easier though - hills can be daunting and exhausting opponents, especially for beginners. What advice can you offer this week’s questioner as she prepares to tackle her first climbs?"I’ve been training for three months now and did a 5K in June. Now I

Running on roads can be quite a shock to the system if you’re not used to it,as this week’s questioner has just discovered. Disappointed in his performance and struggling to see past this temporary setback, can you offer him practical training

additions to our mentoring team. Join us in welcoming Olympic athlete Liz Yelling and GB Endurance Coach Nick Anderson into the fold – together with Steve, they’ll be helping our team reach their targets on April 26.Mentor: Steve Smythe Steve worked

triathletes are racing the clock rather than each other so no matter what standard you are, there's a place for you in the sport. The fact you have experience of marathon running will stand you in great stead for taking part in a multi-sport endurance event

runners to British senior international level, British age group records and London Marathon age group wins.Q1) I have a question regarding the Long Slow Run. In the past, my longest one had been about 2 hours 50 but I have been reading

performance laboratory.Ask yourself the following question: at what pace or paces should I train to maximise my fitness and my running performance? If you can answer this question, you have the key to a successful training programme.Over the past 25 years

unparalleled power in their thighs. To take the benefits of all three sports, and enjoy the ultimate total-body workout, it's difficult to think of a programme better than triathlon training. The question is, which sport would produce the best triathlete? We

If winter is the time of year for lengthy, plodding endurance sessions to keep your fitness ticking over, then summer is all about shorter bursts of energy and using the fairer conditions to hone your technique, sharpen speed and unleash your true

that causes you frustration and anger, so that will only benefit you.Q2. I'm training for an endurance event that will take me at least 16 hours.  It's a swimming event so unlike running I will be unable to draw strength from the crowd or the runners around me

with specific problems. The questions (and answers) may not seem important to you until you encounter one of the very same hurdles. And, since the road to marathon success is littered with such obstacles, you probably will. When that happens, the advice offered