big race with a big atmosphere. Much of that atmosphere is created by the Japanese, who provide the majority of the 30,000 runners in the field, most of the supporters and the events big sponsors. Although the race starts painfully early
or four to attach your race number.Triathlon isn’t so simple. There are oh so many rules. When you finish the bike stage you must dismount before you can be waved through to the transition area. You can’t remove or even unclip your helmet until your bike
)Not the Roman IXNot the Roman IX (Warwickshire, January 18) Kick off 2009 – and perhaps your spring marathon training too – with the sixth staging of this popular 12K road race. If you're still in mourning for the long-lived Roman 9, which this race
On the final day of the Tour de France 20 years ago, something extraordinary happened. The race leader was Frenchman Laurent Fignon, who had a 50-second lead going into the final stage. A 24.5K time trial from Versailles to Paris would decide
home. Surely a holiday offer you can't refuse.More Travel Collection highlightsHimalayan 100 Mile Stage Race (October 25-November 4)Las Vegas Marathon and Half-Marathon (December 10)Che Guevara Trail Marathon and Half-Marathon, Cuba (January 11-18, 2007)
at the finish, the race certainly has an atmosphere to match its fabulous backdrop. 2. Coniston 14 Where: Cumbria When: March, 2010 date tbcThe Coniston 14 is beautiful and popular, with a loyal annual crowd numbering more than 1,500. First staged
in the tail. From the Puma Hellrunner races at either end of the UK, to the ever-popular Sodbury Slog, and more stagings of Saab Salmon Turbo X events, cross-country challengers will find camaraderie, tough terrain and enough mud
Yesterday The Royal Parks Foundation launched their new event: The Ultra. This 50K race will set off after their popular half-marathon on October 7, with 700 spaces up for grabs in its first year.Here at RW Towers we’ve noticed the trend of runners
Tobias Mews was the fastest British competitor at the 2011 Marathon des Sables. After serving in the Army for six years, he needed a new challenge and decided to become an ultra endurance athlete. He races most weekends and has completed numerous
of sound after crossing the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan in the closing stages of the race. Wear your medal with pride afterwards and New Yorkers will treat you like royalty. The race is held every November.www.nycmarathon.org Reggae Marathon, Jamaica
