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

makes for an action-packed Easter weekend - runners can also opt for the 2 X 5K relay, and children have their own chance to shine in the 2K race.Last but by no means least, the regular Windsor 10Ks put on by F3 Events offer you the chance to help raise

…Asics Watford Half-Marathon (Hertfordshire, February 1) This popular event follows Hertfordshire's country lanes up some testing climbs on a rewarding course The Children's Mutual Tunbridge Wells Half-Marathon (Kent, February 15) Be part of the 26th staging

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

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

one of the devotees adding to the swelling compilation of poetry dedicated to the experience.With a new title and devilish tweaks to the course each year, this is one race that has been nurtured by its organisers ever since the first staging over 20