of whack and make you work too hard, or give you an easy ride! GETTY IMAGES Speedwork Get your heart rate up and see your speed on longer runs soar with this sprint session. As you get fitter
many competing demands on my fitness. The task ahead of me: to improve my swim speed and fitness, while maintaining my running so I can pick it up again ready for my autumn races. This is all new to me - and I'd love your advice.I would like some
your performance overall."Within each mesocyle, a microcycle can be as short as a week. It's simply a collective term used to refer to the different units that make up a structured short-term routine (one speed session, one tempo run, a long run and two
surface to run on – so it's generally a good idea to recreate outdoor conditions as much as possible on the treadmill by setting it to a 1% incline or increasing the speed slightly, to adapt slowly to outdoor running. When you do get going outside
.What this also means is that where many beginner triathletes can make huge strides by finessing their technique, I have to face facts: if I want more speed, I'll have to work for it.Not only that, I've got work to do on my fitness in general. After running
endurance rather than speed training – so swap time on the track for long runs and hikes on similar terrain to your race.You'll be running longer, so your body will need more time to recover. Without enough rest days, those crucial long runs will tire you
– you've got ready-made running partners!"Tortoise or hare?Training camps are welcoming to runners of every speed and ability – at the RW spring camp, for example, a lap system on the long run means that each runner can complete as many loops
someone under your wingTraining a newbie runner or an improver can do wonders for your own running self-esteem. And it's much harder to shirk off training if missing a session means letting your pupil down! Longer read: Running with a partnerLove your
, Hope and Seren have been fantastic when things got tough. Slowly, over the winter I began to pull it together. Speeding towards July I was feeling feeble, and the Bala Middle Distance Triathlonloomed large. I was scared about how hilly it would be
for running faster. Most speed and distance monitors will be able to store lap times and mile splits, let you upload a training plan and download incredibly detailed stats to your computer, so you can get the most out of your session. Being able to see
