with its towering sides is certainly not short on drama. October’s early snowfall restricted Alpine marathoner Zimmerli to training in the safety of the valley’s flat bottom.Visit runnersworld.co.uk/raverun for more Rave Runs and see our readers' Rave Run
, with some lazy boating included, rather than one of the toughest middle-distance triathlons in the country.The 1.9K swim in the beautiful but bitterly cold Ullswater Lake was shortened owing to strong winds, bringing swimmers into the safety of a sheltered
at the Games this year and archery returns after a 28-year hiatus. Four Paralympic sports are also contested over 15 events at the Games; athletics, swimming, power lifting and table tennis.And unlike the unifying spirit of the Olympics, the Commonwealths
all their gear and food, obey a laundry list of safety rules, sleep in communal tents, and blister their feet down to the fascia. For this privilege, racers sign up two years in advance and pay £3,200 (for 2011). They crave the challenge: "It boils
to make their mind up if this is an 'event' or a 'run'. Runner safety is being compromised greatly by the numbers they allow to enter."An unforgettable dayBut it's not all bad. Monkey Runner admits that "it is still a great day. The people of Tyneside come
It's not a marathon and it's not got Paula Radcliffe, but the Great North Run is one humdinger of an event.This road race in Tyne and Wear attracts the kind of attention and numbers that many full marathons can only dream about. On October 1, when
at my PC late at night looking for an event with a difference, I stumbled across a race website for The North Pole Marathon. It instantly seemed to tick all the boxes. A race run entirely on ice, in temperatures as low as –30C, in the middle
conditions to expect, but bear in mind that the Bupa Great North Run has frequently turned out to be a late-summer scorcher, so it’s best to cater for all eventualities.Start with your race number, timing chip, safety pins, charity vest (if applicable), race
congestion. Generally, I’d recommend starting small as it’s always easier to attract more people to your event in its second year than aim big in the first year and get it wrong. Better to err on the side of safety too." A picturesque run in Basingstoke? 2
-raising fixture, held in association with The Week of Peace, a seven-day itinerary of events promoting community cohesion and safety across the capital. Participation, rather than competition, is the order of the day, with both beginner runners and family groups
