of periodisation, it can seem tough between 'peaks'. Runner Lasse Viren, dubbed The 'Flying Finn', won very little other than his four Olympic gold medals, from double victory in the 5000m and 10,000m at the 1972 and 1976 Games. He mastered the art of peaking

year took me from retching after half a mile to a sub-2:00 half-marathon. I wanted more. The RW forum sowed the seeds of this madcap tri adventure. I bought a new bike, a £10 Aldi tri suit and put in a few weeks of training before turning up for a

Series (Norfolk, May 6 and May 20) Promenade 5K (Hampshire, May 7) Beaverbrooks Blackpool 10K (Lancashire, May 10) Bexhill Seafront Series (East Sussex, May 29 and July 29)Ramsbury Circuit 5 (Wiltshire, May 17) Spend your Sunday morning