It was the most talked-about new race of this year. It took 9000 runners round the legendary Grand Prix motor racing track at Silverstone, Northants. It's the official warm-up race of the Flora London Marathon - and most importantly, it was a

Think of the warm spring sunshine that has touched your face on rare, delicious days this month. Now imagine feeling the same this December.It's a long way ahead, but we're delighted to remind you of two new winter events in Cyprus, from Runner

. And with the soup drunk and your body feeling thoroughly refreshed, the race leaves the park and leads back into town, via the old college buildings, and ends with a downhill finish.What the organiser says: “This increasingly popular event attracts runners from

.With a half-hour aerobic warm-up courtesy of local fitness instructors and a start at Mallory Park racing circuit, the race will get off to a flyer. Once you’ve completed a lap of the circuit , the route leaves the Park and travels through the picturesque

civilised fashion, leaving the quiet village of Pewsey before reaching a sign instructing that 'Your warm-up is over'. The organisers certainly aren't kidding. As if Senator Arnie himself was looming large on the horizon, the scale of the job at hand comes

inhabitants, it's a race on the up, and growing fast. So much so in fact, that you can expect around 600 runners - a field twice the size of last year's. The race heads out into the countryside and winds along Belvoir's quiet, mildly undulating country roads

-Marathon stretching between the North Pier and Little Bispham. Strapping sea breezes and a flat, out-and-back promenade route combine to give the course cracking PB potential. Not only a great event for first-timers and those looking for a warm-up event to longer

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

few of the runners who entered do like it tough – three new members of the 100 Marathon Club notched up their 100th marathon at this 100th anniversary race. One woman completed her 12th marathon in 12 months here. Paul Garner (4:14:42) of Serpentine

, Jan 15)Stourbridge Stagger (West Midlands, Feb 5)Folksworth 15 - January 22Folksworth 15 (Cambridgeshire, January 22) It would be easy to tell you how running the Folksworth 15 would help your spring marathon plans. A 15-mile warm-up in February