of the field, as always, the race became an individual struggle for survival. The hills got steeper, the sun got hotter, the faces got grimmer and the cut-off at 5:30pm loomed ever closer. The pirates dug in and kept pedalling.Lindi shows off her cycling

swimmingOn the bike, single-leg riding can help to improve pedalling efficiency. Single-leg cycling helps you to learn how to pedal in complete circles, as the other leg can't help you to overcome the dead spots in the pedal stroke. These are the places

so he has ample opportunity to practise on his long training runs. Weeks 4 - 5 Richard says: These first weeks have been about getting used to the schedule, a variety of paces and phasing out the cycling to work in favour of running in and out

it comes out of the machine – mine takes an hour or two at most. Misfit. When I wash my kit on the quick or delicates cycle, it’s still dripping wet when it comes out of the machine. In winter I give the load an extra high-speed spin and then pop it onto

changed it to have a longer but less successful one.Routines and periodisationUrban Road RunnerMike, did you follow the same routine every week? No macro/micro cycles, periodisation, or base training?Mike Gratton I ran basically the same quantity year

training if I don't feel like I'm eating enough. See full threadCross-trainLion Around - Don't just rely on the running: I cycle for an hour on the days I don't run and the weight fell off, after sitting there for ages with just running. See full thread

things got really tough I never had more than 5 miles to run before getting a boost. Muzzer, 3:43:03I ran 2:59 in Dublin last year, but after a toe operation last October, the surgeon said I would never run another marathon again. "Take up cycling," he

-training (Gym, rowing, cycling) c) LuckBest moment: Tower Bridge, the crowds and sights were wonderful and I was still feeling fresh at that stage!Biggest surprise: How hard the last few miles were! The only thing that kept me going was that walking felt just

race weekend.Friday 18:00 - Home Time The words "relaxing commute" are rarely uttered, particularly if you work in the middle of a large city. Relaxation is the key to the perfect race, so you might as well start now. If you usually run or cycle home

cycles of gruelling chemo, I was sure going to make it round that 5km course. Then a funny thing happened – I started to really enjoy my runs around the block, running further and faster with each week that passed, and even found myself missing my runs