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The Racing Year
By Alice Palmer on 27/03/2009 10:00:00
Planning the perfect year of competition
in February with charity Love Runs taking place all over the UK near Valentine’s Day, plus 10K forumite favourites like the beautiful Longleat 10K or the Ashford & District 10K. Or give yourself a much bigger challenge, and go off-road over a longer distance
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Scenery
By Alice Palmer on 23/03/2009 10:14:53
The most scenic British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
, the race brings spectacular scenery to a course that is ideal for off-road novices, walkers and joggers, all of whom are made very welcome.With Lakeland speciality Kendal mint cake on offer at drinks stations and a 40-piece Brazilian samba band
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Pocket Race Guide - November
By Alice Palmer on 03/11/2009 10:09:55
Featuring... Lancaster Half-Marathon, Barnsley 10K, Herbert's Hole 10K, Suicide Six, Scott Aztec Forest of Dean Trail Series, Hadleigh 10, Wolverton 5
(Buckinghamshire, November 15) Head off-road and rise to the challenge of this tough, multi-terrain course through the picturesque Chilterns.The hills come thick and fast, with the first climb after just two kilometres and more following swiftly behind. Don
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Pocket Race Guide - April
By Alice Palmer on 02/04/2009 12:40:51
Featuring... Trowse 10K, Easter Bunny 10K, Offas Orror 20K, Magnificent Eastnor Castle Seven, Wiggle Thunder Run 10K, Pensford 10K
music festival. The off-road circuits at Eastnor Castle are used by Land Rover to put new models through their paces, and are some of Britain’s most challenging all-terrain tracks. With an undulating course over seven miles of rough footpaths, tracks
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Pocket Race Guide - October
By Alice Palmer on 25/09/2009 16:20:07
Featuring... Badger Bite 4, Henley Half-Marathon, Gin Pit 5, Richmond Castle 10K, Welcombe Wobbler 10K, Trionium Greensand Marathon, East Coast 10K, Over The Hills 12K
Half-Marathon (Devon, October 18) Gin Pit 5, October 11 Gin Pit 5 (Lancashire, October 11) Whether you’re a newcomer to trails or a hardy old hand at off-road running, the Gin Pit 5 stands out. A small and friendly race with quietly lovely
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Atmosphere
By Alice Palmer on 22/02/2010 17:25:28
The most atmospheric races of 2009 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
- runners set off in groups, slowest first. A madcap parade of wild, woolly and weird fancy dress costumes adds to the race's carnival atmosphere, and runners are certainly well looked after. There's a free run-through of the course, and all finishers walk
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Pocket Race Guide - February
By Alice Palmer on 02/02/2009 19:32:48
Featuring... Longleat 10K, Dover Mercury Half-Marathon, Elgood's Brewery Great East Run 20K, Easy Runner Tough Ten, Start Fitness Great North West Half-Marathon, Belvoir Challenge 26
the estate's farmland – a climb kicks off the race and comes back to bite at 7K, before the period drama-worthy finishing stretch. It's a spectacular straight run down hill towards Longleat House which should inspire your tired legs to dig deep for a sprint
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Pocket Race Guide - January
By Alice Palmer on 28/12/2008 18:30:06
Featuring... Folksworth 15, Les Witton Memorial 10, Not the Roman IX, G3 10K series, Ferriby 10
)Not the Roman IXNot the Roman IX (Warwickshire, January 18) Kick off 2009 – and perhaps your spring marathon training too – with the sixth staging of this popular 12K road race. If you're still in mourning for the long-lived Roman 9, which this race
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Pocket Race Guide - June
By Alice Palmer on 27/05/2009 16:01:37
Featuring... The Harvel 5, Run in the Wild 10K, Otley 10, Saab Salomon South Downs Marathon, Humber Bridge Half-Marathon, Mayfair Park and Tower 5K, Farnborough Flier 12K, Humph's Hilly Half
, Surrey Hill (Berkshire, May 31) Push yourself to the limit by tackling mud, hills and bogs galore in this extreme off-road event. City of Manchester 10K, July 5 Filling Up Fast…Birmingham and Black Country Half-Marathon (July 4
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Beginner-friendliness
By Alice Palmer on 25/03/2009 10:22:13
The most beginner-friendly British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
1. Zoo Stampede (Whipsnade Zoo 10K) Where: Bedfordshire When: June 7Kick off your racing career with something a little bit different – run with the animals – as well as 500 other runners – at the Whipsnade Zoo Stampede in Bedfordshire
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