| Training for a Marathon
allows you to discover your local area and further afield. It also
means you can travel with a purpose and raise money for charity.
New York, London and Paris are three main events
on the marathon calendar. But there are many other marathons, half-marathons
and shorter runs that will take you to exciting destinations.
Some are as follows:
Berlin Marathon (Germany) - September
2006 - www.scc-events.com
Budapest Marathon (Hungary) - October
2006 - www.budapestmarathon.com
Everest Marathon (Nepal) - November
2007 - www.everestmarathon.org.uk
Great North Run (UK) - October
2006 - www.greatrun.org
Loch Ness Marathon (UK) - October
2006 - www.lochnessmarathon.com
London Marathon (UK) - April 2006
- www.london-marathon.co.uk
Mont Saint Michel Marathon (France)
- June 2006 - www.montsaintmichel-marathon.com
Marathon des Sables (Morocco) -
April 2006 - (www.saharamarathon.co.uk)
Marathon du Médoc (France)
- September 2006 - www.marathondumedoc.com
Paris Marathon (France) - April
2006 - www.parismarathon.com
Race for Life (UK) - dates in different
areas - www.raceforlife.org
Stockholm Half-Marathon (S:t Eriksloppet)
- September 2006 - www.steriksloppet.se
Venice Marathon (Italy) - October
2006 - www.venicemarathon.it
Running for charity...
The two official charities for the 2006 London Marathon
are The Stroke
Association (see
www. strokerunners.org.uk) and The
Anthony Nolan Trust.
You can log in your daily running times on the Run
London website: www.runlondon.com
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