hours, having done my first, 2002, in 4:20. I was on a delayed train from Charing Cross, so I didn't get to the red start until bang on 9.45am. I then realised I needed the toilet, so left the start and ran to a Portaloo. I didn't expect to be sitting
called Dr David Swain from Old Dominion University in the USA. Swain is planning a 3,400-mile coast-to-coast bike ride this summer, but once ran two miles in 10:54 in army boots. Swain tells me that the Tour is basically three events - long peloton rides
Marathon. Party On...The race was so much fun that I'm already planning my fancy-dress costume for next year's circus theme. I imagine runners being fired out of cannons, balancing on elephants and falling over each other in big clown feet. I've even
. Adding sliced banana before heating makes for a sweet, healthy and heartier pre-run breakfast.Pancakes With a little planning pancakes can be a quick, hot and healthy breakfast. Swap refined white flour for buckwheat to get all of the taste but far more
...).Come race morning, I had breakfast a little later than planned - a minor detail quite possibly, but not ideal for someone who had planned race day down to a tee (not just for me but for my OH and kids too). Setting off for the start was awe-inspiring - a sea
The myth: To lose weight, cut carbs or fatThe truth: Most get-thin-fast plans revolve around the idea that restricting your intake of one particular nutrient, usually carbs or fat, is the best way to lose weight. But the results of a 2009 New
for a packed train to take me to another packed train.The waiting area was packed, the loo queues were packed and the starting pens were packed.We started moving... it was packed. We all stopped again by the first portaloos... it was packed
again.Find a partner Speedwork takes more effort and willpower than going out for a gentle jog. It’s much easier and more fun to train with someone else – and if you really want to improve, try running with someone just a bit quicker than you
progress by regularly timing how long it takes » you to swim a certain distance. Swim a timed 250m, 500m or 1000m and note in your training diary how long it took. Revisit the distance every fortnight or so (as suits your training plans) to chart your
had a three-month layoff in 2005. The way I got back into it was drawing myself up a 10K training plan and following it to the letter, no excuses, no procrastinating. Some days I had to bully myself out the door but I knew I would feel worse if I
