count, and no running to a boring day-in-day-out regime. I started running a year ago and this has made the world of difference. – roofusFound a route planner on the London Marathon site. It allows you to save your routes and also access other routes

've found that my vision in contacts is better than in glasses, so I'm thinking I may wear them for my first marathon, whatever the weather. – Runner-beanTry www.contactlenses.co.uk. They are much cheaper than from an optician – but you will need your

did our first 5K fun-run a few weeks ago, which felt great. We're signed up for a 10K in February and a half-marathon in March. – NamasteDitch the treadieGet off the treadmill (most boring form of exercise ever invented!) and out of the gym. Mix up

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