Kodak Harrow Marathon, Middlesex: Sunday, November 4WHY RUN IT?A low-key winter event run from the Kodak Sports Ground close to London. The course is undulating, but it’s not too severe. The race is run together with a half-marathon.FEES£10

Leicester Marathon: Sunday, November 17WHY RUN IT?Challenge, scenery, motor-racing circuitHeld successfully for the first time in 2001, the race is run from Mallory Park Motor Racing Circuit. Held with a half-marathon.FEES£10/£11, payable

Flora London Marathon: Sunday, April 22WHY RUN IT?The world’s top marathon. Run over a fast course, which runs downhill overall from Blackheath to The Mall. Entries closed many months ago and the only route open is now via charity places. RW pacers

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

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Hereford Marathon: Sunday, May 20WHY RUN IT?A long-standing, scenic, good-value, no-frills event that enters the city, but is mostly on country roads through orchards and farms. Fast times are possible if you don’t mind running alone. The entries

Sri Chinmoy Marathon: Sunday, September 15WHY RUN IT?A friendly marathon run on park roads and footpaths. The race’s flatness just about compensates for the tedium of 26 laps, though all runners have a lap counter and it’s ideal for pacing. Note: We

AKZO Nobel Abingdon Marathon: Sunday, October 20WHY RUN IT?Speed, Oxfordshire countrysideA well-established autumn marathon, run over reasonably flat country roads.FEESLast year £9/£10ENTRIES TOAbingdon Marathon, PO Box 57, Abingdon OX13 6XR (01235

Clarendon Way Marathon, Winchester: Sunday, October 13WHY RUN IT?Scenery, challengeA cross-country marathon. Run along the Clarendon Way from Winchester College to Wyvern College near Salisbury. There is also a half-marathon and a four-stage relay