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's Charity Ekiden Marathon RelayWhen: July 10 Where: Suffolk 2010 Rating: 100% (2005)Run this if you like... relay races; flat, fast courses; charity races.Fairlands Valley Challenge MarathonWhen: July 17 Where: Hertfordshire 2010 Rating: 90%Run this if you

usually number less than 100, though more run the accompanying half-marathon.FEES£6/£7, payable to Hereford Marathon by May 17. Entries accepted on day (+£1).ENTRIES TOMrs S Griffiths, 6 Marlowe Drive, Whitecross, Hereford HR4 0JL (01432 271107)

're glad to confirm that this event will be going ahead, after initial doubt)FEES£7, payable to Sri Chinmoy AC. Entries accepted on day.ENTRIES TOTony Smith, Run & Become, 42 Palmer Street, London SW1H 0PH (020 7222 1314)

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

.FEES£12/£13, payable to Clarendon Way Marathon. Entries on day (+£2)ENTRIES TOP Elderkin, 4 Beerweeke Way, Winchester, Hants SO22 6BJ (01539 724011)

Cornish Marathon: Sunday, November 17WHY RUN IT?Challenge, scenery, Bodmin Moor, peaceA small winter road marathon, run over a tough, out-and-back course near Bodmin Moor with a 16-mile loop on the Moor itself.FEES£9/£10, payable to East Cornwall

Adidas Dublin City Marathon Monday, October 28WHY RUN IT?Atmosphere, speed, DublinA friendly and popular big-city event starting on the Quayside.FEESIreland: £20; UK: £30 (includes breakfast run), payable to Dublin City Marathon by October 11

.FEES£11, payable to Langdale Marathon by September 8. No entries on dayENTRIES TOR Berry, Far End, Endmoor, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 0EW (01539 561798)

Community Foundation by September 1. Entries on dayENTRIES TOThe Loch Ness Marathon, 27 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AP (0131-225 9810)E-MAILdfp@scottishcommunityfoundation