You have to submit a medical certificate with your application.Can you get one from a UK doctor?If so what does it say?My nephew was refused and we have been told to get one from a French doctor.Help! Anyone done this? Have a look on the Paris marathon thread on events there are ...

La TransbaieMonth JuneLocation Baie de la Somme, near Abbeville (northern French coast, Picardie, north of Dieppe)Distance About 13 or 14KWhy do it The north of France may seem a long way to go for an hour or so of running, but you’ve almost

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

there. Each race has a page of its own:Les 100K du Périgord Noir, AprilL’ultramarathon du Salève, May Les 50K de la Côte des Légendes, MayLe Marathon de la Liberté, JuneLa Transbaie, JuneMarvejols-Mende, JulyLe Championnat du Canigou, AugustLe Marathon

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

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