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schedules, especially if you need to shuffle sessions around within the week to suit your other commitments. Completing hard workouts on consecutive days, for example, will leave you exhausted and more susceptible to injury - instead, it’s important

Standfirst: The focus of weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan125-->All of the preparation that you’ve carefully done so far now allows you to progress smoothly into your longest

Standfirst: The focus of weeks 13-15 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan126-->In weeks 13-15... you taper… and race!You’ve done nearly all the hard work now – after your final long run in Week

Standfirst: The target for weeks 5-8 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:-->A time-targeted half-marathon (Week 10)Why: It will be good practice to take in the racing environment, but also useful

Standfirst: The focus of weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan123-->In Weeks 1-4... you build your baseThe overall aim of the first four weeks is to train consistently and get

Standfirst: The target for weeks 5-8 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan122-->A RUN OF 2:20 OR LONGER (Week 7)Why? Long runs are the most important part of marathon training

Standfirst: The target for weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan120-->A time-targetted 10K or 5-mile race (Week 4)Why: The marathon’s main requirement is stamina, but many of the world

Standfirst: The focus of weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan124-->Well done – you’re a quarter of the way to your marathon goal already. By now, you’re probably into a routine

You've decided to take the plunge and sign up for your first triathlon. Training for three disciplines might seem daunting but once you embark on one of the 10-week schedules that follow, you'll discover that the huge variety of training sessions