or the really bad news?" he asks. With a week to go until we tackle the Norseman, the world's toughest long-distance triathlon, I'm hoping he'll tell me the event has been cancelled. I ask for the really bad news.  "I've just looked on Facebook and someone has

at the Games this year and archery returns after a 28-year hiatus.  Four Paralympic sports are also contested over 15 events at the Games; athletics, swimming, power lifting and table tennis.And unlike the unifying spirit of the Olympics, the Commonwealths

de France tradition), and the tour will culminate with a celebratory buffet and presentation attended by the three governing mayors. Sign up for the whole series or individual events.-->West Wight Hills 8, April 9 Newport to Ryde 7 & West Wight

, 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

organiser Eric Hardwick MBE was determined to recreate the event on its centenary, having first heard about the 1908 marathon 27 years ago. Historic Hastings The 1908 marathon was male-only, run on a course just 25 miles long, and won by British Olympian W

rationing a reality of daily life, the idea of running for fitness or weight-loss is incomprehensible. That's one of the main reasons why former London Marathon winner and running tour operator Mike Gratton wanted to create an event in Cuba. The Caribbean

of the world-famous Golden Mile as you canter along its wide promenade walkways.Sweltering temperatures characteristic of previous stagings should soon be resigned to memory thanks to a change of date - cooler climes will not only boost the event’s sterling PB

of the futuristic Mercedes World driving circuit, open to runners for the first time this year.-->Thanet 20 (Kent, March 2) Bracing, coastal course along the northern edge of Kent, interspersed with short, sharp turns up and down the clifftops to keep you on your

Klagenfurt to take on Ironman Austria. This was to be the biggest and most successful Pirate expedition yet.Many people see the Ironman triathlon as the ultimate one-day endurance event. A 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride, finished off with a

!"Runner’s World magazine "Being in the magazine and on the website meant we could target runners further afield," says Cullen. "We were advised not to expect more than 50 people at our first event, but in the end 130 runners turned up. The marketing really paid