Isle of Thanet Marathon, Kent: Sunday, September 8WHY RUN IT?Challenge, MargateReturning to its traditional 8 September date, this year’s race will have a new, mostly coastal course. The race is run with 10k and a fun run.FEES£9/£10, payable

The HistoryToday Boston draws around 25,000 starters, a big contrast to the 193 runners in 1948. Demand for race places has exploded in recent years - the 2010 event sold out in 67 days, while this year's race maxed out in just eight hours

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before a 10K, half-marathon, or marathon. The pace in these longer races will seem slow and easy by comparison.Goal: 5K for fun and fitnessHow often: Sixteen to 20 times per year.Why: If you hate speedwork, run a 5K every other week or so. It will help

this far, allow us to tell you a little more...We've imported over 3000 ratings from the Races of the Year surveys we ran in 2003 and 2004Click a person's name, and you can see all their ratings!A few ratings weren't imported, because we had no existing

Since 2007, the RW Personal Best Awards has celebrated the best products, races and services in our sport. What makes the awards special is that they are chosen by you. This year the product and service awards were all decided by online vote, while

magnificence. And as for its competitors, you won’t find a more varied, eccentric and vigorous bunch of runners anywhere else on the planet. Add to that this year’s 100th anniversary celebration of Amundsen reaching the Pole on December 14 and you’re left

We've been a big fan of the Royal Parks Foundation Half-Marathon here at RW Towers ever since it launched in 2008. This atmospheric autumn race packed with iconic London sights and peaceful Hyde Park paths has gone from strength to strength and last

Snowdonia Marathon: a 900ft climb over four miles"You can run London, Paris, New York every year - but to feel you have really 'run' a marathon, try Snowdonia. When you finish, you know you have run a proper 26.2 mile race. Best in the World

particularly notable performance in his first race of the season. "I was prepared to give 100 percent of what I had but I didn't know what that was," he said afterwards. Plenty, as it turns out. Fourth last year (with a 2:41:59 run), he's in formidable form