, the race still had a lot to offer and, while it wasn't always easy to see five metres in front of your face, it was easy to see why LA had attracted nearly 30,000 runners from 21 countries to run its version of 26.2.For a start, the idea of testing your

support makes this a race to remember. 94 100 37 ratings16 Buntingford Brewery (Pirton) Boxing Day 3.2 When? December 26 Why? Fancy-dress event It’s sponsored by a brewery, so the memento is suitably festive. Other than that, this fancy

sub 12. The catch was that I had to pass a massive test of endurance." With the majority of the Pirates based within walking distance of the athletes' village, there was plenty of time for them to calm their nerves with a swim in Zurich's lake

that they would send me a smaller one to keep.So I finished the event in a similar way to how I'd started it...in a spin!It was a totally amazing day. I met loads of great people and we were all out there testing our bodies to the limits. For some the conditions

elite career was brief but glorious: at the age of 17 he represented the British schools team on a stage race in Holland, but Benson is still never far from the saddle, riding time trials to test his mettle. His love of cycling was inspired when he

gravel trails through the 600-acre Arboretum site.-->Closing SoonAsh Excellent 8 (Somerset, September 9) Now in its 11th year, this multi-terrain event takes runners along rough tracks, over stiles and up leg-busting hills rewarding them

's heptathlon on Sunday evening - the GB&I team's first, and so far only, medal of the Championships. Immediately afterwards she had the challenge of another event, specific to Osaka - the press conference endurance test. It's somewhat bizarre in an otherwise

on Newton Abbot Racecourse to participate in a trio of classic race distances through the rural environs of Newton Abbot. Some were out for PBs, some to simply take on what promised to be a real test of both mental and physical endurance. Others, including

Deciding when and where you race is set to get even harder this year, thanks to a tantalising line-up of new events. From exclusive private locales to innovative multi-activity ideas, we’ve picked seven teasing highlights to give you a taste of what

-old race has become a county institution, presided over by the resident Town Reeve.The elliptical course takes runners on a testing tour of Suffolk’s beautiful Waveney Valley, curving to and from Beccles via a string of pretty villages. Some tough uphill