certainly never run a race like this one. It traverses one of the most beautiful bays at low tide, over sand of varying texture, with occasional waves lapping over your laces. The 13 or 14K as the seagull flies will seem more like a half-marathon effort

’s title.Caption in here-->For the second year running, Runner’s World presented the winning teams with trophies. St Edmunds Pacers from England were top women’s team, while the men’s award went to Germany and TSV Ronsahl.Don’t worry, though, there’s plenty

the Wiltshire countryside can throw at you.Bexhill Seafront Half- Marathon (East Sussex, Nov 14) Scenic seafront race held on the promenade. -->National Highlights...Easy Runner Sodbury Slog, Gloucs, Nov 14 For the past few months we have searched long

, flat country roads and through pretty Leicestershire villages. Blackpool Sand National 4.5 (Lancs, April 3) From the organisers of the Blackpool Beach 10K comes another beach race run over the classic Aintree distance of 4.5 miles. It consists of two

.More than 60 races made the grade, based on everything from “the sheer joy of running in a famous city" (Anne McGrane on the magic of the Paris Marathon) to this: “It was 10pm and a new moon was rising. The dune was awe-inspiring, a long ridge of sand

Closing Soon Closing soon: The Cardiff 10K Blackpool Beach 10K (Lancs, Sept 3) This one's entirely run on sand, so have your buckets and spades at the ready!City of Cardiff 10K (Cardiff, September 3) This giant 10K starts and finishes in Cardiff

Closing Soon-->Filling fast: Liverpool Half-MarathonStourbridge Stagger (West Midlands) Hills, sand and stiles – this is a challenging off-road course, renowned for being a veritable mud fest in wet weather. Definitely not one for the faint

-neutral runners? The North Face: Arnuva 50 Boa, £90Weight 355g A versatile shoe, the Arnuva 50 Boa can be used to run on trails, muddy dirt paths and even road. Snug and responsive, its weight belies the fact that it packs a lot of technology. A dual-density EVA

GETTY IMAGESMost runners know about injuries. They're almost part of the game. Run long enough or hard enough, and you'll probably come down with an ache that will temporarily sideline you.Fortunately, most running injuries are short-term. After a

How the results were calculated This list was calculated using ratings given by respondents on www.runnersworld.co.uk after they took part in the races. We worked out the average of the 'overall' rating runners gave races, to arrive at a figure