that someone in Mexico was listening to something done from my bedroom at home."These days they get anything from 10,000 to 20,000 listeners, depending on the topic. The Epic Camp series - in which they interview triathletes attending the Epic Camp in New
that are generally inspiring, such as Jane Tomlinson." [Tomlinson, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2000, completed a number of grueling fundraising challenges in the years that followed, including the Florida Ironman in 2004. She died in 2007]"They can help
, injury. Be assured, you are not alone.World-class triathlete Richard Stannard (10 times the fastest swimmer in the London Triathlon) was gearing up for a great 2009 season when, at the end of May, he was hit by a car while training on his bike
This New Year, resolve to change your running for the better. It can be anything you like, from trying a new race distance to buying new shoes. To make sure you have no excuse for not vowing to improve, here are 20 ready-made resolutions to inspire
weights, aerobics, swimming or mountain biking. If youre committed to doing long runs in marathon preparation, then plan to go somewhere different every couple of weeks. Get someone to drop you 10 miles from home so that youre not going over the same old
growing up unfit and overweight. --The Right StartWhen should you encourage your child to become active? The earlier the better. A 1989 study showed that if a girl does not participate in sports by the time she is 10 years old, there is only a 10 per cent
for people with disabilities) shaved two minutes off his time to finish in 1:17; James Smith (Tri 4) improved by nine minutes, with a time of 1:24, and Paul Thomas (Tri 6) slashed more than 15 minutes from his 2008 time to cross the line in 1:47. Something
there would be no episodes of the Weakest Link to distract us. Our body would digest jam roly-poly pudding within minutes, and there would be no injuries, hecklers or bad weather to derail our efforts. Heres a series of tips designed to obliterate the 10 most
-out’ of just 15 minutes’ duration. This compressed work-out allows you to maintain momentum with your programme. It’s the work-out you can fall back on during too-busy days. It could be 15 minutes of running, cycling or walking. The particular activity doesn
, Great Britain can enter up to 20 men and 20 women for each five-year age-group band. In other words, there are plenty of opportunities to don a GB tri suit."We can take teams in excess of 1,000 people to Triathlon World Championship events," says Howard
