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of stepping up to a higher level of competition can help motivate you to higher levels of performance and enjoyment.Test yourselfIf you don't fancy the intensity of such competitions, you can try testing yourself in more challenging events. The Escape from

shoe is to visit a specialist running shop and get fitted. But to help point you in the right direction, we've combined test results from our new shoe lab in the US with personal reviews from wear-testers, including members of Dulwich Runners, West 4

been fired up and we thrashed these shoes to within an inch of their lives to see how they respond to the pounding you lot are likely to give them out on the road. Runner's World is the only publication in the world that tests shoes this way.Every shoe

downhill respites. As you legs cope with near constant climbing on the route you'll pass through a handful of small Scottish villages including Auchendinny, Firth Mains and Rosslynlea. This bargain race could be the perfect endurance test before your spring

The ‘Get You Round’ schedule A beginner’s programme, mixing some walking with running, over 4-5 days a week.The idea here is to get you fit enough to make it round the course, regardless of speed, so there’ll be very little fast work. You need to build up endurance and the schedu...

The driving rain slacked off but the roads were slick as I approached kilometre 41 of the bike leg, the start of the hills that dotted the area of Phuket’s Supalai Resort and the Ao Kung Mangrove Conservation Project. I had the right timing shifting gears a few meters before the ...

, and its hygienic for sharing (so you might make some new tri buddies at your next race!). Where Slik really excelled in my test-out is on wetsuit removal. I pitted it against another product – one used on each side of my body-  and the Slik-ed wetsuit arm

calories each, so nearly all require you to drink water in order to create a digestible solution in your stomach.This test compares gels on the run, and you’ll find usage tips in ‘Refuelling rules’. Meanwhile, because most gels are pretty sweet, sticky

decided to put them to the test. This final training day was a chance for Lee, Emma, Craig, Rosie and Colin to show off their pacing skills and hone their speed: they ran a mile out-and-back at race pace – without the comfort blanket of a GPS watch