Triax CV10 - £220Nike was the first company to introduce an SDM with a footpod, and the Triax CV10 is the best of the line. Calibrating the footpod is simple: press start, run, press stop. We found the distance recorded by the watch was exactly

. After a record field last year, it's no surprise to see entries up this year too, and there are enough sub events to cater for a variety of ages.One one of our top-rated 10Ks, the pancake-flat route winds through St Helen's Ground to Mumbles and back

-up to set a heart-rate target zone for that session and a fitness test which predicts your VO2 max. It also lets you record detailed heart-rate information for each rep you run, or every split in a race, providing you with your maximum and average heart rate

marathons. In 2002, Rosa had Tergat turn virtually every effort into a progression run, accelerating until he was running as hard as he could over the final mile. The result was a world record of 2:04:55 at the 2003 Berlin Marathon.McMillan found that making

," explains marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe. You simply can't run your best without a strong core: the muscles in your abdominals, lower back and glutes. They provide the stability, power and endurance that runners need for powering up hills

Long days, warm weather and road races on any given weekend – it's enough to make a runner giddy. But before you wallpaper your garage with race numbers, consider the race strategy of Kenenisa Bekele, the current world record holder in the 5,000m

to go. He won, clocking a British and European indoor 5000m record of 13:10.60 in the process. Plan aheadAccording to Farah, it was his adherence to a pacing plan that put him in a position to make history: "We had a plan going into the race. We

in pulling up at a spot that has crushed the dreams of far better runners than me.But the fact remains: my attempt to record a personal best at the 2011 Boston Marathon, the world's oldest annual 26.2-miler, has come undone five miles from the finish. Had two

podium place at the World Triathlon Masters in a couple of years. Aim high. Each group of short-term goals should be working toward midway goals and your target goal. Remember that all goals should be flexible, so if you are struggling or finding them too

. The blind man being led through (he was quick!). Fellow Oxfam runner who made a new world record as the fastest man in a sumo suit. Man who ran in a gas mask(!).  Overtaking a man who was on his SECOND loop of the course. Another older man who was doing his