off, otherwise your body may not have had time to digest the food properly. If it’s been a while since you last ate and you’re already peckish, or you’re heading out first thing, think about grabbing a quick snack like a banana or energy bar, perhaps a

scenic sojourn through the outskirts of Solihull in this one-lap road race. Threading through the villages of Catherine de Barnes and Barston, vociferous support from the local residents - together with a regular turnout of motivational club runners

start experimenting now! – Treacle TartThe sooner you start taking on fuel the better About 60-90 minutes before a long training run I down a milky filter coffee and a couple of bananas. If I've fuelled well the day before, I find a bottle of vanilla

, bananas and fruitcake – provide runners with much-needed sustenance, while the prospect of free homemade stew for all finishers is a certified heart-warmer on the more exposed stretches. --London Peace Run 5K (Greenwich Park, September 9) With its lush

of keeping in communication with the Jersey Coast Guard, the support vessel was also on hand to provide Dr Nic with fuel - warmed energy drinks, bananas and Jaffa Cakes – and boost morale when the going got tough.Mind GamesNot that giving up was ever