-MarathonMonth: JanuaryIt’s not too much of a gamble to tackle this fast downhill course that offers both a marathon and a half-marathon, with the two events attracting a combined 3000 runners.Contact: www.lvmarathon.comAT&T Austin MarathonMonth: FebruaryA fairly new

as you got and get your retaliation in first. Smack, punch, wallop – take that you Yanks! Petal was sporting a lovely cheek bruise after the event.Other than that, it was a lovely sea swim. Fat Buddha spotted a horseshoe crab and others saw large

Mike, Bass, Jeff, Adrian, Andrew and Richard MNovember 6 2004 saw the RW Tri forum thread and Serpentine Tri represented in style at Ironman Florida. Here's the report...Everybody was worried before the race. Universally we'd been secretly banking on a fast course and good times,...

to runners resident in the UK, regardless of nationality. UK residents are allowed to enter the USA with a ten year passport, with no less than 6 months left before the expiry of the passport, if staying in the US for less than 90 days. However, the rules

3= New York City MarathonIf any marathon could honestly claim to be the world’s favourite, it is New York City. No other event attracts such a high proportion of international runners from so wide a range of countries. They are drawn by the unique

3= Chicago MarathonIt may not have the crowds of New York City or the history of Boston, but in nearly all other respects Chicago now holds the edge as America’s best and biggest marathon. From its nadir in 1987 when the event was cancelled, Chicago

Association, 40 Trinity Place, 4th FloorBoston, MA 02116, USA; tel 001 617 236 1652; e-mail info@baa.org UK contact: Sports Tours; 0161 7038161Size: 10,000+Month: April Back to main article

big race with a big atmosphere. Much of that atmosphere is created by the Japanese, who provide the majority of the 30,000 runners in the field, most of the supporters and the event’s big sponsors. Although the race starts painfully early

five women’s World records at the London Marathon, culminating in Paula Radcliffe’s mixed-race 2:15:25 in 2003. Radcliffe also owns the women’s-only record of 2:18:56 from 2002. Khalid Khannouchi USA set a men’s World record of 2:05:38 in 2002

champion Evans Rutto (KEN) 2004, Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2003, Khalid Khannouchi (USA) 2002, Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 2001 and Antonio Pinto (POR) 2000 lead the celebrations."There could not be a better way to mark this historic day," said Race Director