the knee-creaking inclines at miles three and eight. However, on the upside these were balanced by a recuperating mile-long downhill stretch afterwards. It wasn't the most beautiful route, but the race facilities bagged the event some serious brownie points

The Zest Challenge(Oxfordshire, May 26) Racing outside is the new girly night in. Bring along family members, friends and workmates for this fun dash which redefines female bonding. In a team of two, you’ll work together to conquer this 10K

be possible for us to do it if we were determined. That’s how it took off."With the knowledge that there were plenty in the Ironman contingent that were as inexperienced as they were, Jellybabe and Big Dave began triathlon training nine months ago. On New Year

, offering jelly babies, orange slices, drinks and even beer to the annual invasion of runners."This is such a great event and the support from the spectators is fantastic. The buzz of the whole event seems just the thing to get any beginners hooked

Marathon. Party On...The race was so much fun that I'm already planning my fancy-dress costume for next year's circus theme. I imagine runners being fired out of cannons, balancing on elephants and falling over each other in big clown feet. I've even

, making it the most lucrative one-day annual fundraising event in Britain. And with charity runners making up a large part of the fields at an increasing number of events, from the Great North Run to the London Triathlon, or even the Paris and New York

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the steep downhill, just after the Lucozade station please! Thank you! See you all next year?"Click here for one RW staffer's own report of the Windsor Half Marathon. Her thighs are still recovering.The New Forest Half Marathon gave Windsor a run for its

won bronze in the 4x400m relay, setting a new British record of 3:20.04 in the process. Both 4x400m relays were won with ease by the USA, confirming their overall dominance in the relays after their double 4x100m success on Saturday night

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