throughout the year. Those races take in every major city and large sections of the countryside around them. They range from televised major national events, such as the Great North Run, to more modest affairs that would be delighted with a field of 100
changing rooms. Enter online. 3. Chippenham Half-Marathon, WiltshireDate in 2012: September 9An event of simplicity and understated beauty, this is a true racer’s race, with overall finishing times getting faster year on year. The race is an anticlockwise
1. Mull of Kintyre Half-MarathonArgyll and Bute, May 30 This race makes it into the beginner category for much the same reasons as it made it into atmosphere and half-marathon top 10 – it’s just a race that’s really good fun to run, the vibe
The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.Not surprisingly a clear winner here, but a competitive battle
1. Mull Of Kintyre Half-MarathonArgyll and Bute, May 30 It was good enough for Paul McCartney and Wings, so it's surely a perfect setting for a race. The lure of this weekend-long festival of racing lies in the overall event experience as much
The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the next figure is the race's overall score out of 1000.If we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.The UK Top 100, 2001 1 London Marathon (1) 894 2 Great North Run (2
The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.Best seriesThe Yateley 10K series, staged on the Hampshire
The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.The BUPA Great North Run easily retains its position as the UKs top
1. Flora London Marathon Where: London When: April 26It’s the big one. Twenty-eight years of racing; 35,000 runners; and 26.2 miles around the streets of London. For runners of all kinds from the international elite to run/walkers, the Flora
and 10,000m. Last year, the Ethiopian competed in two 10,000m events. He won both. But from May to September, he entered only six other races. You'd think a guy who makes his living by running would step to the line as often as possible, but Bekele
