, devastating mountain climbs, and muscle-crunching time trials - while the marathon is just one. A marathon runner simply has to get his skinny aerobic backside to the finish line as fast as possible. If he encounters hills along the way, that doesn't much

interval). This will raise the threshold, raising the speed at which you can run for long periodsTime-trial bike A serious (and often expensive) racing bike for competitive triathletes.Toe-clips A clip on a bike pedal that ensures the foot doesn’t sit too

6 mountain-bike event taking place the next day - and free MTB demos and twilight time trial that very evening – you could soon find yourself signing up for the perfect multi-sport weekend... Sorbothane Blackpool Marathon (and Half

twice: in a 5K time trial led by Steve and a marathon pace session devised by Sam. Inside, physio Sarah Connors led the runners through exercises to check for injury risks. Gait analysis appointments identified our contenders’ dream running shoes. Watch

Lange: "I've run it three times. It's a great race, that's well organised and very scenic."Henley Half-Marathon, Oxon, Oct 10 Starting and finishing at Henley Rugby Club the race proceeds into the centre of Henley and along the banks of the River Thames

newbies at the time... Here's Ratbag's story to June 05It’s a pretty good bet that all the forumites who thought an Ironman triathlon sounds like fun have been told by their friends and family that their sanity was a little questionable. But when Ratbag

of the most effective forms of carbohydrate to ingest just prior to exercise since it's easily digested and releases energy at a steady rate. Another study at the same university revealed that the sweet stuff significantly improved the time-trial

trial Friends who hear that you’ve begun running will soon ask what your best mile time is – so you might as well get used to it. Before long, you’ll be calculating your pace per mile on longer runs, but you should begin with a simple one-mile test run

-mile time.          It doesn't have to be on a track - just pick somewhere flat and even and, unless you are entering an official race, repeat your mile time trial at the same place at the end of the programme. Once you have your mile time, use it to work

performed fastest over a series of six swim trials of 200m between 4pm and 6pm, and they were slowest between 4am and 6am. The fastest performances coincided with the swimmers' highest temperatures, and the slowest times with their lowest. The average time