This was the second time I had found myself running the Surrey Spitfire 20 mile race, it is the ideal training race ahead of either the Brighton or London Marathons, the event is run by Events to Live who organise a number of local races, generally with great success.

The race starts at Dunsfold Aerodrome (home of the Top Gear driving track), which is quite an impressive backdrop to the first few miles of the race, it consists of two 10 mile laps, the course is pretty up and down, with a couple of medium sized hills thrown in for good measure.

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