It's 3am on the night before the final stage and I'm sobbing into my sleeping bag. Like every other night, I'm struggling to sleep because the blisters on my feet are so painful. With only one 17K stage to go, I should be feeling confident that I can finish but I'm in so much pai...

.Preparation time: 30 minutesServes: 4 6 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 medium onions, finely chopped 2 tsp ground cumin 2 x 410g cans chickpeas, drained 1 x 20g pack coriander 100g oats 600ml passata with onion and garlic1 Heat 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan and fry the onions

and half the shallots, season with sea salt and black pepper and sweat for five to 10 minutes without browning. Add garlic and thyme, and cook on a low heat for a further minute. Pour in the vegetable stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Add

asparagus100g sliced mushrooms1-1 1/2 litres vegetable or chicken stock, heatedSea salt to tasteFresh ground pepper2 tbsp chopped Italian parsley1 Add the olive oil and oats to a large pan.2 Cook the oats for three to four minutes. Add the onion, garlic

, crushed 1 medium-hot red chilli (optional) 2cm piece root ginger, grated 2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter 2 tbsp soy sauce 250g (4 blocks) dried egg noodles, cooked according to instructions1. In a wok or large frying pan heat the oil until hot. Stir

onions and herbs though the rice.4. Mix together the orange juice and zest, white wine vinegar and the rest of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Stir the dressing through the salad. Set aside while you cook the chicken.5. Heat the oven to 200C

.)Myth:  Calories fuel our bodiesTruth:  Actually, they don'tA calorie is simply a unit of measurement for heat; in the early 19th century, it was used to explain the theory of heat conservation and steam engines. The term entered the food world around 1890, when

Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the halloumi on both sides for one minute until golden brown.5 Add the halloumi to the salad and divide between four plates. Serve immediately.The SkinnyCalories  408  Fat  34gCarbs  14gProtein  13g

solution is to have separate training and racing bikes, but not everyone can afford this luxury. Another option is to have a set of wheels you only use for racing. If you do a lot of indoor training, the heat build-up from turbos will quickly wear out your

month later she won Ironman Regensburg and at the end of August she won Ironman Canada, in a course record time of 9:03:13. She is in blistering form but three Ironman races in relatively quick succession may take their toll in the fierce heat of Kona