Congratulations to Donald Smith of Bangor, County Down, who has won our competition for a race place at this year’s Ironman Lanzarote on May 19.Thanks to our friends at Sports Tours International – and, in his words, “an understanding wife” – Donald
with big, friendly marathon build-up races, many of which you can enter online. You'll need to act quickly though - many sell out well in advance of their entry closing dates. Stay tuned for news of our 2012 pacing groups too.Community SupportOur Spring
to access the file.What are you waiting for? Follow the links below to find a Forerunner-compatible plan suited to your racing goal:Marathon (16-week schedules)Half-Marathon (12-week schedules)10K (six- and eight-week schedules)• Note: We'll continue
-marathon schedules Tried and trusted... Our best-ever schedules -- for the half; 12 weeks from sub-1:20 to 2:30 run-walk Essential Q&As -- Nutrition, training, race day and more...The technical know-how -- Pacing tactics and fuelling advice to avoid a blow
(find out how below), but there are also plenty of 26.2-mile alternatives taking place both in the UK and overseas over the next 12 months. We're here to help you run a magnificent marathon, whatever your age, ability or ambitions.It could be still
. "For Ironman Germany in 2006 and Ironman Switzerland in 2009, I obsessively looked at online course profiles and listened to banter about the races on the Runner's World forums. My training cycle loop has four climbs that matched those in the Ironman
good excuse to visit Blackpool!"Other popular races include:3. New Forest Half-Marathon (Hants, September 19) 4. Helensburgh 10K Polaroid Series (Scotland) 5. Wycombe Half-Marathon (Bucks, July 11)* 'The Week's Most Popular' exclude closed
time accordingly. Think about it: the swim leg accounts for roughly 10 per cent of your race, around 60 per cent of your time is spent on the bike and the remaining 30 per cent on the run. If you want to compete, rather than simply finish, you'll need
good way to do this is to note your personal best times from 1500m to marathon and compare them with equivalent times for different races using this race time calculator. If your PBs are comparatively better over the longer distances, then your training
per cent on your annual subscription by doing so right here online.Combo: Speedwork + Sprints Payoff: Overcome fatigue Gandy has his Loughborough athletes complete 10 to 20 reps of 400m at 1500m pace followed by a short recovery and then 200m almost
