: Sunday, September 29Manchester Marathon: Sunday, October 13 Kingston Running Festival Marathon: Sunday, October 13 AKZO Nobel Abingdon Marathon: Sunday, October 20Snowdonia Marathon: Sunday, October 27 Adidas Dublin City Marathon: Monday, October 28

-race feast, you have to first run 50K. It may seem a little odd to prolong the agony of the marathon just a few more kilometres, but the French like their numbers round. But if ever a race’s scenery can make the miles fly by, this is it. Breathtaking vistas

and increases the efficiency of the adrenal glands. These glands are often exhausted due to the twentieth-century lifestyle and can lead to us feeling run down. Include nettles in your diet by steaming like spinach, making them into nettle soup, drinking them

.Anyone who’s run with the 876 will find the 878 reassuringly familiar. The 878’s forefoot is slightly softer and more flexible, with added flex grooves, and its heel is more stable. The arch area has been retooled slightly to make it more comfortable

’t that many. It starts and finishes in the Berlin Olympic Stadium and takes in some of the marathon course, where the roads are flat and wide.Contact: Run Berlin, Glockenturmstraße 1, 14053 Berlin; web www.25kmvonberlin.deGöteborg Half-MarathonMonth: May

half-marathon; sub 46 minutes for 10K.Sub-4:00 Eventual standard: sub-1:50 for a half-marathon; sub 50 minutes for 10K.Sub-4:30 Eventual standard: sub-2:00 for a half-marathon; sub 53 minutes for 10K.Get You Round The run-walk programme. Eventual

Discovering that you needed a motion control shoe was once like finding out that you had to wear braces on your teeth. In the long run, they would be good for you, but unlike, say, racing flats, they weren't exciting or fun to wear. They were a

Recovering from a run is just as important as fueling for the next. By taking a recovery drink after you exercise you’ll speed up muscle repair, rehydrate and give your immune system a boost. Research suggests that a combination of carbohydrate

and the affection of the huge crowds gathered there, and proved that it was possible for a disparate group of athletes – some finely honed and experienced, some self-confessed lardbutts – to swim, cycle and run from zero to hero in just nine months.But on Sunday

, to the whacky and the wonderful, our Reader’s Races chart brings you news of all the fixtures that have been creating a stir among UK running circles over the past twelve months. Large-scale city marathon or scenic short-distance sprint, weekly time trial