Every year there are thousands of races in Britain, ranging from 5K charity jogs to ultra events and with options over trail, countryside, fell, track and road. Some runners cram in races every weekend, but if you want to maximise your
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
the route.. 2. Dorney Dash 10K Asthma UK 10K Windsor 10K series * Where: Berkshire When: throughout the year Head to 2012 Olympics venue Dorney Lake and its ultra-flat parkland for a phalanx of PB-crushing races. With peaceful scenery
popularity has spawned the launch this year of a new Jane Tomlinson 10K race, to be staged in York’s city centre. 5. BUPA Great Manchester 10K Where: Manchester When: May 17A quintessential city-centre 10K, the Bupa Great Manchester run is big
1. PUMA Garburn Trail 24K Where: Cumbria When: June 6The race you rated as the most scenic in Britain is a stunner – a rough-and-tumble trail tour of the Lake District, complete with panoramic views. Its footpath and bridleway route
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
in more than 150 countries and an estimated one million people lined London’s streets to cheer on runners in last year’s race. With a field of over 35,000, the presence of the world’s best elite runners and a huge crowd roaring support, taking part
, the Women's 10K is Liverpool's longest-running race - and it's still going strong, attracting more than 2,500 runners each year. After changes to the route in 2009, the race is an even more enticing prospect as the course is now set entirely within
this year. That race was the moment it hit me how unfit I'd become, wheezing round a flat road course and unable to believe what my watch was telling me. On Sunday, I managed to pull the very same time out of the bag with 20+ tough miles already sitting
for 25 years. The calm lakeside course, peaceful pine-covered forests – and breathtaking views from the top of the race’s tough climb – make the Round the Lakes 20 a sight to behold. The contours of the Elan Valley mean it’s not all easy going
