, a 5K run on Tuesday and a 20K cycle on Wednesday. For an intermediate-level triathlete, it might break down to a Monday pyramid (increasing the distance in each set) swim session of 2.8K in 50 minutes; on Tuesday, a one-hour bike loop with threshold

and shin splints, but the last month or so I've felt quite good and done a fair amount of training. I’ve not run a 10K yet but I did a 5K in 23 minutes. I was hoping for better - is there any chance of me beating my PB or am I just too old?" – Mike

packed away and everyone had gone - a demoralising and humiliating experience that left me with little motivation to ever run again.By 16 years old, all I did was play video games and eat junk food. As a result, my weight had ballooned to 17 stone, and my

my first mile without walking. I’m now up to four miles, and I run a 5K every six weeks,” says Arnold Moore, of Wilmslow, Cheshire.35. Push yourself “I achieved my goal of running a sub-three-hour marathon when I ran with a training partner who pushed

…‘I had miscalculated the dates! I had just over two weeks to train from running 0km to 10km! After that kick up the backside I went into overdrive, running 12 days out of the next 14. I managed to build up to running 5km non stop within three days