Fraser Cartmell, Crawford is used to working with elite athletes who have a core as strong as Captain America's. My core, however, is as soft as a piece of badly bruised fruit. "Now close your eyes and remember to scoop and clench," says Crawford with a
You've run countless miles, spent hours in the pool and pedalled until your bike feels like it's a part of your body, but unless you put yourself through some training sessions designed to help you hit your peak in time for race day, your efforts
ferocious bike climb of 1600m. Mike Allen, six-time Ironman Hawaii champion, has said Powerman Zofingen is the hardest race he has done.In recent years the UK has seen great success at duathlon, thanks to athletes such as Morrison, Victoria Graves (2009
on the weather, how long youre running for and whether youve drunk enough before the race. A properly-hydrated sub-40-minute athlete on a cool day would be fine without stopping; a beginner would benefit from both the liquid and also the opportunity to relax a
If you want to get the most out of your final few weeks of triathlon training, this section is for you. With the help of the organisers of the Michelob Ultra London Triathlon, we've found three athletes of different abilities and backgrounds
Marathon All Time Top 4. Paul is a UKA Level 4 Performance Coach and now works as an Athletics Development Officer for Active Norfolk. This Spring, he joins us as one of our Lucozade Sport Super Six mentors, working with Christina and Lucy as they look
You've trained wisely and eaten well - but you just can't shake those pre-race nerves. So how can you work on mental preparation? To find out, I teamed up with researchers from Sheffield, Oxford, Manchester, Reading and Wolverhampton universities
riding with a high cadence on a lower gear to replicate the looser motions of the run. Once off the bike take a few seconds, even on race day, to really focus on the length of your strides. Bricking itPractise, practise and practise again. That
. If solid foods seem unappealing in the morning, whip up a fruit and yoghurt smoothie.Experimenting at the wrong timeTrying a new food or drink during a race usually spells disaster, but training sessions are a great time to discover what fuels you best
running – you decide how long and how fast – and is used by both newcomers and Olympic-calibre athletes. For new runners, the flexibility makes fartlek runs an ideal introduction to speedwork.‘Fartleks allow the body to gradually adjust to harder training
