Charlotte Thomas

If you’re willing to really push yourself to complete a half marathon in under 90 minutes, this is the training plan for you

If you’re a regular runner who’s completed half marathons before, use this training plan to finish under 1hr 45min

Mixing running and walking, this half marathon training plan is ideal for complete beginners

What it's like to race in Jerusalem, plus five practical tips for racing abroad, covering everything from travel insurance to race nutrition and sightseeing

If you can already run comfortably for 30 minutes, this 16-week plan will get you ready to complete a half marathon in 2hr 15min or less

Use this 16-week half marathon training plan from running coach James Poole to break the two-hour barrier

Find out what and when to eat before high-intensity, race pace and recovery runs – as well as races

Walk it off – the weight, that is…

We checked in with the challengers to see how their training is progressing

Everyone starts somewhere. Here are three of our challengers’ surprising journeys to the Fitbit Fifty start line

Meet the 12 successful applicants

The work the rower put in to clinch her second Olympic gold medal with coxless partner Heather Stanning

His victory was 12 years in the making

Plus, Olympic training tips from the greats

Training three times a day, plenty of three threes and in bed by 8pm – that’s how Kelly got a place on Team GB

Training ten times a week and 30g of protein every three hours have paved Rowsell Shand's road to Rio

The third man of Team GB’s triathlon team talks 30-hour training weeks and hurtling down Alpine passes at 80km/h

How the English pool master is preparing his body for Rio

With these 15 free fitness sessions, you just bring the calories and the determination

Team GB hopeful Nathan Fox gives Coach a glimpse into how he’s preparing for Olympic selection

Coach spoke to the mermen who have swum some of the great stretches of open water – Martin Strel and Lewis Pugh – to find out more about their experiences

Plus, where beginners can test the open waters in the UK

From how to cope with the cold to how to see where you’re going, swim coach John Wood addresses some common fears

Olympian Mara Yamauchi’s tips for before, during and after the London Marathon