Trail races Name Eric Hardwick MBE, Hastings Lions Club Organises Hastings Half-Marathon (since 1984) Name Mike Gratton, 2:09 Events Organises Tens of races each year, including the Salomon South Downs Marathon, London’s Great Gorilla Run and the Jersey

, June 22) Celebrate the legacy of inspirational runner and fundraising hero, Jane Tomlinson, by joining 12,000 runners in next year’s commemorative Leeds 10K. Taking in all of Leeds’ iconic landmarks, the race promises an atmosphere and camaraderie

moment and ask yourself why? It might seem strange, but what are you actually nervous about? In a race at a normal level, you cannot fail. Get round, even by walking, and you have succeeded. – Coops10Focus on what you have achieved, not what you might

-changed after record temperatures rendered the course one of the driest reported in the event’s 13-year history.More off-road highlights...Jog Shop Jog 20 (Sussex, October 14)Tough Challenge Marathon (Essex, October 14)SIS Sandhurst Poppy Trail 10K (Surrey

Castle 10K (Leicestershire, July 15)Harrogate Town Centre 10K (North Yorkshire, July 29)A great way to work up an appetiteHungarton 7 (Leicestershire, July 11) Billed as Leicestershire’s toughest road race, this scenic seven-miler enters its 24th year

– if past years are anything to go by, this fixture is sure to reach its entrant limit in advance of race day.More off-road highlights...Henham 10K (Hertfordshire, June 10)Sialens y Barcud and Ras y Diafol challenges (Ceredigion, June 16 & 17)Pennine 100

, as the locals turn out in force to cheer some 1,100 runners round the undulating, two-lap traffic-free course. Well established on the north-east racing agenda, this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, and a concurrent 3K race for 11-16s and a beginners

iconic sights. Great Eastern Run (Cambridgeshire, October 14) After a 10-year break, the return of this popular half-marathon to the UK racing calendar in 2006 was met with unprecedented excitement and already this year's event is causing a stir

toes.-->Filling Up Fast...Bolton 10K, April 13Bolton 10K (Greater Manchester, April 13) While 40,000 runners head to the capital for the Flora London Marathon, another 1,000 will be travelling to the north-west for this fast and friendly road race

confidence and persuade her to sport her trainers once more?“I started competing in March this year at the Liverpool Half-Marathon. I was really pleased with a time of 2:06 and felt like a proper runner. I was confident I could do two hours on Sunday