to injury. Conclusion: City dwellers probably have little choice but to do a large proportion of their running on concrete. If you get the slightest opportunity, though, look for softer surfaces.Rating: 2.510. SnowIf you live in Britain, you won’t generally

, ate another pasta dinner and waited for sunrise.On the morning of race-day version two, the high winds and waves were compounded by horizontal snow and whiteout conditions. At great risk, the ship’s crew rescued the advance team from the island

-winter Marathon, Netherlands "I ran this in light snow and -2°C and absolutely loved it. The organisation is fantastic. The race through heath and woodland is magical. Most runners are on a shorter course and when they leave at 25K there is an almost eerie calm

features), efficient testers were able to enjoy the 729 on multi-hour runs and even on trails. (They commented that the grip was outstanding, even on snow.) It felt fast because, a) it’s light; b) the foot sits close to the ground; and c) it’s very smooth

amount of time otherwise there is a risk of frostnip. And that doesn’t sound much like fun either. So, for my feet I’ve got snow shoes. I’m hoping not to have to use them as I’ve never run with them before and they look ridiculously big and awkward

reality is that many of the country's top athletes - including Alistair Brownlee, the reigning ITU World Champion - spend the majority of their off-season slugging it out through rain, sleet and snow right here in the UK. And if they can do it, so can you

turned to sleet and snow. I was wet through, frozen and lost all feeling in my arms. We ran mile 10 in 7:41. By mile 11 I was struggling badly. Incapable of talking and unable to remember how far we had run or how far there was to go. OB was still running

.There's no reason to grit your teeth and head out into the snow in shorts, though. Choose your running tights wisely, and they could see you through the changeable British winter: from lighter tights for sunny days, to fully weather-proof tights for anyone who

Pole Marathon – a prize worth £6,000.This extraordinary marathon first took place in 2004, with Runner's World magazine editor Steven Seaton lining up among the 15 well-wrapped competitors. You can read his report here.The runners may wear snow shoes

long. I never seem to learn! Just a bit of a cough left now. I figured if I was deemed well enough for work then I can run.Once that was out of the way, I went to a parkrun with Hashette. I wore my new trail shoes because of the snow (and mashed one