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

in for this longstanding, value-for-money fixture – hardly surprising given the staggering 100% return rate awarded by last year’s race ratings. Attracting a wide variety of ages and abilities, the event is renowned for its across-the-field camaraderie, pleasant course

through the rolling countryside, but these shouldn’t deter any novices keen to debut at this distance. A high return rate ensures a sense of camaraderie among the field, while the promise of a race memento for all finishers – last year there was the choice

to the start after reaching the village of Mumbles. Complementary post-race refreshments add a welcome social buzz to the event - last year saw a number of RW forumites charging along the coast before indulging in a well-earned beer and hot dog.More race series

, 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

atmosphere that guarantees entrants return year on year.--Quicksand 15 (Kent, September 16) If you like your off-road events more pleasant than punishing, then you might want to think twice before entering this out-and-back multistage beach race. Aside from

flat, long-standing race that combines the medieval delights of Stratford-upon-Avon with the beautiful Warwickshire countryside. This is just one of several events commemorating the playwright's birthday weekend, and the town will be buzzing

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

, 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