Triathlon attracts a huge number of people from other sports. Get chatting at a race or at the club and you’ll hear about everything from football to orienteering, and kayaking to mountain biking. It seems that after years of specialising in one

speedwork by warming up with 10 minutes of easy running. Then alternate two minutes at goal race pace (try 10-minute miling for the first session) with two minutes of very easy running. If you haven’t recovered after two minutes, you’re running too hard

5K fun run. As the name suggests, these aren’t meant to be serious, and will give you a taste of racing. If you enjoy it you can target other races, perhaps at longer distances.I’d also recommend joining a running club or finding like-minded training

minute) A measure of heart rate.Brick Training session combining two disciplines (e.g. cycling and running) used to simulate race experience and help your body adapt to switching sports quickly. BTF (British Triathlon Federation) The national

group around the Flora London Marathon. He's published some great books and has his own cool websiteJULIE WELCH1. Someone has to finish lastBut chances are it won’t be you. I avoided races for a whole year because I assumed they were only for people who

Speed, like weight loss, is a simple concept. The only way to run faster is to run faster. What that means in practice, especially for a beginner, is moving from a single-speed run to variable paced training. This is initially difficult because

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

on my mind. I am instead using electronic forms of media to send my good wishes - some of you may have already received a FB Smile (I think it was a smile) from me. This goes to all those Forumites I have met socially, raced with, forumed with or even

discipline and tenacity. Most of all, I wanted them to be proud of me. It didn’t happen right away. Even after they’d seen me race, my family didn’t understand. My son was sure that with a little more effort I could be a lot faster; my parents were totally

of the race. But he didn’t. Today was his day to find out what time he was capable of running. So he didn’t even think about letting up. By mile two, the indiscretion of his early strategy was starting to show. His stride became more determined, his breathing