, and add any vegetables or herbs you fancy - cherry tomatoes and chopped courgette are both tasty additions. Fold the parchment over the top and bake at 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6 for 15 minutes. Buy: Fresh and smoked salmon is available at the vast majority

, increase the speed settings to make sure you're always sprinting at 8/10 effort. If you've only got time for a short workout, this short sharp session (10-15 minutes) does the trick. Warm up with an easy jog on an 0.25-1

cap’.To make a cold cap, just soak a baseball cap in water and leave it in the fridge for half an hour – or overnight if you’re planning on heading out first thing in the morning. If you want an extra-cold noggin, pop it in the freezer for 10 minutes

-raising flour, 100g butter, 150g caster sugar, two eggs and a pinch of salt. Bake for 1-1½ hours until the bread is golden on top and a skewer comes out clean. Fresh muffins are also a great idea. Use wholemeal flour and add some fruit for fast-burning sugar

Year Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10K (Surrey, January 1) Kick off 2010 in style at this tough trail run complete with killer hills and flamboyant fancy dress.  National Highlights...Lancaster Half-Marathon (Lancashire, November 8) Boasting a pancake

racing is packed with beautiful, friendly fixtures offering an exhilarating sense of freedom and adventure.Getting StartedOnce synonymous with hardy veterans in their club vests through the depths of winter, trail and cross-country running is now hitting

, while capital-based runners can also test their times in the Self Transcendence series in Battersea Park. 10K opportunities also abound, and those inspired by the Flora London Marathon can tread city streets in the Bupa London 10,000 and the Bupa Great

Harriers Half-MarathonBedford Harriers Half-Marathon (Bedfordshire, December 14) Last year's rain, sleet and hail won't deter people from coming back for more – join 2,000 other runners for the last half-marathon of 2008. The out-and-back route tours

sections of this road course could help you push for a PB. However, the cruel climbs in the last few miles mean you might prefer to coast along and enjoy the view.More half-marathon highlights... CancerCare Cross Bay Challenge 13.1  (Cumbria, August 16

year took me from retching after half a mile to a sub-2:00 half-marathon. I wanted more. The RW forum sowed the seeds of this madcap tri adventure. I bought a new bike, a £10 Aldi tri suit and put in a few weeks of training before turning up for a