After developing an addiction to triathlon last year and competing in a Sprint and Olympic distance events (still haven’t quite been brave enough to click the enter button on the Half Iron distance) I decided it was time to set a goal time to hit this year. So the next logical question was how do I actually achieve this time?

Do I spend hours reading through training books? Which guides are best? Or which is best for me? What if I get it wrong? Do I then have to go through it all again in 2013 to try and hit the goal time? Will it kill my motivation levels if I don’t hit the goal time this year? And most importantly of all, when do I find all the time to do the research the right training plan, train, work full time, complete a distance learning course in sports nutrition, and still have a social life?

Currently the answers to these questions for me are:
• Train after work and at weekends.
• Negotiate different start and finish time at work to make the...Read on..>