ProfileNAME: Stuart TebbuttAGE: 33SUCCESS: ran a sub-4 marathon – 3:44 – at the third attemptHOW HE ACHIEVED IT: Sticking to a programmeStuart Tebbutt (RW member Acer) didn't just crack the four-hour barrier at the 2005 Flora London Marathon – he

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of a time at Blackpool2. Blackpool Half-Marathon, June 20, Lancs Sea air and a pancake-flat course at the North's premier holiday resort, with over 500 RW members having entered either the half or full-marathon already. The race heads along coastal

of training I should be doing now. I want to maintain my new-found fitness after completing 26.2 miles. I’m a member of a sports club with a swimming pool and a gym, so can you recommend a programme that combines running, swimming and gym work (preferably

Q. I want to practise my nutrition for race day but my trainer says I should wait until a few weeks before the race so I get the maximum benefit - is he right?A. It's imperative that you experiment during training to find out what will work best

yourself before and after a session. (One kilogram of weight loss is equivalent to one litre of fluid.) Once you know your sweat loss you can prepare your fluid-replacement strategy for training and races.Pre-planningFor an event such as Ironman Nice ensure

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… and the result? 3:50.6.Short, good-quality sessions worked for him… and they’ll do wonders for you, too. All you need is a race or a time-trial at the end of the schedules. Unless you’re a club member, there aren’t huge numbers of accessible mile races around

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You've trained wisely and eaten well - but you just can't shake those pre-race nerves. So how can you work on mental preparation? To find out, I teamed up with researchers from Sheffield, Oxford, Manchester, Reading and Wolverhampton universities