pace plan and ideally written it upside down on your race number where you can see it Got plenty of sleep Stayed off your feet Eaten well and kept your fluid levels topped up Decided exactly where to meet your friends or family after the finish

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without having to think was great – it’s amazing how much confidence you gain from placing a tick over a date and training session. I also got a big boost from doing the races that the schedules prescribed. It makes a big difference when you can see

that involves a job and a family.The main ingredients of the programme are repetition and interval running, but with an emphasis on continuous, fast-paced runs to build up your speed endurance. Thus, much of your steady running should be at around threshold pace

’d first hoped, than not to finish it at all.Incidentally, if your work or family commitments won’t allow you to do certain sessions on certain days, don’t be afraid to swap days around to some extent. Just remember not to do two hard days back to back

and blisters at best. Make sure you’ve done at least a few long run in the shoes and clothes you will race in. You have family obligations Don’t cut off your nearest and dearest, but do try to let them know you should stay off your feet as much as possible

People are still telling you you can’t do itThe Two Days BeforeYou can’t sleepYou buy new shoes or clothing You have family obligations You feel sluggish on an easy runYou aren’t thirsty enough to drinkYou don’t know what to eatRace DayYou have no appetite

Closing Soon…Bungay Black 10K Series (Suffolk, May 25) RW Says: Series of three 10K races in May, June and July. Enter all three to gain a discount.Bexhill Seafront 5K Series (Sussex, May 26) RW Says: Scenic seafront race series held

time accordingly. Think about it: the swim leg accounts for roughly 10 per cent of your race, around 60 per cent of your time is spent on the bike and the remaining 30 per cent on the run. If you want to compete, rather than simply finish, you'll need

a life, and you do. With three sports to juggle, as well as a full-time job and maybe a family, training for triathlon is a compromise between training you know you should do, and the training you know you can do.  But that doesn't mean you can