.To help make all this happen, here's our first-ever beginners' racing guide. Here, you'll find everything that you need to know – from tips on nutrition and warm-ups, to race-day strategies and recovery techniques. Race DayRace day can be intimidating

to get the balance right between them. These training schedules – for people aiming for the Olympic distance race – do just that. These schedules run for 8-12 weeks, depending on your ability. Beginners – This programme is very simple and progressive

weekly runs, you should focus on increasing the amount you can run at one time until you build to at least the race distance, or the equivalent amount of time spent running."I encourage runners, particularly beginners, to focus on time and effort, rather

and exhaustion.Back-to-back workouts – known as brick sessions – can be hugely beneficial in the latter stages of your training, not only in terms of preparing your muscles for race-day but also for practising the logistics of transition.Bikes, boats and bungees

, ate another pasta dinner and waited for sunrise.On the morning of race-day version two, the high winds and waves were compounded by horizontal snow and whiteout conditions. At great risk, the ship’s crew rescued the advance team from the island

for a race longer than a marathon?How much should I run after my first marathon?How do you fit your social life around your training?Can you, and should you, change your running style?RacingHow can I deal with these race-day nerves?Am I too old for a PB

the build-up to race-day. Who can you turn to for advice and reassurance? The RW forumites of course. They’ve hundreds of marathons-worth of experience between them, and we’ve picked their brains for these fail-safe tips to ensure your marathon debut goes

weekly runs, you should focus on increasing the amount you can run at one time until you build to at least the race distance, or the equivalent amount of time spent running."I encourage runners, particularly beginners, to focus on time and effort, rather

shoelaces so they stay tight. But every run has the potential to teach you something, to reveal something to you, to be the first time you ever felt a certain way.I see this most clearly in races. Some runners call it race-day magic. It’s the extraordinary

minutes without stopping; swim 500m without stopping; cycle at an easy pace for 45 minutes.OLYMPIC PLAN Run for 45 minutes without stopping; swim 800m without stopping; cycle at an easy pace for 60 minutes.Pre-Training Programme For BeginnersWEEKS 1 AND 2