. Toss chopped apricots over your cereal at breakfast, or eat whole ones plain before your afternoon training session or as a sweet treat after dinner. Calories: Around 80kcal for 10 dried apricot halvesPrunes Why they’re good: Prunes (dried plums
breakfast etc. When you've been, join the queue again! You can never go to the loo too many times before the race! – Iccle JimThink about your legs. Keep off your feet as much as possible. Take an old shirt, jacket or bin bag, anything to sit on wherever
cells.Cook: Rhubarb's unusual taste perks up puddings from sponges to crumbles, as well as plain yoghurt and breakfast porridge. Rhubarb's sharpness also makes it a quirky addition to meat and oily fish – it goes especially well with the richness of duck
are burning more calories while your body is breaking it down. Try to eat some protein at every meal and snack-time. It doesn’t have to be a steak or chicken breast – it could be something like poached eggs on toast for breakfast, or cottage cheese or low
’s also a diuretic unless you're exercising.Water with lemon tastes more refreshing than coffee and will rehydrate you better; but, best of all, omit the lemon juice – it’s an acid bath for your teeth – and drink plain water.BreakfastUse your loaf: a
to traffic. Dress like a Christmas tree, wearing as much reflective gear (and as many light-producing products) as possible. Art of darknessIt isn't just the weather that makes winter running a chore. Whether you like a long run before breakfast or prefer
"I'm trying to lose weight, so I always eat breakfast and just have fruit for lunch. But I come home from work quite hungry, and crash if I go for a run before dinner. Any suggestions for a quick energy hit that doesn't involve lots of calories
, finishing strong or simply enjoying yourself. Start thinking about the logistics of race morning: which train you are going to catch; how long it will take to walk to the start; what time you need to eat breakfast. If you aren’t running the Flora London
. To read the full article - including Gordon Ramsay's perfect pre-race dinner and Michel Roux Jnr's favourite recovery fuel - subscribe now. You'll even save 30 per cent on your annual subscription by doing so right here online. Race-morning breakfast
after eating then ran to exhaustion. The eight managed to run for seven minutes longer – and burned more fat – after the high-fibre breakfast. Try it Snack on high-fibre dried apricots several hours before hitting the gym, or carbo-load on whole
