less body mass in the form of muscle – around 28 per cent in young children, compared with 35 to 40 per cent or more in the late teens.11-16 This is the age when talented runners begin to emerge. Girls have fully-developed lungs by the age of 14 while

occurred for me in the middle of a marathon relay. My mother, my son and I were a team. Being the ‘real’ runner, I completed the first 13.9-mile leg. My son, blessed with youth and enthusiasm, had the 9.3 miles in the middle, and my mother, claiming

defects were not identified until then) and had further open heart surgery a couple of years later. She will need further surgery in the near future and a eventually a heart transplant.As I listened I realised how difficult it must have been for the family

five and 16, with a bit of a peak between seven and 13. But the differences in activity were staggering; while some ran in play for an hour a day or more and a further hour in other sports, others logged precisely nothing in play and a minimal 15

in the town centre to the cheers of a crowd of supporters.The 10K will be supported by two other runs - the 3K junior race for young athletes aged between 11 and 16, and the family fun run, which is open to the youngest of budding runners.The 10K includes chip

Chopin potatoes cooked & crushed 1 egg, beaten50g plain flour100g finely ground breadcrumbs seasoned300ml vegetable oilFor the dip:200g tin chopped tomatoessmall bunch of coriander chopped1 tsp Worcester sauce1 shallot, finely sliced1 Drop the sprouts

The planning has already begun. Many of you will by now have chosen and signed up for your big race, with several others pencilled in as well.But just in case you're still wondering where to race, we present the TW guide to some of this year's best UK triathlons. Honestly, you're...

UK triathlons. Honestly, you're spoilt for choice, and that's just as it should be.  The Best: Spring RacesPicture credit: Mark HowellSubscribers can discover more triathlon races to try throughout 2011 in the full article. If you'd like to subscribe

' mileage, his rate of return is impressive: he has recorded a 1:22 half-marathon and a 37:07 10K so far this year."I do fairly well on little training," Pete admits. "But the old cliché that you get out what you put in is certainly true." With a background

by clear women's winner Shona Crombie-Hicks from London (37:02) and Jonas Brandsbjerg, the Danish winner of the men’s race (31:50).Caption in here--Day two is when the Challenge really comes into its own, with the spectacular 13KM Ridge Run. This saw