West Olympic marathon runner Dan Robinson is hoping to crack his personal best in the Abbey Dash 10k road race in Leeds tomorrow.

Frustratingly, the Gloucestershire Olympian missed his lifetime best of 29mins 12secs by just one second in his last race before the Beijing Games, and he is determined to get close to that 29-minute barrier.

"I would like to think I am in shape for a personal best," said Robinson, who was second in the race last year.

"Training has been going well and I'm looking forward to the race."

Back in the West Country, Bristol & West AC team-mates Imogen Ainsworth and Kate Goodhead will be contesting the women's race in tomorrow's British Milers' Club Cross Country Championships.

One of the top races of the day could be the Under-17 men's contest, with Somerset's Nathan Young facing the Stroud pair of Tom Curr and Ben Coldray, plus a strong North Devon AC presence headed by Sam Petty.

Entries are still being taken. Contact Mike Down (tel: 0117 9733407) or log on to the race website at www.britishmilersclub.com

Timetable – 11.30am: U11 Boys (years 5&6) 1K; 11.40: U11 Girls (years 5&6) 1K; 11:50: U13 Boys (years 7/8) 2K; 12.05: U13 Girls (years 7/8) 2K; 12.20: U15 Boys (years 9/10) 3K; 12.40: U15 Girls (years 9/10) 3K.

13.00: U17 Men (years 11/12) 3K; 13.20: U17 Women (years 11/12) 3K; 13.40: Senior Women, U20 (year 13) & Veteran Women 4K; 14.05: Senior Men B & Veteran Men 4K; 14.30: Senior Men & U20 (year 13) 4K.

The EAS Castle Combe 10k is scheduled for tomorrow (11am) around the motor race circuit in Wiltshire. For entry details log on to www.dbmax.co.uk

Meanwhile the next Bristol Bridge Inn 5k will be on Tuesday (7.30pm) with entries taken on the night.

Entries for the new Swindon 10k tomorrow (11am), held over a two-lap course from Swindon Karting, Wroughton via Overton, will be taken on the day. For further details contact race organiser Stephen Goulding (tel: 07534 997795) or log on to the race website at www.grassrootsevents.co.uk.

The Colyton 5 miles road race, sponsored by Saucony, is staged tomorrow from the Peace Memorial Playing Fields (10.30am) near Seaton, in east Devon. For entry details contact Paul Morgan (tel: 01297 553743) or log on to the race website, www.axevalleyrunners.org.uk