Kelpies 5k

■ Distance: 13 miles/21km ■Time: 5-6hours ■Grade: Moderate ...

David Smyth rolls back the years to run with the whippersnappers on the Isle of Man

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

We’re spoilt for choice for running events, not just here in the UK but internationally too. You may have taken part in a race abroad or have one on your bucket list – maybe a marathon major, a 10K so

Gongoozle your way along one of Scotland’s finest weekend walks, with a single inch of ascent in 31 miles on the towpath of the Union Canal.

Water is leaking into my goggles. I blink a couple of times and try to figure out which lens is the culprit. Both? It’s strange, as these goggles have done many miles in training and never leaked befo