Hello! Welcome to my Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog. The Challenge is a stage race held in the Akamas peninsula of Cyprus, taking in four very different races - and I'll be blogging throughout.My runningI've been running for about four
Waking up when it was still dark on Sunday morning, with screaming leg muscles and buses to the start leaving at 6.45am sharp, the prospect of taking on another race seemed impossibly cruel. But one thing spurred me on: the smug knowledge
After a couple of days of lying around on a sunlouger by the pool (very pleasant) and dwelling on the races ahead (not so pleasant) the wheels finally began to grind into motion. Yesterday was a busy day - by the standards of the life of luxury I
cruel.Last time I ran the Challenge, the 11K was by far my least favourite of the four, so I was dreading it this week in my unfit state. In 2009 I had simply never ran a race like it - it was a total culture shock. I went about it all the wrong way
-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
money for children with cancer while also putting a dent in your 10K PB. 3. Victory 5 Where: Hampshire When: December, 2009 tbc This veteran race, which was first staged just after World War II, has attracted a fast field in search of faster
)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
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
on running." Martin ConnorReader Reviews | 2010 Race Details3. Trionium Picnic MarathonWhere? Surrey When? JuneDubbed the hardest marathon in the UK, the Trionium Picnic Marathon is staged every two years (so you can fully recover before race day rolls around
