Full steam ahead

THE Talyllyn Railway was the first of the small railways to be rescued by a preservation society, and is now one of the Great Trains of Wales. Race the Train takes place Saturday August 18th, alongside as far as practicable the route taken by the Talyllyn Railway on its journey to Abergynolwyn and back. In order to do this all courses use a mixture of public roads, lanes, un-metalled roads,tracks, agricultural land, and rough grazing pastures. 

A must for all multi - terrain runners many of whom return regularly to try and better their performance or just beat that train while others have run nearly every year since the races started. The challenge of not only racing your fellow competitor’s but also the Train. Having been televised world-wide on several occasions we have attracted many runners from abroad coming from as far away as New Zealand, Australia, America, Hong Kong, Africa etc.

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A first time winner

THE first British Airways Run Gatwick took place on Sunday May 13, with more than 3600 runners putting themselves through their paces on routes through the Sussex countryside and around Gatwick Airport. 

The race, which incorporated an international half marathon, a corporate 5K and a family run attracted runners of all ages and abilities, with elite, club and amateur runners from the UK and abroad as well as a number of British Airways employees. 

 It was the first time British Airways has sponsored a UK race, and participants were treated to a first-class race experience with flight themed medals, British Airways ambassadors on hand and a British Airways base camp and fan zones.

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Pace yourself in paradise

REGISTRATIONS are now open for one of the biggest mainland attractions in the Whitsundays. The Cruise Whitsundays Airlie Beach Running Festival is now in its sixth year and attracts around 2,000 people including runners, their families and friends. The focus of the festival, which is due to take place on Sunday, July 22, has changed slightly this year, with proceeds going towards two vital services in the region – the RACQ CQ Rescue Helicopter and the Ronald McDonald House, in Townsville.

Tourism Whitsundays Sales & Marketing Manager Tash Wheeler said the Airlie Beach Running Festival had become one of the biggest events on the #Whitsundays mainland calendar. 

“The Airlie Beach Running Festival is a great event that sees the sport’s best athletes running along with members of the local community and there is a fantastic atmosphere in town the whole weekend,” she said. “Many entrants add a few days either side of the running festival so they can have a holiday in the wonderful Whitsundays at the same time. What more could you ask for – a sporting event that the whole family can participate in with a stay in paradise as well!”

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Come to Stockholm in 2018

STOCKHOLM is widely regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful cities, built where lake meets sea, on fourteen island, with eight centuries of history and culture to choose from. #Stockholm is a ground breaking, welcoming and innovative trendsetter.

EuroPride 2018 - Stockholm, together with Gothenburg, will host Europride 2018. Two cities, one country – for a united Europe open to the world. Stockholm held Europride 1998 and 2008. We now have the opportunity to celebrate 20 years in Sweden, while simultaneously carrying out the 25th EuroPride event.

ÖTILLÖ (meaning island to island in Swedish) is the original and the world’s longest swimrun race, renowned as one of the toughest one-day races in the world. At the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship competitors alternate trail running and open water swimming for a total of 75 km in the beautiful Stockholm archipelago, passing over and between 26 islands. www.otillo.se

Stockholm Marathon 40 years - Stockholm has a long tradition of arranging running events, and on Saturday 2 June 2018 the ASICS Stockholm Marathon will take place for the 40th consecutive year. www.stockholmmarathon.se

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Conquer Snowdon

20 miles over 1 mountain. You’ll begin your journey at sea level from within the UNESCO World Heritage listed Caernarfon Castle before climbing steadily through the beautiful landscapes of Northern Wales with some obstacles along the way. 

Once you’ve braved the elements and descended from the summit of Snowdon, you’ll then face the ‘All Out Vertical Kilometre’, a guided abseil, and a series of land and water based obstacles designed to test what strength remains.

Find out more about Man vs Mountain

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Ayers Rock Resort host the eighth Australian Outback Marathon

VOYAGES Ayers Rock Resort will host the eighth Australian Outback Marathon on 29 July 2017 and this year is set to be the largest to date, with the event selling out two months earlier than last year. With just over seven weeks to go, approximately 600 entrants, including a number of sponsored students from Indigenous communities, are set to pound the red dust with spectacular views of #Uluru and Kata Tjuta. 

Entrants are from 29 countries including #Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. 

Race organiser and sports tour operator, Travelling Fit, has designed the event to be enjoyed by all levels of #running abilities and four different events are available: a full Marathon, Half Marathon and 11km and 6km fun runs. The course is relatively flat with only a few inclines and sand dunes, and is mostly on unsealed roads, bush tracks and soft-sand trails.

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Run Away to South Australia's Barossa Valley

COMBINE your favourite past time with your ultimate holiday destination with the new Runaway Marathon series, a family of destination marathons in #Australia.

The latest weekend escape with friends and family, offering brand new #marathon and half marathon courses (and 10km and kids’ runs) in stunning settings.

First up is the Runaway Barossa Marathon on October 21, so if you are looking for a weekend getaway in an amazing holiday and recreational destination combined with a bit of physical activity this is it.

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Quirky Queensland

IMMERSE yourself in the weird and wonderful whilst in #Queensland. 2017 in Queensland has some of the most unusual and unique #events on its calendar so get ready for some fun and laughter whilst on your travels.

The Great Wheelbarrow Race, Mareeba, May 19-21
A tough 60-kilometre race is designed to honour the pioneering miners of the early 19th century, as competitors' race their wheelbarrows to the finish line. www.greatwheelbarrowrace.com

Goomeri Pumpkin Festival, Sunshine Coast, May 28
Now in its 20th year the Great Australian Pumpkin Roll is back and you can alsotake part in the pumpkin lawn bowls and pumpkin shotput competitions. www.goomeripumpkinfestival.com.au

Mary Poppins Festival, Maryborough, June 23-July 2
Parade your finest hat and umbrella, and put on your most comfortable shoes to dash a pram to the finish line in the Great Nanny Race and raise your voice in the Mary's River Cruise Singalong. Mary Poppin's author, P.L. Travers, was born in Maryborough in 1899, and this year's 10-day program will highlight storytelling for all ages through various art forms, such as music concerts, pop-up performances and art installations. www.marypoppinsfestival.com.au

Big Red Run, Birdsville, June 24-29
Australia's first and only 250-kilometre running race and to make conditions harder, it is set in the blistering Simpson Desert. Competitors race 40-kilometers a day through blistering heat, stomp through sinking sand and camp out at night in freezing winter conditions. There is also a smaller 42-kilometre desert dash. www.bigredrun.com.au

Abbey Medieval Festival, AbbeyStowe, July 8-9
The Abbey Medieval Festival in Caboolture will have you dining, dancing and jousting your way into the past. Celebrate with the children, a wide range of workshops designed to teach children all about the medieval world will also be held. www.abbeymedievalfestival.com

VIVA Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, July 7-16
The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist crown at VIVA Surfers Paradise with toe-tapping tunes of the 50s and 60s with live performances, marvel at an array of vintage cars. www.surfersparadise.com/whats-on

Boulia Camel Races, Outback, July 14-17
Belly dancing to sky diving, camel rides to market stalls, this festival is absolutely jam packed with way-out things to see and do, culminating in the Quarter-Mile Flyer and the Camel Cup races. www.bouliacamelraces.com.au

Jumpers and Jazz Festival in July, Warwick, July 20-30
Warwick comes alive in July to celebrate the thrill of the chill. The citizens lovingly dress 150 deciduous trees around the town in textiles for the official Jumpers and Jazz Festival. www.jumpersandjazz.com

Windorah International Yabby Races, Outback, August 30
Cheer on crustaceans as they crawl to the finish line in the Windorah International Yabby Races. Each of the ten yabbies in every race are named and auctioned off. The event has been running since 1998, all to raise much needed funds for the Royal Flying Doctors Association and local community groups. www.outbackqueensland.com.au

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Plan ahead for train travel for the London Marathon

SOUTHEASTERN has published important advice for anyone running – or watching – the Virgin Money London Marathon. It will also be running an extra 111 trains on Sunday 23 April 2017.

The travel tips and additional services are designed to help people get where they need to be as easily as possible on race day. Runners starting in either Greenwich or Maze Hill will find connecting trains from Cannon Street – but not London Bridge, where trains serve only the Blackheath start line. Direct services to Blackheath also leave from Victoria, Charing Cross, Waterloo East and Lewisham.

Runners can travel for free on connecting Southeastern trains from any London terminal to any start line station by showing their race number but must buy a valid ticket for the rest of their journey.

www.southeasternrailway.co.uk

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Run wild

A GUIDE to 40 of the best trail, fell and skyrunning routes in the Lake District has just been published by Cicerone Press. 

Highlights include Helvellyn skyline and Scafell Pike direct, the Langdale Horseshoe and Borrowdale. The guide also has information on the history of fell running, races and adapting for the fells.

Kingsley Jones the author of Trail and Fell Running in the Lake District, studied geography and glaciology at university. He has climbed the north faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn and Grandes Jorasses in the Alps, and led expeditions to mountains all over the world. Through mountaineering he developed a passion for a minimalist approach in the mountains, and soon discovered trail running as an ultimate form of fast and light travel. He runs a mountain running and guiding company (www.icicle.co.uk), and so divides his time between the Alps and the Lake Distict.

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Outdoor Adventure in Croatia

ADVENTURE and tourism leaders in Zadar, #Croatia come together on April 27 to April 30 under the name Zadar Outdoor Festival to celebrate the great outdoors that Zadar has to offer from sailing, trail, swimming, cycling, sea kayaking, running and rafting. 

For four days in April 2017 Sea, land, rivers and mountains of the Zadar region will become a natural, world sports arena for professionals and amateurs.

The waters of Zadar channel will host a sailing regatta, and swimming marathon and sea kayak race will take place before the old town. Lovers of rafting will find their adventure in the hidden beauty of Zrmanja river.

On land there are three very attractive disciplines: cycling, running and trail of three rivers. Competitors have the option to choose to run towards the world famous and the most beautiful sunset, to bike on attractive Zadar tracks or to dare to trail three rivers.

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Miles in Malta

THE Dingli 10 is one of the most prestigious races on the local running calendar in Malta with its scenic beauty and challenging route. This year is the 27th race and it has a new name - ‘The Lisa Maria Memorial Dingli Ten Powered by Gatorade’.

This year, the race will be held on Sunday, March 19 and will start from Triq il-Kbira (near the Dingli Cemetery) with the finish line near Ġnien il-Ħaddiem in Triq il-Maddalena.

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Hit the trail in Tahiti

THE Tahiti-Moorea Marathon started in 1988 and welcomes runners from all over the world it is the most important international sporting event on the island of Moorea.

The event is made up of a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, the Arameti 4.5 km Fun Run and Kids Run Races so all the family can get involved. 

The event takes place this year on March 25 and registration is open now.

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