Ballot entry opened today (Monday 7 January) for the Virgin Active London Triathlon 2013, this year being held 27 - 28 July at London Docklands.Billed as the world’s largest triathlon, distances range from Super Sprint (400m swim, 10k bike, 2.5K run

for well over 10 years before attempting their first marathon. I regret running my first marathon aged just 18. I trained well for a few months after leaving school but wasn’t ready, started too fast and much of the last 10K was walked. I ran 2

in the face of ‘failure’.How to adapt your workoutsLet’s say you have a workout of five one-mile reps at your 10K pace with a three-minute recovery jog after each. Let’s also say that you find you’re just ‘off’ that day or that the weather isn’t cooperating

in good shape so doesn't need to come in at too low a mileage, but with Christmas and a 10K race in those first two weeks, it's been a relatively light start for him. He is used to doing regular speedwork, so doesn't need to build into the pacework

. After months of grumbling, I finally realised I wasn’t just running for him, but I loved it, it became an important part of us. It gave us strength and determination to fight his illness. We ran a 10k race together in September and were adamant we would

Yorkshire Marathon would become a major highlight of the UK’s sporting calendar and a flagship event for the organisation.“We’re really excited about the new Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon. We launched the Leeds 10K seven years ago now and we’ve been thinking

and he is determined to take a sizeable chunk off his 3.44 PB.  His 10K and half-marathon times say it's possible – so the challenge is to get those times to translate to the longer distances. One of Ady’s greatest strengths is that he doesn’t fear

go running. I don’t worry about my lines or how I’m going to play a scene once I’m out running, I just let my mind wander.My first race was a women-only 10K in Belfast. I hated it so much I thought, ‘Never again.’ Then, a month later I was offered a

your all into a 10K, 10 miler or half marathon and get a realistic gauge of how you have progressed. I recommend tapering for a few days before your assessment race so you go into it fresh. Use online predictor tools to see what your result says about

close calls. I did this following the Pfitzinger & Douglas training strategy & plans. I subsequently got under 1.23 in half mara, 38mins at 10k in March & April respectively last year so thought I was a stick on to go under 3hr at London but in that race