the result.“I covered 18-23 miles in my long training runs,” says Strand, “and I did the last 9-14 miles at marathon pace or faster. That was much faster than my previous long-run efforts of 17-22 miles at whatever pace I felt like running.”This kind

between 0 and 100%, allowing us to rank them. This chart represents races that received between 7 and 14 responses. Race Overall score (2008) How many would do it again? No. of ratings (2008)1Paras 10, North Yorkshire When? September 14 Why

to make the most of their training. This high-end ergotrainer, which can be used stand-alone, is equipped with a powerful engine brake so you can perform extremely hard workouts. It is possible to generate more than 1,000 watts at a low pedalling frequency

Waterside 10K (90%, 100%, 58 ratings) Where? Carmarthenshire When? June 21Sometimes hamstrung by bad weather, this race reappears in your top 50 thanks to an uncharacteristically wind-free run in 2009.45. Bupa Great North Run (90%, 87%, 118 ratings) Where

winner at the 2006 World Championships AquathlonLondon TriathlonWHEN August WHERE London's DocklandsDISTANCE Super Sprint (400m/10K/2.5K), Sprint (750m/20K/5K),Olympic (1.5K/40K/10K)SWIM Dock BIKE Closed roads RUN Closed roads www

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 10) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Rich the Gooner, 4:59A tale of the good, the bad and the recurring horny mammal.......Saturday 8pm - an early downer, the hotel have let our rooms go; on the up side, a mate

to keep fatigue at bay and help minimise her risk of aggravating her injury. Week 1Vicky says: I've kicked off my VLM campaign with a sub-2:00 half-marathon (Bedford, December 13). Okay, sub-2:00 hours by all of 29 seconds, but who's counting?!I'm really

…‘I had miscalculated the dates! I had just over two weeks to train from running 0km to 10km! After that kick up the backside I went into overdrive, running 12 days out of the next 14. I managed to build up to running 5km non stop within three days

why get it wrong this year? TV said 15,000 runners (therefore 15,000 entry fees); results show fewer than 10,000 finishers. Where are the missing 5,000? Did they run off with all the food?" The goody bag itself also got short shrift, with Benjamin

% of fat = 10lbs, then you'd have to have 1,000lbs of fat - which seems unlikely. And if 1% = 1lb, then you must have 100lbs of fat, which also seems unlikely. Stop worrying about percentages. If your clothes are looser and you feel better then it's working