-Marathon (Argyll & Bute, August 5) With a number of runners located in London already signed up – as well as a race-hungry tourist from Canada – it’s clear the prospect of a lengthy round trip does nothing to deter runners from taking part in this 300-strong race

of the historic city. Don’t feel ready to tackle the half-marathon distance? Then sign up for the Race4Each 5K option, also starting and finishing in Norfolk Showground.Bedford Harriers Half-Marathon (Bedfordshire, December 2) The last 13.1-miler in the UK racing

the race. Your digestion is slowing down - hence the dry mouth and butterflies - but your breathing should be speeding up, your heart rate increasing and sugar and fat pouring into the blood. Good things if you are racing. – CC(O)C(=O)OIt might be a cliché

30)Swansea Bay 5K Series (West Glamorgan, June 12, July 10 and August 7) Signing up for a regular race series is a great way to keep tabs on your progress from one month to the next, and these fast, flat fixtures along the picturesque seafront just

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

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

running outside as it doesn't use the leg muscles in the same way. Although that's good for all-round toning, if you clock uploads of miles on the treadmill it'll build up your calves in the wrong places. – CraigBLet the treadmill dictate your pace I

Thanet 20, March 2 ~~ Closing Soon...--Berkhamsted Half-Marathon (Hertfordshire, March 2) Popular one-lap road race through this elegant Hertfordshire town and its rural environs.--Brooklands 10K (Surrey, March 2) Rev up your racing with two laps

, 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

Bronte sisters – offers runners arresting views of the terrain that awaits in this rugged challenge. Footpaths and tracks make up 95 per cent of the course, as it crosses uncultivated moorland, loops round local reservoirs and climbs to Nab Hill