Duchy Marathon: Sunday, September 8WHY RUN IT?Challenge, Cornish coast and moorsOne of Britain’s oldest marathons, which offers a challenging moorland and coastal route.FEES£6/£7, payable to Cornwall AC. Entries on dayENTRIES TOVance Webster

Leeds Marathon: Sunday, May 12WHY RUN IT?Atmosphere, value for moneyA long-established city marathon, which finishes outside the town hall, in the city centre.FEES£9.50/£10.50, payable to Leeds City Council by April 19. No entries on day

Moray Marathon, Elgin, Scotland: Sunday, September 1WHY RUN IT?Space, scenery, speedlow-key event over a reasonably flat, rural course. The race also hosts a 10K and a half-marathon.FEES£9 (SAF affiliated only)/£11, payable to Moray Marathon

Three Forts Marathon: Sunday, May 5WHY RUN IT?Hills, South DownsA very tough trail marathon with no marshals, it passes three Iron Age forts.FEES£8, payable to MJ Airey by March 31. No entries on dayENTRIES TOM Airey, Tryfan, 56a Valley Drive, East

White Peak Marathon: Saturday, September 8WHY RUN IT?A testing trail marathon (though no navigational skills are required) from Thorpe to Cromford Meadows along a disused railway line in the Peak District. The course is tough with very steep

Wolverhampton Marathon: Sunday, September 1WHY RUN IT?Speed, space (on the second lap)different course from the original, over a faster course from West Park. Held with a half-marathon.FEES£15/£16, payable to Wolverhampton City Marathon by August 23

Yorkshireman Off-Road Marathon: Sunday, September 9WHY RUN IT?A tough fell event (2500ft of climbing) over an approximate marathon distance at Haworth for teams of twoFEES£14 per team (or £8 individual) , payable to Keighley & Craven AC by September

Comprising a distance of 8 heart-stopping, lung-busting and back-breaking country miles, this year's suffering was run in perfect autumnal weather on November 14 at Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire.If you were at the race, visit the race

), and running here is like running through a modern history class. The course takes you past grand historical architecture, the drab and austere buildings of the East and the modern, hi-tech shops and commercial property of the West. Although its recent world

Marathon has traditionally failed to catch the imagination of the running public. Things have definitely changed. The organisation has improved noticeably and it has the budget to draw a decent elite field – runners now flock to the race in their thousands