in the pool searching for the vaguest remnants of my swimming muscle memory. I've drawn up a plan with 3-4 sessions a week, regular swims of 1000-1500m interspersed with shorter sprints and drills.Deep breath - it's going to be a busy couple of months!
in August (750m at the Hyde Park Triathlon Relay with the rest of Team TW, then 1500m at the Marlow Swim)- Two 10Ks in July- An autumn half-marathon (I am dithering between Bristol, Cardiff and Birmingham - advice appreciated!)- The epic Cyprus International
an anti-inflammatory effect on any strains or niggles you pick up. And on top of that, studies have shown that eating fish twice a week can cut the risk of death from heart disease by a third.Cook: Lemon sole can be substituted for most recipes featuring
Mile 17. A considerable distance through the Virgin London Marathon, but Big Ben and Buckingham Palace have yet to appear and the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf are only just looming on the horizon. You need a pick-me-up. Luckily, you'll find a
Further than a half-marathon, but not so long that it'll scupper the following week's training, the UK's 20-mile races are the unsung heroes of spring marathon training.Swap your usual long run for a 20-mile tune-up, and from busy start lines
alone for quite some time - how did that feel?From mile 10 I was on my own, and I found that very tough. It's easy to start destroying yourself mentally, if you're struggling against the wind and you've got no one cheering you on.It was good to see
year took me from retching after half a mile to a sub-2:00 half-marathon. I wanted more. The RW forum sowed the seeds of this madcap tri adventure. I bought a new bike, a £10 Aldi tri suit and put in a few weeks of training before turning up for a
five-mile highlights... Great Bentley Friday 5 (Essex, July 10) Didcot Five (Oxfordshire, July 12)Tottenham Marshes 5 (London, July 12) Cardiff Bay 5 (Ju1y 26)Hampshire Chronicle Winchester City Centre 5K (Hampshire, July 16) A successful road
, and add any vegetables or herbs you fancy - cherry tomatoes and chopped courgette are both tasty additions. Fold the parchment over the top and bake at 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6 for 15 minutes. Buy: Fresh and smoked salmon is available at the vast majority
with total flexibility in terms of how and when to clock up those miles. Online running community fetcheveryone.com has monthly mileage groups, which are great for motivation. You could even run the year – 2010 miles works out as 38.5 per week! Start a
