Our selection of the best, fastest, toughest, quirkiest and most enjoyable UK races this month

T he night before the race, I made ...

SOUTHAMPTON MARATHON FESTIVAL This is not just about the marathon, it’s a festival with a running race for everybody, including a mile fun run, a 5K, 10K and a half – there’s even a team option. Expec

It’s New Year’s Day. It is literally freezing. I’m soaking wet, wearing a skimpy tri-suit and hurtling downhill at 65kmh. I absently wonder if my nipples or my fingers will fall off first. I question

Race director Connla McCann guides you along Belfast’s streets while the city celebrates St Patrick’s Day

Icouldn’t think of a better way to spend my birthday than by doing something new: my first ever trail run. The Thames Path Trail Run 16K in Windsor, organised by UK Running Events, turned out to be th