The sun’s finally out, which means it’s time to turn up the heat on your triathlon training. To guarantee you taste race success this summer, we’ve put together a series of training newsletters that combine to create an essential guide to the sport

national marathon coach, he now works as a mentor for England Athletics.Bud joined us to mark the start of our Half-Marathon Newsletter, powered by ASICS. Our weekly half-marathon newsletter provides schedules and training advice to get you race ready

Weight training for triathlon is a complicated subject. Some triathletes think it is unnecessary while others are in favour of hitting the gym, but may not know exactly what and how much to do in the weights room. Then there is strength training

If you're gearing up for a spring marathon, Runner’s World Coach: Marathon Training Guide, out today in WHSmiths, will be an essential read over the winter months.As the UK’s leading running magazine, Runner’s World has been helping aspiring

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Ironmans and a double ironman. He recently stopped for long enough for us to ask him about his 30-year career.How did you get into triathlon?I ran in the very first London marathon in 1981 and used to cycle to work as part of my training. I then noticed

but your tanks are empty. Your training was spot-on and your race was going well so what happened? Your nutrition strategy was wrong, that’s what, and now your body is making you pay. It has happened to the best, but the best learn from their mistakes. It

How To Run Your Best Half-MarathonEssential Half-Marathon Q+AsTaperingTwo weeks out from the big day, you should be thinking about easing up your training, allowing your mind and body time to recover from months of hard work. Cast your eyes over our half

Entering a half-marathon can lull you in to a false sense of security. It's half the distance of the full 26.2 miles, so surely you'll only do half the training and half the taper, right? But as experienced runners know, there's not too much

Chrissie Wellington, A Life Without Limits (£18.99)Julia says: Before reading this book I expected it simply to cover the training life and perseverance it took for Chrissie to become the incredible sports woman that she is. How wrong I was