Magic circle firm Slaughter & May is taking the defence of its Standard Chartered Great City Race title very seriously.

The firm, which won the 5km corporate challenge in London last year, has entered a staggering 124 staff for the 2011 event, taking place on 14 July.

That figure makes it the best-represented practice, with DLA Piper and Linklaters the next biggest teams, with 63 and 50 runners respectively.

The legal sector seems the most keen for a race, with lawyers from 97 legal teams having entered, placing bankers, accountants and insurers firmly in the shade.

Runners will be raising funds for Seeing is Believing, which tackles avoidable blindness around the world - so perhaps it’s not all about being über-competitive.