the pace of your runs is essential to improving, it's key to have the correct variation. "You need to make your recovery runs really easy and your hard runs really hard," explains Chris Frapwell, coach to GB Olympic marathon hopeful Dan Robinson. "Easy runs

distance and can run at least a half marathon in training. Training and competing in the shorter distances is part of building up your knowledge of how your body, mind and digestion can cope with training and eventually the Ironman distance.I would take

.personalbestgb.com), which organises triathlon training camps abroad. He says that as well as a much-needed dose of sunshine, training camps provide an opportunity to meet like-minded people. "We have a really mixed bag at our training camps, from Olympians to beginners

their careers and say: 'You know what? I did everything I possibly could do, I got the most out of myself and I don't have any regrets.'" The Survivor Abdifatah DhuhulowIt's a familiar story: a beginner joins a running club, unsure of his ability

within two to three minutes (though I do live in a more rural area and built up areas can be a bit longer wait). The PC software also allows you to either download a training plan (e.g. the RW marathon training schedule) onto the calendar or create your