year off from racing. 2010 winner Mirinda Carfrae from Australia is a favourite, but she’ll face tough competition from Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen, ‘Xena’, who claimed victories in Ironman Melbourne and Frankfurt this year, plus the ITU World Long
with some specific open-water swimming sessions in the early Spring would be a great goal in such a case.”A, B and C racesPrioritise your races to help you to structure your training in the year ahead.‘A’ races are the races that are the most important
make a huge difference, both in training and in racing. The biggest change in my marathons over the last 10 years or so is my use of gels. I regularly used to run out of energy in the last six miles but since using gels, I have been far stronger over
the other’s best distance.Do you still get as much satisfaction racing now as when you first started?I have the same enthusiasm for the sport now as I did 30 years ago. I am like a child on Christmas day every time I compete.What’s the best piece of training
-marathon taper guide (non-subscriber preview) for advice on adapting your schedule, tweaking your diet and boosting your mental strength before the race.ASICS Half-Marathon Training This year's half-marathon and live web chats were kindly supported by ASICS
.The festival is being screened at 30 participating cinemas around the country over three thrill-themed nights: Endurance, Adrenaline and High Altitude Adventure.The inspirational ode to trail running 5 Races, 5 Continents features in the Endurance night
’t eaten much. At mile 19, I was like, ‘Am I still running?’ I was a shell. I ran 3:52:46. During that race, I ran near Minnie Mouse. For an hour and a half people yelled, ‘Way to go, Minnie Mouse!’ I thought, ‘I’m going to go crazy.’ This year, I
in the process would have been the crowning glory for the brickie’s son from Llanelli. But recent results have relegated it to the ‘cherry on the cake’. This final race of the year ends a 14-month golden period that has established him as one of the world
"24 years of focus, discipline and dedication… and now that dream is realised."On Sunday November 11, Steve Edwards obliterated the world record for running 500 marathons in the fastest average finish time, which now stands at an incredible 3 hours
Running coach and ASICS PRO Team member, Bud Baldaro is one of the country’s leading middle and long distance running coaches. He has more than 20 years of coaching experience and he has worked with Olympians, World and European Champions. A former
