DIARY
Give your training some focus with our guide to the best upcoming races
APRIL
WILD MUD RUN
It takes place in Derbyshire and it’s in April – this is one obstacle event that is going to be muddy! With swampy terrain, undulating hills and wooded areas along with natural lakes in the grounds of the magnificent grounds of Ormaston Manor, the event’s signature obstacle is water slides for maximum squeal appeal. Make sure you take something warm to wear at the end!
•X-Runner Wild Mud Run, April 6th, from £39.95, xrunner.co.uk/
MAVERICK
Run through the UK’s first and biggest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Cotswold Hills. You’ll start at the bottom of the valley right by the beautiful Sudeley Castle, before heading up to the gorgeous countryside. This is for women who love the trails with a passion: you can get to grips with technical single track, wooded tails and some national routes such as Winchcombe Way. And the finish is an awesome one: right back in the beautiful castle grounds where Catherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII is buried (she survived, and so will you…).