http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/essex/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8432000/8432266.stm Jesus !!!!! Why Why Why do this !!! Not for me, well done to all the "survivors"? Transbaie - across the Bay of the Somme, and back (about nine miles), while the tide

. There are other races around - there's teh Transbaie across the bay of the Somme, and plenty of others within a reasonable distance.Have a look on lebipede.com - there are loads of French races.Don't forget that you'll need a medical cert (ie. a letter from your

of encouragment on the way round, i'll be at the back some where, so feel free to pull me along as you lap me!Jen-jen x Take it, it will be just me then!Jen-jen x I would - but I'll be in France doing the Transbaie at the time! Ooohh, sounds like fun Wilkie, i

's in January or Feb, some off-road, again a bit muddy.  As in shoes left behind muddy.Race the TrainMan vs HorseNorth Downs 30k - Kent, June, mostly off road, rather hilly.Further afield:Transbaie in northern France - across the bay of the Somme and back, while

by how hard won it was.  The Burnham Beeches half mara had a nice one a couple of years ago.Amsterdam mara and half are good, too.The Transbaie in northern France has a good one.Most medals are really quite crappy.  Come on organisers, if you're going

, and the Transbaie race in northern France does a good medal. The Somme Poppy marathon medal is good - enamelled, with a poppy on it (surprise!).`The nicest English race medal I've got is from the Burham Beeches half a few years ago. Best medal...hands down

on to the seafront is worthy of the Tour de France.And then there's the Transbaie.......... Btw, did the P-V in 2005 and enjoyed it don't leave it too late to book your hotel.  The race has a great finishing straight that runs up to the Palace.  I recommend you book

.Marseille-Cassis is great fun, and the Transbaie, the Le Touquet 10 and 20k - and those are just the ones I've done The Amsterdam half was good too - you finish in the Olympic stadium.My OH and I do a few each year, and make long weekends of them.  Definitely worth going