.Rutto went into the event as the race favourite. That was based on winning Chicago in a world debut record of 2:05:50 despite rivals who included world champion Jaouad Gharib, the Olympic champion, Gezahegne Abera, and Kenya's Sammy Korir, who became
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Distance: 750m/ 20K/ 5KWhere: Karnes, Argyll, ScotlandWhen: July 3First man: Graham Leitch 59:13First woman: Kerry Macphee 1:10:12Last finisher: 2:04:29No of finishers: 117This new sprint-distance event is bound to become a season favourite
Distance: 1.5K/ 43K/ 10KWhere: Bowness-on-Windermere, CumbriaWhen: July 3First man: Steven Garner 2:27:39First woman: Christine Johnson 2:37:12Last finisher: 4:35:43No of finishers: 157Anyone who took part in this race last year could be forgiven
Distance: 1.5K/ 40K/ 10KDate: July 31Where: Blithfield Sailing Club, StaffordshireFirst man: Nick Dunn 1:58:08First woman: Hannah Shooter 2:14:03Last finisher: 3:47:47No of finishers: 222It must be reassuring for those with fears of swallowing mouthfuls of mucky water when the sw...
under a scorching sun, this marathon is tough. But it has the atmosphere of a world music festival with a diverse clientele to match: at the start line I met a young man who sold a goat to pay for his bus fare to the race, followed by a London fund
, who was already twitching to do another race after taking part in the Dextro Energy Hyde Park Triathlon relay. And so, a few weeks later, I boarded the plane at Heathrow with only sheaf of Triathlete's World articles and my mounting hysteria to keep me
, and there was a general feeling that this could be one of the toughest Ironman races on the circuit - and that was if the weather was good. But, as we all know, the only predictable thing about the British weather is its unpredictability.So, on the Saturday
, the race still had a lot to offer and, while it wasn't always easy to see five metres in front of your face, it was easy to see why LA had attracted nearly 30,000 runners from 21 countries to run its version of 26.2.For a start, the idea of testing your
When: Weston-Super-MareWhere: February 13First man: Adam Watt 59:08First woman: Annabel Granger 1:04:27Last finisher: 2:16:45No. of finishers: 941Type of Race: Trail/ Road/ HillsRW Rating 2011: 89%No prizes for guessing the difficulty rating