"It's what evenings were made for. The only downside is that you're at a loss the week after." Carl Harrington, on the Tour Of Tameside."With 130 events in 2003, the Race for Life women-only 5Ks were better than ever, and top our tricky
This year, an amazing 750,000 women will be walking, jogging or running in a women-only Race for Life 5K. They'll help to raise a whopping £46 million for Cancer Research UK across 240 events. Will you be one of them?We're here to help you every
on the promenade Gin Pit 5 (Lancs, May 26)RW Says: Named after a nearby abandoned pit, the trails make for great runningThe Week's Most Popular…1. Flora Light Challenge for Women 5K, September 5, London - Birmingham Join thousands of women and girls for the UK
observer, these Olympian efforts resembled an emerging trend, with runners young and old bursting through a narrow age boundary. The youth movement included 19-year-old Kim Kum-Ok, a North Korean who finished 12th in the women's race. And on the other side
felt incredibly thirsty for the whole bike ride and the last lap of the run was a blur. Now I start hydrating three days before a race."
run a conservative race to pick off runners in the closing stages and finished strongly to win a surprising bronze medal. It was the USA's first Olympic Marathon medal since Joan Benoit Samuelson won gold at the inaugural women's marathon in 1984
, July 3 A fresh course for 2004 means more improvements for an already highly-rated race. Held alongside Dorney Lake, Windsor, the race starts at Eton College Boathouse (part of London’s Olympic bid). Pancake-flat running, coupled with an early start
women a quirk that should be ironed out as the race welcomes runners from all over Europe.Website www.marathon.lvEstoniaEstonia boasts all kinds of sporting events to tempt the competitive traveller, from firefighting competitions to kiiking, where
, GwyneddDISTANCE Middle Distance (2K/78.5K/20K)SWIM Lake BIKE Road RUN Roadwww.wrecsamtri.org.ukThe Bala Half-Ironman is not for the faint-hearted. This is a tough race set in some of north Wales' most breathtaking scenery. The triathlon starts with a 2
