training, evaluate your progress and fine-tune your programmeTwo exclusive Runner’s World marathon days to meet and run with your coach, and talk over your training.Crisis hotline number to discuss any major problemsSpecialist recommendations for sports

to bring along friends and family - with music, entertainment, food and drink outlets and free post-race sports massages there's something for everyone.RW Race Editor Kerry McCarthy says: "Even if these races weren't the creation of Runner's World, I

Les 100K du Périgord NoirMonth AprilLocation Belvès – in the Dordogne valley (Aquitaine)Distance 100K (there is also a 50K)Why do it Billed as the biggest sporting event in Aquitaine, this is a distance to have a go at once in your lifetime. Events

. There were spacious changing rooms, spotless showers, and four sports therapists on hand at the finish line, offering massages free of charge.Plus the data collectors were so efficient that the top 100 runners' times and ranks were posted on a bulletin board

very busy race, but organized incredibly well and lined with drinks stations (water and sports drink), live music (at almost every mile) and even a Bupa Boost Zone providing sports massages, Vaseline and jelly beans. And the Red Arrows display is a

fences and hills, along muddy trails and with a few watery moments to boot. After a fierce gallop you can relax with a well-earned complimentary Beast beer and treat tired legs to a free sports massage. Enter online now.Wild Thing Adventure Challenge 10K

, refreshments and complimentary sports massage. Enter online now.Halloween Horror 4 (Warwickshire, October 30)Not many races claim to be scariest race in the world. Then again, not many start at 11pm, lap through woods and have ghouls, or rather costumed race

-organised event includes chip-timing, free sports massage, a goody bag and a technical T-shirt. There's also a very full prize pot across a wide range of age categories to add an extra incentive to get those feet flying. Enter online now.

, this could be the race for you. Tick off the Old Deer Park, Kew Gardens and soak up Thames views, as your legs push hard for a PB on this flat and fast circuit. Slick organisation and a raft of race perks from chip-timing to sports massages should ensure you

London runners in 2006 and 2008 and will return to guide runners round this year’s Flora London Marathon. Tim SuttonA member of Invicta East Kent AC, sports massage practitioner and qualified coach, Tim has been running for almost 30 years