Round The TableName Andrew Taylor, Running High Events Organises Bath Half-Marathon (since 2000) Name Paul Magner, Trailplus Organises Off-road events including the Saab Salomon Hellrunner series, Helly Hansen adventure races and Puma Urban Escape

-and-white finest, and this year’s Santa run agenda is more lively than ever. Choose between a 2,500-strong chip-timed event in London’s Battersea Park, the small-but-cosy Inverclyde 5K dash, or one of three inaugural fixtures in Brighton, Bolton and Southampton

Deciding when and where you race is set to get even harder this year, thanks to a tantalising line-up of new events. From exclusive private locales to innovative multi-activity ideas, we’ve picked seven teasing highlights to give you a taste of what

time and again for its locale, finisher mementos and overall camaraderie. Two concurrent fun runs add to the event’s reputation as a great day out for the whole family – just be sure to leave any PB expectations at home.

of the futuristic Mercedes World driving circuit, open to runners for the first time this year.--Thanet 20 (Kent, March 2) Bracing, coastal course along the northern edge of Kent, interspersed with short, sharp turns up and down the clifftops to keep you on your

of Marrakech is a tick-list destination among experience-hungry globe-trotters, and the highlight of its running calendar perfectly combines an exotic encounter with a simple road race.Thousands of runners - whose nationalities are as diverse as their abilities

’ fun run simply heighten the sense of community in the town’s market square, where all three fixtures start and finish. Though billed as undulating, the absence of any particularly testing gradients verifies the event’s reputation as a quick course

? Then round up your running friends and enter the relay event instead. Held at the same time as the main event, teams of four are invited to tackle shortened stretches of the course - between five and eight miles each – to make up an aggregated 26.2 miles

race by running the route in reverse may seem like a somewhat quirky idea, but that's exactly the challenge organisers of this point-to-point multi-terrain event have chosen to undertake. A record number of runners are expected to tackle the route

, November 10) Canal locks and bridges comprise the only inclines in this otherwise flat, point-to-point race along the towpaths of the river Lee.--Filling Up Fast…Luton Marathon, December 2Luton Marathon (Bedfordshire, December 2) This three-lap course