you think, you can never do enough, nor can you manage the training that you've planned. Despite this, I'm in the best shape of my life, my weight has gone down and my speed has increased. It's been tricky trying to find the time and sometimes

in 2004. Ironman target: To set a PB.OctoberMe at the club speed session. The track work is starting to pay off Typical training week: Mon: 7 milesTue: Swimming Wed: 8 miles fartlek Thu: 4 miles steady Sat: 8 miles steady Sun: 2hrs30 cycling + swimming

time. So my target will be to set a personal best time and of course enjoy the whole event.November and DeccemberNovember and December were bad months with the two races I had been preparing for going badly.The Ballbuster was a disaster. After some

away it's national treasures, ‘cos the jolly roger may well be heading that way in 2006!OctoberMe at the club speed session. The track work is starting to pay off Typical training week: Mon: 7 milesTue: Swimming Wed: 8 miles fartlek Thu: 4 miles steady

Time: 3:44My Name is Julia, I have run London twice before with a personal best of 3.31. So the aim from last year (after a rest) was to run 3.14.59 - a big aim, but I have been told realistic . In August last year I started training with the fast

.Swim training really improving and my technique is getting better. Some weeks I'm managing four sessions. But mostly three a week.Cycled only a few sessions in Jan but starting to feel a bit more enthusiasm again now that I've tested out the hip and was ok on a

, Canary Wharf, The Start.Low points....the cobbles, no crowd support, no talk amongst the runners because we were so shattered by that point...... I followed the RW subscribers-only sub 4:30 training schedule which I thought was excellent - I didn't miss

to focus the training superbly, especially the speed sessions.I have been euphoric over my 3:27 time as I had set myself a target of under 4 hours when I first decided to do the marathon! Thanks for all your help.Shepherdess, 3:57:09 This was my first

might be able to do.The next four weeks went by in a bit of a blur of longer and longer runs and mid-week speed sessions (with the odd weekend sparring session by way of cross-training), culminating in a late-March attempt at my longest run - three hours

3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 2) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --Acer, 3:44:50 What a day. After two unsuccessful attempts at sub-4 hour marathon running, a winter of hills and speed sessions paid off for me.The Best Moment: Realising that I could get a