) on our busy, friendly forum. It's buzzing with runners asking questions, offering advice or just having a chat, and there's even a dedicated training section packed with runners gearing up for a huge range of distances, target races and PBs. Do a quick
hard with 1-min spin recoveries (experiment with different gears to see what leaves you least fatigued), then 10 mins easy Morning: SWIM 35 mins steady non-stop Afternoon: CYCLE 10 mins easy, then 7 x 2 min hard with1-min spin recoveries
One piece of racing advice I dispense regularly, and one which is regularly ignored by many of the runners I coach, is to race at an even pace. But there are certain occasions in a race when a well-timed burst of speed is an even better strategy
Anderson, (fullpotential.co.uk.) Typically about half the distance of a target race, these tune-ups let you test out pacing, mental strategy, fuelling, hydration and gear in conditions that simulate the big event. "Racing takes your training to another
riding with a high cadence on a lower gear to replicate the looser motions of the run. Once off the bike take a few seconds, even on race day, to really focus on the length of your strides. Bricking itPractise, practise and practise again. That
're training six to eight weeks before the race, include hills and pushing big gears to build pace and cycle some sections at race pace. To make the most of this race preparation, practise eating and drinking what you plan to consume in the race as well
Good news: during the next year, you're going to run PBs at 5K and 10K.That's right: you're going to race faster and you're going to enjoy the entire training and racing experience more than ever. That's because you're going to train by the numbers
training so you peak in time for a race. What, when and why?Until the Soviet sports scientists got on board, athletes trained at the same intensity all year round. As well as being deeply boring, the constant pressure and physiological demand on the body
legend Liz McColgan, who has set up a new elite training facility in her home town of Carnoustie, Scotland. "When you're tired, the first thing to go is your form – when I was gearing up for big races I'd almost focus more on this than my running
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
