Scale 475m on rough trails (most likely with a hangover) and if you get to the top in one piece you’ll be rewarded with amazing views over the North Downs, the usual goodies in your finisher’s bag as well as – for some reason – a carrot. Plus

...MOBlite Challenge (London, June 11)If you're still feeling fresh from your Spring marathon exploits, why not take up the challenge of back-to-back marathons? Over both days you'll get the chance to run on trails and tracks, through flat fields and dense forests

Yorks, Jul 24)Thorpe Edge Festival 10K (West Yorks, July 10)Run Preston 10K (Lancs, July 10) Following the success of last year's events, Preston's Festival of Running is back. The day kicks off with a two-lap 10K, a single-lap 5K running slightly later

in as many days? Set within the Bedfordshire countryside, runners face a 5-miler, followed by an 8-mile trail race and a half-marathon on the final day. You don’t have to compete in all three; instead you can pick and choose, but with scenic landscapes

, but it could well happen at this men-only event organised by the male cancer charity Everyman with The Football Association and The Professional Footballers Association. To raise money for research into prostate and testicular cancer, you can run

Robin Hood 10K (Nottinghamshire, October 10)Legend has it that Robin Hood and his devoted followers would roam Sherwood Forest. Relive the medieval mystery by joining a band of merry men (and women) for a canter along trails through the magical

When: April 2Where: NottinghamshireFirst man: Andrew Lorimer 56:21First woman: Catherine Swinson 1:11:43Last finisher: 2:15:05No. of finishers: 376Road type: TrailRW rating 2011: 90% How do you like to spend your Saturday nights: vegetating

Overall score (2007) How many would do it again? No. of ratings (2007)1Puma Trailfox Coniston Trail Race,Cumbria (6/10/07)"One of my favourite races, ever! Thanks ever so much to the organisers for a great excuse to come back to the Lakes and for giving

; lots of crowd support; sea air; post-race roller coasters, towers and sandcastle-building July 11 Rottingdean Windmill Walks & Marathon, Sussex Trail events; reading maps to navigate; under-cliff scenery!July 18 Fairland Valley Challenge Marathon

into the strong headwind that can whip up off the English Channel. The roads around the park and seafront will be closed for the event and this year sees the introduction of chip timing. More coastal highlights… Gosport Half-Marathon (Hampshire, November 16