Where: Market HarboroughWhen: February 6 First man: Keith Wardell 38:40First woman: Laura Davidson 43:22Last finisher: 1:34:27No. of finishers: 159Race Type: Rural/TrailRW Rating 2011: 88%For most people, Sunday mornings are about long lie

: two phrases I won't be using to describe my experience of the Meon Valley Plod.This 20.3(ish)-mile event was established by the Portsmouth Joggers Club in 1997 as a masochistic 21st birthday present to themselves and has been tweaked almost yearly

between the northerly tip of Norway and the North Pole itself. Longyearbyen (I’ve no idea how it is pronounced) is the second most northerly town in the world and only has around 2,000 inhabitants. From here we will take our flight in a converted Russian

When: March 20, 2011Where: California, USFirst man Markos Geneti 2:06:35First woman Buzunesh Deba 2:26:34Last finisher 12:26:30No. of finishers 19,760Arnold Schwarzenegger, I want my money back. Swaying palm trees, golden beaches, blue seas and even

."Dress code1 Build your costume around a backpack-style harness for comfort. Use material that won't dissolve or grow heavy with rain or sweat.2 If your costume is heavier than your running kit, train by running with a weighted rucksack.3 Be prepared for a

not spring to mind as an obvious place to hold two half-marathons in a year. Surely the organisers used up the only nice scenery during the first 13.1 miles back in March? Well, on July 24 the NSPCC will introduce 1000 race entrants to a tour of Milton Keynes

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and Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist, describes a race he first ran in 1973, when he finished second to the American Frank Shorter.“You go across some fields, then alongside the smelliest river you have ever known in your life, jumping over holes in the canal

-centre charity race with gusto – its first staging saw over 6,000 entrants complete the flat course running, jogging and walking. A supremely inclusive event, the Leeds 10K is bursting with a carnival atmosphere and sense of camaraderie among the entrants. Its

. The cost of this is at your GP’s discretion. "Your doctor might sign it for you for free or you may be required to pay a fee, the cost of which is a bit of a lottery – anything from £10 upwards." says Mike Gratton from 2:09 Events. "However