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I feel better about it now.  Will definitely be making sure I have plenty of carbs the day before and have porridge before I travel.  

Will drink water before too.  It's my first race so haven't got a pre race routine yet lol

I can't stomach much first thing in the morning so normally just have a banana and then go out and run about an hour later.  I always do my long runs early in the morning but don't get up until about an hour before I leave the house, so that's why I was wondering what to do on race day as it will be three hours with no food if I leave the house at around 6.15.

MIght just stick with the porridge then.  I don't want to end up feeling sick while running. 

I am doing a half marathon on Sunday and it starts at 9.00 am and I am travelling there so will have to leave home around 6.15 am.

I am planning on having porridge with milk and honey at around 5.30 am and then was going to either have a banana or some maltloaf around an hour before the start time.  Should this be enough fuel do you think?

ok, so in future should I add another day of easy running?  So two speed sessions, an easy day and a long run?

Thanks again

Thanks Stevie G.  In an ideal world I would love to get 2 hours for the half, not sure if that's doable for me though to be honest.  Did a 5 mile race a few weeks back in 41.09 and according to McMillan calculator I should be able to get sub 2, but we'll see.

Will drop the speed session then and just do two short runs.  Is around 4 to 5 miles ok?  Should I do any strides at the end of those runs or just keep it easy?