,Muttley,Evil Pixie.Yep - it's the forum Christmas social - gathering for a run and a few post-run shandies, where the following few non-running forumites will join in the festivities:Barkles, Sam Panther,Blonde Bird,Venom, Susie BeeSnoop, (arrived much later after

the (now optional) eight-kilogram pack – the locals will love the idea of getting their own back if you take up this option.Field 800Fee €20 (including a post-race picnic in the park)Contact Championnat du Canigou Siege social: 37 Bd Clemenceau-66820

marathon across Dartmoor.And sure enough – proof that RW members like nothing more than rising to a challenge (especially when accompanied by the prospect of pre- and post-race socials) - come October 21, more than 80 RW members found themselves assembling

for races and socials is very important. The Pirates are in essence a group of friends who go on holiday together – but do something extraordinary together while they are there! The team is focussed around a trip to a major summer Ironman event each year

- as well as giving you a good shot at beating your 5K and 10K PBs.Threshold Summer Races (Stratford-upon-Avon, June 12)Race series are just as much social events as they are an opportunity to claim new PBs and few races exemplify this more than

to the start after reaching the village of Mumbles. Complementary post-race refreshments add a welcome social buzz to the event - last year saw a number of RW forumites charging along the coast before indulging in a well-earned beer and hot dog.More race series

post-event party, you could be forgiven for thinking it is more an excuse for a social jaunt than a competitive fixture. But you’d be wrong. Three laps of Victoria Park, run along wide park roads, make for a fast and furious course that in past years

slippery slope – runners often try their first marathon, fit in another while they're still fit, and then as Roger Biggs, Chairman of the 100 Marathon Club says, "all of a sudden this magic figure of 100 comes along!"The social element of the marathon world

The Abingdon gang assemble before the startThe 2003 Abingdon marathon was a great forum event, due mainly to Ashley Smith who went to great lengths to organise the social side of things and to Abingdon Amblers AC who made us so welcome despite

-ordinate the event, including staunch supporter Bouncing Barlist. This year forumites Sister Bad Habit and Tickled Pink have picked up the mantle.Sister Bad will be supporting at Mile 17 for the third year in a row – she got the bug after being cheered on by the crew