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My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 19/04/2005 23:04:39
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
.' A huge THANK YOU to everybody who called my name and helped me finish one of my hardest challenges and fulfil a dream! Kans & Kandy, 6:52 I was running as Mr Tickle for Children With Leukemia; the crowds were absolute fantastic. Best moments – I
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My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 24/04/2005 18:05:30
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
another week! Then my plans are: The Thame 10K in June, and some other local races including the Otmoor Challenge (half-marathon) in July and then a September/October marathon - and I will be back to London in 2006!Cheeko, 3:55To quote from Lock, Stock
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My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 24/04/2005 18:05:30
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
Sue and sums it all up... we ran together in six hours.The year Sue turned fifty, it had to be done, ’cos she has two medals and hubby plus one!We took on the challenge, we started our 'plan' -to be Penguins, together, each week we ran!Then along came
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Super Swim Training Aids
By on 18/11/2009 15:47:50
You don't need much equipment for a basic swim session, but you can seriously improve your time and your technique with a few pieces of very specific kit
need to speed up or slow down, you may find it more challenging to stick to a set stroke rate at first. But you'll reap the benefits in the long term. With the Wetronome, you can play around with increasing or decreasing your stroke rate to find out
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Learn to Love Open Water
By on 23/11/2009 17:32:21
Most triathletes come to the sport through running or cycling, which means that swimming can pose problems. But even if you thrash about the pool as if you're very angry at something, you can learn to love the water
an issue.Like most aspiring triathletes, I'm coming to the sport largely from an endurance running and cycling background. As such I think my concern about the water element of the challenge is fairly typical. Triathlon swimming generally means open
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Drill Bits: Essential Swimming Kit
By Nicola Joyce on 04/06/2010 08:17:53
You don’t need much equipment for a basic swim session, but you can seriously improve your time and your technique with a few pieces of very specific kit
, it will be a case of getting used to swimming rhythmically over a set distance, and seeing the improvements you make as you become used to a steadier rhythm. If you need to speed up or slow down, you may find it more challenging to stick to a set stroke rate
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Expert Q&A: Ironman insights from coach Mark Kleanthous
By on 02/04/2012 15:58:12
Catch the highlights from our recent live webchat, when coach and Ironman Mark Kleanthous answered all your questions about going long live in the forums
on the bike.The longer the race goes on switch over to more fluids than solids.Don’t try and have gels for the whole Ironman, have them mostly in the run.Avoid having gels with coke. The more challenging the workout (longer and hotter) the greater amount
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Inspect A Gadget
By on 23/11/2009 12:26:28
With its three disciplines, triathlon lends itself to a bewildering number of high-tech bells and specialist whistles. But what do you really need?
bike. Meanwhile, the challenge of trying to do speed work on the road is traffic. And wind. And road junctions. And rain.Tri barsAlso known as aero bars, tri bars extend out in front of you on the bike, giving you the option to flatten out into a more
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Turbo Charged
By on 18/11/2009 16:26:05
When it's just too cold and wet to even think about going outside, a turbo trainer will help keep you in shape and ready for the open road
into the big ring for added resistance, just like out on the road, and let the JetFluid Pro prepare you for all the challenges of the upcoming season. We say: A solid, well-built trainer, with an adjustable leg for levelling on uneven floors. A little noisy
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Small Is Bountiful
By Mark Remy on 02/04/2004 11:28:45
Small changes, big rewards: 29 simple tips for training smarter and racing better
is knowing just what to tweak and how to tweak it. This is the challenge we issued to our panel of experts: tell us the little things that will help us train and race smoother, easier and faster. No suggestion is too trivial. Individually, some of these tips
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