Quote Originally Posted by IainR View Post
The other thing though, and its blindingly obvious, is being lighter.. I'm a big guy, dropping 3/4/5 kilos for a big race makes a huge difference.. but I like food and beer...
I'm thinking the same. For me not you, just to keep it clear. That and running regularly seems to make me faster but I'd love to be a faster runner full stop. I just can't be bothered with reps and intervals and weights and anything that stops running from being fun. Someone needs to write a good, generic training guide for those of us who can't get to the hills everyday but still want to do better.

..and back on topic in 3...2...1...