vest (if applicable), race-day

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last year's went:"It's Forum tradition for a Marquee to be hired at the Windsor Half Marathon, so Forumites from far and near can gather before and after the event. 2005 was no exception, and BB and BD worked hard beforehand to make sure that all

)1000 Mile Oulton Park Half-Marathon (Cheshire, March 9) Such is the demand for races in the north-west, that this calendar newcomer ignited interest almost as soon as it appeared in our listings. And with other local events now selling out weeks before

, March 30)Hastings Half-Marathon, March 16Hastings Half-Marathon (East Sussex, March 16) Those on the lookout for a pre-FLM event that closely mimics race-day conditions in the capital could hardly do better than this popular seaside half. Its 5

Wokingham Half, February 10Filling Up Fast...Watford Half-Marathon (Berkshire, February 3) Be prepared for a challenging handful of hills in the opening few miles of the first big Southern half-marathon of the year. Wokingham Half-Marathon

Street Party: 8,000 runners line up at the startSix hours, 42 kilometres, 23 glasses of wine. Not my normal race strategy, but then this was not a normal race. The festival of wine and running that is the Medoc Marathon used to be a well