-Marathon (Kent, October 21)Worksop Half-Marathon (Nottinghamshire, October 21)City of Salisbury Half-Marathon (Wiltshire, October 28)Lee Valley Athletics Centre 10K (Middlesex, October 14) Earlier this year London unveiled one of the first new training

outside Swansea offer entrants the perfect chance to reap the rewards of their training while unwinding after a day at the office. Ideal for both first-time racers and seasoned veterans alike, the out-and-back course has just one turn, as runners head back

-thick tyres: to cruise over the sand, mud, hills and bogs that typify army training terrain. Pit a trail-blazing group of off-road runners ploughing against similar landscapes however, and it’s anyone’s guess how wet, dirty and utterly exhausted they’ll emerge

authorities are insisting more and more that marshals at events on public roads need official training and qualification. In the long term, I think it’s inevitable that some of the smaller races may be driven off the roads." EH: "We involve lots of other