Triathlon events have grown fast in popularity over the last couple of years, and this week's questioner is just one of many RW members thinking of giving the run/bike/swim thing a whirl..."I am a plodder (mainly 2-hour half marathons; FLM last year
speed and can only manage half the distance I would normally expect to do, or I run at a comfortable pace, which is about 1mph less than Iwould normally run indoors. Is this just me or do others find a big difference?" – Ben GillamYour best answers
minutes slower per mile than your 10-mile to half-marathon race pace (or at around 65-75 per cent of your average pace.)Forest fartlekCreate a one-hour varied pace session using the challenge of the terrain to dictate your pace. Try this: 10-minute easy
Keith Fitzpatrick was very active when I first started seeing him at my sports nutrition clinic. He ran 25 miles a week, played rugby and lifted weights regularly. In the previous three years, Keith had lost almost three-and-a-half stone on his
for the last seven miles with me!I truly have the best friends on the planet, their support and encouragement gave me the strength I needed to keep on going!Lucrece, 5:05:28As I lined up at the Greenwich Park start, whether or not I'd finish this marathon
– the first is easy, second is moderate and third is fast. They could be related to your previous running paces. For example, marathon pace as the slow one, half-marathon pace as the moderate and 10K pace as the fast oneRun three minutes at a slow pace
and third is fast. They could be related to your previous running paces. For example, marathon pace as the slow one, half-marathon pace as the moderate and 10K pace as the fast one• Run three minutes at a slow pace, then two minutes at a moderate pace and
women produce a less potent form of oestrogen than their sedentary counterparts. As a result, female runners cut by half their risks of developing breast and uterine cancer, and by two thirds their risk of contracting the form of diabetes that most
system that’s been used in triathlons for years, and is great for giving your training a long-term view," says Murphy. "Ideally you should only peak for one marathon a year, and two or three half-marathons and 10Ks. To demand everything from your body
shame, as the benefits of having trained for the race will soon be lost. Part of the problem, of course, is that a half, let alone a full marathon, is a massive effort and takes a lot of discipline and endurance, both in the training and in the racing
