to recovery. How to make your first race a day to remember.Forum: My first race - will I be last?Forum: First-race nervesPredict your pace Calculate your pace Use one race time to predict another - or see how fast you'd need to run to hit a target timeTraining

step of the way, whatever your goal for the big day. • We're delighted to be the official training partner of Race for Life, and if you like what you read here and you'd like to try a subscription to the magazine, we'll make a £5 donation of our own

Q My road race performances have remained at a similar standard during the past couple of years, and I feel that I’m training pretty aimlessly. How can I change my training programme to get a good result this year?A I recommend you focus on one

at this summer’s Olympics in London.Helen has teamed up with Triple Dry (specialist, triple-action anti-perspirant) to create a race training guide that will ensure you enjoy a great summer of racing too. With the summer triathlon season fast approaching, now

as they could have, but it's only a shade of disappointment. I'm really proud of what I achieved both in training and on the day, I Ioved the race and it was great competing alongside Alice and James.Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic, but I I know I can do

of some of the country's finest athletes and a sports scientist, we've come up with a list of the most common training and race-day misdemeanours and the tips you need to tackle or avoid them. These people have experienced them all, so now you don't have

No matter what your race distance, speedwork will help you run more strongly and easily. It’s good to do both long and short speed sessions, though it’s worth adjusting the bias of your sessions towards the particular race you’re training for. Here

of the page). Using this calculator is another. Just tap in a recent race time, and press 'calculate'.The calculator will automatically show how fast you should run the different components of a training week (though don't do them all in one week...) 9

In triathlon men and women race side by side. This wise policy engenders a sense of camaraderie that is one of the most appealing aspects of our sport. But there are certain physical attributes and psychological traits specific to each sex

worked and what didn’t. Always try new strategies in training, then in your minor races, rather than for the first time in your A race. And if one gel or drink doesn’t work for you, try a different brand.”Subscribers can discover more triathlon races