for the next couple of places, with Robin Hoods size (despite a few organisational problems) just inching it ahead of the smaller, but more scenic, Lochaber.1 Flora London Marathon (1) 2:07:11/2:23:57The greatest race in the world? Probably 2002 date: April
: 0039 06 40 65 063; e-mail: info@maratonadiroma.it; web: www.maratonadiroma.it Paris Marathon, France2010 Date: April 11Runner's World recently chose this as one of the top 20 races to do before you die. And rightly so. The view from the Champs
biggest, and probably best, half-marathon 2002 date: October 62 Bristol BUPA 1/2M (5) 1:04:58/1:14:56Hosted the 2001 World Championships on a fast but interesting city course 2002 date: October 3 Hastings 1/2M (3) 1:04:11/1:17:08Atmospheric seaside event
Big Sur Marathon, CaliforniaIf there's a better excuse for a holiday – and a better way to see the sights – than a foreign race, we don't know it. We asked you to tell us about your favourite overseas events, and the results are tantalisingly good
the organisers of the Marathon of Britain comes a new long-distance race designed to test the mettle of any runner. It’s 100 miles of footpaths and tracks, and with over 10,000 metres of ascent and decent, it’s not an event for the faint-hearted. Heading out from
The sun shone (and shone, and shone) on 15,000 runners at Sunday's Bristol Half Marathon, but not everyone was happy. "Very crowded for first six miles," noted Celine, touching on a topic that came up time and again in your reviews of this headline
runners. Over the past year the staff and correspondents of RUNNERS WORLD have spent most of their weekends travelling to a huge number of these events. Those travels, together with informal surveys of competitors and other reader feedback, provide
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
is usually split into two with the faster runners starting a few minutes ahead of those who intend to run 20 minutes or more.Best multi-stage eventThe demise of the Tour of Tameside left a vacuum in the multi-stages this year, and the best in our view
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.Over non-standard distances, another London-Marathon-organised event
