it's just too much.If you want to do a triathlon, and you have not been swimming or cycling already, you need to give yourself ample time to prepare. Even a sprint-distance triathlon means completing a 750m swim, a 20K bike ride and a 5K run. To help

you are able to run at before lactic acid begins to accumulate in the blood), should be completed at a pace about 20 seconds per mile slower than 10K race pace or 30 seconds per mile slower than 5K race pace. By regularly running at this pace, you

-time racers, or an equally difficult distance to master for an experienced athlete.Training Schedules | 10 Steps to 5K Success10K The UK’s most popular racing distance - a logical step-up from the shorter 5K, or a testing time trial for the more fleet

goal. Phil Sanders set himself the challenge of running a marathon, Kirsten Lodge a half-marathon and icclesuez simply wanted to run for 30 minutes. Whatever your final goal, a 5K race is a fantastic first marker of achievement once you start running

in 15-20 minutes. Then get in the car or on your bike to measure the distance in miles, divide the time by the distance and multiply the result by 6.2 to get a rough figure for 10K. Be realistic though – don’t run yourself into the ground for 20 minutes

this will be required during a race. The variation of pace in the session will help your pace judgement, so that you'll know what pace you can maintain for different distances. Find a 10K scheduleHalf-MarathonsThis distance – 13.1 miles, or 21.1 kilometres – has

times at shorter distances. Your long runs don’t need to be longer than 10-12 miles. Shorter runs should become more prominent in your weekly schedule, especially tempo runs at around 80-85 per cent of your maximum heart rate over two or three miles. Try

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an entry form in, you have effectively entered the lottery. There are roughly 20,000 places available for the general public after taking into account GFA [good for age], charity and club places. In most years about 100,000 entries are received, so chances

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