If your goal is to set a new triathlon personal best, consider purchasing a time-trial bike. These midrange models mix value and performance, and are all but guaranteed to improve your bike split. They offer aerodynamic carbon-fibre frames, reliable components and durable wheels ...

Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, offer an inspirational race setting. You almost won't want the race to end during an idyllic Saturday afternoon racing three varied laps of this beautiful private estate. There's a few testing slopes

transitions, was praised by participants. This was a great race for future Forestmen or those contemplating other Iron-distance events to test themselves. 

, old satan was in a very bad mood that day.This incredibly tough triathlon - which was moved from its September date to make way for the 2012 Olympics sailing test events - is one that earns you brownie points for life if you make it to the finish

at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Almost 1,800 athletes took on the testing 140.6-mile race, with favourites Chrissie Wellington and Craig Alexander emerging as the winners. British triathlete legend Chrissie took her fourth Ironman world title

carbohydrate products that you have tried and tested during your training period. This is perhaps why people stick to pasta; it's often a regular feature in a triathlete's diet. It is also easy to prepare.Avoid overeating the night before a big race because you

are the sweetest onions, and researchers at Cornell University in the US have proved that they're the most nutritious, too. The little bulbs beat other varieties in a test of cancer-fighting phenol and energy-boosting antioxidant content. This recipe first appeared

"Are you ready for the good vibrations?" asks Lars Harms, the UK Academy & Education Manager of Power Plate. It's an unusual question to be asked by a stranger on a Thursday morning, but then I am testing out a rather unusual piece of machinery

that tests shoes this way.Every shoe in this guide has also been put through its paces by RW staffers, as well as our national pool of wear testers and members of West 4 Harriers and Dulwich Runners.If you're not sure what type of shoe you're looking for

distance to match: opt for the 10K or Junior 2K on Saturday or step up to the half-marathon or marathon on Sunday. Tackle short laps of a varied circuit along scenic forest trails and over testing fields - you might even spot the occasional deer. Supervised