The historic streets of York are to set the scene for a brand-new marathon in October this year.The Plusnet Yorkshire marathon is set to be the biggest sporting event to hit the region. Today marks the countdown to the race and will see famous faces

The official ballot for the iconic Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon was opened today. To mark the occasion a pack of giant squirrels scurried around the capital's iconic landmarks.Sara Lom, Chief Executive of the Royal Parks Foundation

:58, 2:14 and 2:29. Just register for the event to join in.Great North West half-marathon, Blackpool, 24 February 2013Silverstone half-marathon, 3 March 2013Lv Brentwood half-marathon, 24 March 2013Virgin London Marathon, 21 April 2013

.Could this herald a new dawn in running? Could we see a sub-2 hour marathon? Could RW's mag editor Andy snatch that elusive sub-3 marathon if he wears them? adidas certainly believes its new technology will play an important part in running history in the future

A Scottish GP has run 7 ultra-marathons on 7 continents in 5 days, 13 hours, 28 minutes beating the existing record by almost a day and a half. Andrew Murray, 32, of Edinburgh started his epic challenge in Antarctica where he battled extreme sub

Hot on the heels of cycling's amazing success at the London 2012 Games and Bradley Wiggins' stellar achievement at the Tour de France, the London Marathon team is playing a part at London's brand-new cycling challenge - RideLondon 100.Starting

to everyone of all ages and abilities.”  Westminster City Council is working alongside Bupa and London Marathon Limited to put on the event and it is expected to become an annual sporting fixture. The route will take runners along the Mall, before racing