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

to do exactly the same things before each race – same breakfast, same way of travelling, same warm-up etc. This way, the body and mind feel that what is to come is predictable, and this helps relaxation. Listening to music that you love prior to the race

, porridge etc. On the morning of the race I add a large slice of Malt Loaf with a load of chocolate spread to my breakfast plate, then take Kendal Mint Cake with me on the run. The problem with too much sugar before a run is that you may then experience a

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