trusty band of old hands too – have spent a busy year training and chatting on the forums. And this Sunday (July 12), you'll be able to follow all the latest news and updates live from Switzerland on the IMCH Armchair Supporters Thread.We'll be catching

without trying."How would I train for that many marathons? Roger advocates a relatively low mileage to avoid injury, an approach taken by lots of 100 Marathon Club members. For Roger, this approach seems to work – after 32 consecutive weeks' racing, he

for the next one. If I do the European Marathon Cup (at July's European Athletics Championships) the gaps are tiny rather than the huge five-minute gaps that I was running with yesterday.I handled the training really well. That was the main part - to stay

to the stunning sand dunes. 8. Race the Train 14 Where: Gwynedd When: August 15This year marks 26 years of continuing success for the madcap idea of a band of runners racing the Talyllyn Railway on its journey to Abergynolwyn and back. Following

to Abergynolwyn and back might sound madcap, but its devoted followers just keep coming back - 2009 was the 28th staging of this much-loved event. Following the train on foot means pitting yourself against 14 steep and muddy miles of roads, fields, hills, stiles

Further than a half-marathon, but not so long that it'll scupper the following week's training, the UK's 20-mile races are the unsung heroes of spring marathon training.Swap your usual long run for a 20-mile tune-up, and from busy start lines

Spring is the perfect time to get some 10Ks under your belt, whether you're planning to run your very first race or fancy a quick sharpener after months of marathon training.Clandon Park 10K (Guildford, April 24)Grab your family and friends - with a

…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

's 'big hill'.This UK Athletics bronze-graded event comes with supervised bag storage, tidy changing facilities and T-shirts for all entrants, as well as refreshments, which might well include a repeat of last year's coveted bacon sandwiches

. The 10K route takes entrants on three fast laps through the zoo’s flat parkland, with the exotic menagerie of the zoo’s collection keeping runners entertained as they tour the park. All profits from the event are donated to the Zoological Society