harder training sessions.4. My body, my selfIn the early stages of my running, I waited for my body to somehow magically change into that of a runner’s. I expected my legs to grow longer and leaner, my muscles to become tight and sinewy, and all my joints

The Olympic schedule training sessions in full:Swim | Bike | RunWeek 1Monday Day offTuesday Swim 1Wednesday Bike 4Thursday Run 1Friday Swim 4Saturday Bike 1Sunday Run 4Week 2Monday Day offTuesday Swim 1Wednesday Bike 4Thursday Run 1Friday Swim 4

Here's a no-brainer: when you add swimming and cycling sessions to your training, you need to adjust your running schedule. More specifically, as you make room for these new sports in your training, you have to plan more carefully the types of runs

fast could I (should I?) go? A. Most beginners' goal is simply to finish the race with a smile on their face, and that's what we're here to help you do. If you'd like to know what your training pace translates to, or how fast you'll need to run to hit

socially afterwards, the more experienced runners can impart an awful lot of knowledge to beginners, the little tips that wouldn't come out in a training talk."Just good friendsFor those bitten by the training-camp bug, it can be addictive – RW forumite Ian

This week's reader completed the London Marathon using a run/walk strategy – but she now wants to cut out the walks altogether, and it's not proving too easy. Can you offer any advice? "I'm getting really annoyed with myself. I trained for FLM using

have been there, done that, and are probably wearing the T-shirt...TRAININGHow important is it to run at different paces?How can I get used to running on the roads after training on a treadmill?What's the best way to tackle hills?How important

For one brief moment, probably while endorphins were still pumping through your body after a good run, you flirted with the idea of doing a marathon. Then the endorphins disappeared and the reality of training for four months and trying to squeeze

out to working muscles. The harder a run, the more oxygen muscles need, so the quicker the heart beats. This makes heart rate a useful measure of physical exertion, helping you avoid the most common training mistake of all - going too fast during long

you train together?We train together at the same club. There's always going to be a healthy rivalry between us whenever we do a hard set together or whenever we're in a race. However, the great thing about swimming is that all competitiveness starts