advice anyone could give you when you're attempting the Alpe d'Huez Triathlon. The race was started four years ago by French triathlete and ITU 2002 World Long Distance Champion Cyrille Neveu. He used to invite friends to train with him in the area

Winter might seem like a lean time, but forget getting by on imported or tinned food - Britain's farmers are on hand with a bounty of nutrient-packed fruit and veg. Fill up on fuel for your winter training with the very best of British - and as well

’ve been refuelling properly and didn’t set off too fast, you might be lucky and only be experiencing general fatigue and fleeting aches and pains. From your training you’ll know if a pain is signalling a serious injury. Stop immediately and seek first

per week - I was able to cope. But things fell apart big style in October 2001 when, aged 38, I started training for the Flora London Marathon after a seven-year lay-off with virtually no exercise at all.The shin splints came back with a vengeance

do more than one 20 mile run during your training. I did just one that length (due to having a bad knee at the time) and I am sure that it was because of the lack of really long runs, that my body wasn’t used to running beyond 20 miles. But even so

experiences and accounts of unforgettable runs on clear, fresh mornings. You can read the winning entry here – and here's a look at some of the best of the rest...Carly Peart finds herself agreeing to running a 10K with a friend and enjoying the training, but

. Panic. I don't run...”Helen O'Rourke, 4:38, “...Being an inexperienced, older female runner this did not fill my heart with glee...”Ping Pong Boy, 4:12, “...greatest thing in my training has been the support of the RW forums...”Rich the Gooner, 4

Flora London Marathon.This is the part when the nerves are fighting with the excitement of being here, one part of me is saying 'what are you doing here among all these super-fit looking people?' while another bit of me is saying 'you've trained for it

-renowned Tywyn Race the Train. It's a unique event, which this year celebrated its 23rd anniversary, and is generally regarded as a box to tick for all multi-terrain runners. Forum regular Marshallini had a go and said it was a "nice course and good target

of raisins contain 79g of carbohydrates, 302kcal as well as potassium, iron and phytochemicals. And they’re virtually fat-free, too.Honey TrainYou’d think something that tasted as good as honey would have to be bad for you. Thankfully, that simply isn