-standing favourites such as the Blackpool Marathon (April 5) or Leicester City Marathon (October 11). Or pit yourself against some of  the UK’s most dramatic scenery in the likes of the Brathay Windermere Marathon (May 17) or Beachy Head Marathon (October 24).With

Ask 10 runners what the best marathon in the world is, and you could get 10 different answers. Marathon memories are, to say the least, vulnerable to our own biases. Smash a PB in the Luton Marathon and (let’s take a leap of the imagination here

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I’m surprised the Chinese girl’s plimsolls aren’t melting as she passes me on the hill. It’s 35°C and rising at the start of the second annual Great Wall Marathon. No amount of sunblock or light-coloured headgear makes it seem like anything less

I’m surprised the Chinese girl’s plimsolls aren’t melting as she passes me on the hill. It’s 35°C and rising at the start of the second annual Great Wall Marathon. No amount of sunblock or light-coloured headgear makes it seem like anything less

the weekend.""Right… and why are you going?" "I'm running a marathon."I could tell by the look on his face that he didn't believe a word of it.The BackgroundI signed up for the second running of the Red Moon North Pole Marathon in the middle of 2003. Since

1983 London Marathon winner Mike Gratton has been voluntarily advising runners live on our forums since 2004. This marathon training programme forms the core of his advice for anyone seeking to run seven days a week. It's suitable for men and women

for the next couple of places, with Robin Hood’s 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

Training for a marathon is a daunting business – our free weekly marathon email is here to keep you informed, motivated and right on track.It runs from December to April, and its 16-week training schedule is aimed at April 26, 2009. Each email gives