of the finish line before shooting past to complete the course.Alexander, who was third here last year, was in a class of his own this time: he crossed the line almost 25 minutes ahead of second-placed Richard Mackie. Fran Bungay won the women's race in 5

and learn about bike maintenance.The race began in Ongar Leisure Centre, with competitors starting at 30-second intervals, snaking 300m up and down each of the six lanes of the pool. The bike course consisted of two laps of mainly quiet country lanes

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

of congestion during the race, and because celebs and VIPs start first, quicker runners will struggle to worm their way through. This is alleviated by the width of the road (the route is largely along a dual carriageway). Unfortunately, this means that the only

Where: Market HarboroughWhen: February 6 First man: Keith Wardell 38:40First woman: Laura Davidson 43:22Last finisher: 1:34:27No. of finishers: 159Race Type: Rural/TrailRW Rating 2011: 88%For most people, Sunday mornings are about long lie

La Champenoise, May [Getty Images] Fancy-dress running is de rigueur at many French races, but it’s just part of the picture in a country where running tends towards extremes. Where else could you refuel at 23 wine stations during a marathon

? Whizzing round two laps of the home of British motor racing are a wizard way to pass a spring evening, and while Murray Walker may not be on hand to cheer you round the chicanes, beginners could hardly hope for a flatter track, and for F1 fans

less sedate, you could be one of 200 participants ‘enjoying’ that unspoilt scenery through the back-breaking bike climbs and rugged running of the Jersey Island Challenge.Now in its third year, this team adventure race comprises a one-mile sea kayak, 40

Street Party: 8,000 runners line up at the startSix hours, 42 kilometres, 23 glasses of wine. Not my normal race strategy, but then this was not a normal race. The festival of wine and running that is the Medoc Marathon used to be a well

A spell away from the water's edge, Bewl 15Closing SoonHurry, you won't be able to enter these races for much longer...Bewl 15 (Surrey, July 1) An off-road circuit round south-east England’s largest stretch of open water, with a few tough hills