stroke to help develop bilateral breathing – breathing on both sides) 12 x 25m, done as a 25m drill with a 10-second rest followed by 25m full stroke and a 10-second rest Main-set pyramid (all with 20-30-second recovery) 8 x 25m, 4 x 50m, 2 x 100m, 1 x
in a specific event (such as winning your age category in a race).Performance goals relate to a certain level of achievement (for example, a sub-40:00 10K).Setting different targets means you're more likely to focus on the positive outcomes of your
-time racers, or an equally difficult distance to master for an experienced athlete.Training Schedules | 10 Steps to 5K Success10K The UK’s most popular racing distance - a logical step-up from the shorter 5K, or a testing time trial for the more fleet-footed.Training
training log...and keep it up all year! Plot your improvement over 2010, and just think how proud you'll be when you look back in December.A training log is unbeatable for motivation – it'll help you focus on long-term goals, and you'll notice
; you are not just training for training's sake. Quality training also has a plan behind it, so that the training progresses over time and includes recovery time. Junk training is where you do the same sessions week in week out with no overall
Andy Dixon, Editor-in-ChiefRunner since: 2007Biggest running achievement in 2011: Achieving a new marathon PB (3:08:33) at Boston in April. I trained hard for four months, gave up booze and organised weekends around long runs, so it was nice when
, especially if you don't feel 100 per cent fit. Compare and contrast "You can look back to analyse what worked or didn't work in your training when you keep a diary," says Gratton. "Armed with that information you can plan your next block of training." Smythe
.Review your training planIf you had a training plan, how well did you follow it? How can you improve your plan for next time? Does it need to be more realistic - you're probably never going to be able to do 20 hours' training every week. Review your races
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, injury. Be assured, you are not alone.World-class triathlete Richard Stannard (10 times the fastest swimmer in the London Triathlon) was gearing up for a great 2009 season when, at the end of May, he was hit by a car while training on his bike
