European Junior Duathlon Champion) and Kat Grimmett (8th in the 2009 European Championships).If you are willing to travel you can race all year round, but in the UK duathlons tend to take place in autumn and spring. But don't think that taking up duathlons

in the World and European Junior Championships, 2008Michelle Dillon, Two-time Olympian and 2007 London Triathlon winner Richard Hobson, Five-time British Middle Distance Champion and triathlete coach at www.triliving.co.ukSteve Trew, BBC triathlon commentator

experience. So is breaking three hours, though... – GrendelYou're certainly not being selfish – especially as you'll be providing your child with a healthy, fit role model in years to come. I wasn't a runner when Lyra Junior was born (she's 4.5 now), but

carry a drinks bottle and repair kit.  Jonathan Brownlee, 2009 European Junior Triathlon Champion, says this is also important when you train. For longer training rides he recommends taking an energy drink,  which he also uses when racing, though

the traditional Penguin fan base is the final runner in line – a junior cross-country runner. “I always read the Penguin just before a race,” Matt Gilliss says. “It relaxes me. It reminds me that no matter how big the event, I should always run for the fun of it

18 this June – when she leaves college for a history degree at St Mary's University College – she aims to graduate on to better times. She wants to win the 5,000m European Juniors and European Cross-Country Championships, helped by determination

and less competitive runners, as well as junior fun runs for the kids.YOU SAY "Stunning scenery, great atmosphere, smiling marshals, chocolate mint cake and sunshine! These guys wrote the book when it comes to laying on the perfect trail race." Rob Whiston7

the massage at the finish!My children's primary school sponsored me. The parents and staff have been so good. My wife is headteacher of a junior school and last Friday each class ran the equivalent of a marathon around the playground. Many told me they saw me

Meerbrook 15K and Junior gun hill run, Staffordshire (9/24/06)89100%7 ratings106Barrow Classic 10, Leicestershire (7/2/06)89100%7 ratings107The MountsBay 10K, Cornwall (2/5/06)89100%7 ratings108Nissan 10K, Tyne & Wear (8/27/06)89100%7 ratings109Bridlington

forumites, and there’s an active thread too. The Biffa Roddlesworth Roller was worth looking at for its name alone (particularly as it was run alongside the floral fun that was the Daffodil Doddle, for juniors), but in fact this hilly but friendly race