?Picture the scene: you awake from your New Year's Eve celebrations, don the race kit you unwrapped at Christmas and head for the start line at the wonderfully striking Box Hill in Surrey.In store is possibly one of the UK’s toughest 10Ks, covering four hills from

more, check out our Gear section. You could even submit a review of your own...1. Panache Hi-Impact bra - £31.99 (ChristmasTips(CT))In Short: The best bit of running kit I have bought.Strengths: Comfy straps, no chafing, excellent, no-bounce support

Witton Memorial Dartford 10 (Kent, January 20)Barretts Canterbury 10 (Kent, January 27)Garstang 10, January 13 Garstang 10K (Lancashire, January 13) Post-Christmas bargains aren't constrained to the shops this month - get yourself along to this pretty

and goodies will welcome your arrival. Race website: www.mediamaratonlospalacios.com San Silvestre Vallecana, December [Getty Images] San Silvestre Vallecana (December)2008 Date: December 31A post-Christmas work out and annual New Year’s Eve tradition

Getty ImagesImbibing copious amounts of alcohol over the Christmas period is for many as venerable a festive tradition as scoffing mince pies or arguing over what to watch on telly. And runners, while more body conscious than most, like to kick back

to this included ice cream, chocolate, cheese and cream. However it was Christmas, so Sue really only needs to fine-tune this aspect of her diet. Protein intake Sue's protein intake was higher than required (2g/kg maximum). Additional protein - that the body

I wasn't sure what. I started by walking more - i.e.. Walking an extracouple stops before catching the tube and walking in the park at lunchtimeinstead of going to the pub. And guess what? It started working! ByChristmas I was down to a 34inch waist

after Switz I will be off to Norway to do theNorseman Extreme. Then its a two week rest before Ironman UK. After this Iwill Probably sleep till Christmas.Ironman target: Seeing as Switzerland is the first of three it will be my best hope of doing a good

, (b) cycled three times; be it outdoors or on the turbo, (c) swam at least twice and (d) had 2 days off a week; other than for last week when I had the entire week off so as to prepare for the rigours of the Christmas event.This month's highlight: I

on the start. As a journalist, I found out just before Christmas that I had a place. With just three months to train, I upped my mileage from around 30 miles a week to 50, started to run to and from work with a loaded backpack, and had fun experimenting