’s striking chalk hillside. At around 3,000 years old and 374 feet long, the Bronze Age spectacle - Britain’s oldest and most famous hill figure - is an epic backdrop to this beautiful race."Great little race - nothing flash or fancy. You get a road (flat

It was the most talked-about new race of this year. It took 9000 runners round the legendary Grand Prix motor racing track at Silverstone, Northants. It's the official warm-up race of the Flora London Marathon - and most importantly, it was a

that 12,500 of you have been running for over 10 years and that there’s a good chance that 42,500 of you will be lining up for a race this month.If you're a member and you haven't filled in your My Profile page, do it now! It makes you eligible for our

as the occasional Masters track race. Andy’s set up for the team spirit of his pacing group – he often heads to the Green Belt and Welsh Castles relay events as part of a team. Ros TaborThis will be Ros' second year pacing our 9-minute-mile group around

before 7K across the beach and 9K through woods and dunes. The wind, weather and beach mean this popular race continues to grow every year, attracting 16,000 to the 2008 edition. Race website: www.egmondhalvemarathon.nl City-Pier-City Run, The Hague

, Silverstone, Hasting and London Marathon, a total of 49,000 runners raced with us on these courses. Runner’s World and Timex would like to say a big thank you to everyone who ran with us this year - we hope to see many of you on course at future races

Many elite runners plan their racing calendars a year or more in advance. There are some right now who know that in order to be on the starting line of an Olympic final in Beijing in August 2008, they need to hit an A-standard qualifying time in a

training so you peak in time for a race. What, when and why?Until the Soviet sports scientists got on board, athletes trained at the same intensity all year round. As well as being deeply boring, the constant pressure and physiological demand on the body

Halstead Marathon, Essex: Sunday, May 19WHY RUN IT?Scenery, value for money, spaceA low-key marathon, over undulating country roads that strays across the Suffolk borders. This year’s race hosts the 2002 Road Runners Club Championships.FEES£9

, it isn’t a particularly quick course. Thirty competitors ran the inaugural race last year, in the event organised by the charity Cystic Fibrosis Trust, but this year the 80 limit will definitely be reached.FEES£20, payable to Cystic Fibrosis Trust