I'm doing a local race next Sunday, the "Keynsham Dandy" which is billed as 12 country miles. When I say local, the start and finish are within half a mile of my house so it seems rude not to. And it's limited to about 200 runners so it's not too crowded after the first couple pinch points.
I don't do many races not least of all due to the cost. My local cities, Bristol and Bath, both have huge half marathons but I think they are both over £60 to enter. The Bath half is the only city marathon I've actually done way back when it was fairly new, 1986 I think, and it was horribly crowded even then.
ah cool, bet its great to have a local low key trail race on your doorstep!
The cost is another factor... I was looking into some longer ultra races last year before my injury appeared, and once I factored in the race price (£90) train tickets (approx £60) and at least 2 nights in a travel lodge (120)... the price was getting on to £250-300... just cannot justify the expense!