to the Red Start. We really began to get a feel for the enormity of the event. We said goodbye and I queued for the toilet armed only with a tube of Voltarol and Lanacane anti-chafing gel, emerging 30 minutes later having emptied both. At least if I fell I
or race having not eaten enough. You risk running out of energy and feeling light-headed.You must eat before you race, regardless of how nervous you are. If you can't face proper food, opt for gels for a quick fuel fix.As a child I ate a jam and peanut
had to rely on squash and bananas for fuel; there were no energy gels or isotonic drinks. The timing technology also has improved dramatically. We have instant chip timing now but back then the results came in the post, hand written, two weeks after
of the courses to decipher which race you want to target as your PB attempt.If you choose to really push yourself for a PB in the second event, then you could perhaps use the first event as a full dress rehearsal to see what energy drinks or gels work for you
overate on my first IM on the bike, racing too hard meant my stomach just filled and then GI issues on the run. The next two I underfuelled (cut back on solids, used more gels). Do you have any guidelines you work to, or is it a case of practicing during
around me people are blithely removing their clothes and pulling on cycling gear. With such a long race ahead, the transition area is relaxed. It seems more important to make sure pockets are full of energy bars and gels than simply to whizz off
running shoes, visor or hat; then any energy drinks or gels. Ensure your water bottle is on your bike and that your bike is running smoothly.Fact or Fiction?Scores of myths abound in triathlon, which could leave you more than a little confused. Here are a
Jenkinson. "Are you truly, physically too tired to go on? If so, then stop. There are certainly times when it's smarter to quit." If things aren’t quite so bad, walk for a few minutes, drink some energy drink or eat a gel and start moving again. Then take
that will make you smile, and lift your spirits – and hence your energy levels.- Practise visualisation beforehand – in training, when travelling, while in bed, during work meetings. This can be the simple act of closing your eyes, relaxing your mind
:21 My first FLM, my first marathon - what more can I say...It was a glorious day that in the end, though it proved to be a little too hot, as is evident from my vest-shaped sunburn. The day started well, with a plan of an energy gel every 35 minutes
