the right goals can be tricky. Set your sights too high and you’re likely to find yourself disappointed (and demotivated) from the word go. Aim too low, and you’ll miss out on achieving your full potential. It might sound clichéd, but only you will know

few of them unravelled...Fiction: "All triathletes are super-lean, endurance freaks who treat their bodies like temples"Elite triathletes train for 20 or more hours a week and have body fat readings as low as five per cent, but age-group triathletes

can wait until 7am with no indigestion risk. Either way, try to nibble through a low-fat breakfast such as porridge, leaving more time than usual if in doubt about your digestion. If you really can’t face food, consider meeting your morning’s calorie

out fat-burning enzymes, which help your aerobic system work more efficiently. Also, synovial fluid (the lubricant in your joints) warms up, helping your body to move easily. "Too many beginners skip this step without realising how much more

with the highs and lows of eating sweet stuff, so I've decided to forgo all sugar and foods with added sugar. I am about to go cold turkey again - do you want to join me? – beanz52Besides things like not putting sugar in my tea and not having sweet foods, what

of champions It's vital every day, but breakfast is absolutely essential on race day. You will have burnt 400-600kcal overnight. Try to eat at least two hours before start time and your meal should be high in carbohydrate, modest in protein, and low in fat

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this story) Jonathan Tait on some of the highs and lows of the New York Marathon, and why…‘I am running through Harlem. And Harlem is quiet. There aren’t as many people out cheering us on here. Don’t ask me why. After everything that’s gone before

wanted to do a marathon, but you know what it's like – I always seemed to be saying I'll do it next year. At the start of last year we watched Run Fat Boy Run… and something clicked! I’ve been running since then. toby3 I went to support my girlfriend

for smoother running, but a less portable stroller.Alloy wheel rims and plastic wheels won’t corrode, so they’re better for mud and the beach than steel. Sealed-hub bearings are expensive but low-maintenance – and none of the wheels are suitable for running