. The main questions on Kim's training thread have concerned trying new products at races (gels and energy drink). There's also been some debate about taking on fluids and the importance of starting a run well-hydrated - Kim finds this difficult as she

for that. Energy gels every five miles helped in training and racing, but there were no real secrets to what I was doing, except for hard work.”­Kevin Wood, 43. Youth justice manager, Greenwich, London. 2:59:27, London 1999How I Beat... 4:00“I’m not a fast

movement or access to your mouth, carry water, energy gels or bars and medication inside your outfit.6 Display your name and that of your charity in a prominent place on your costume. 7 Practise running in your costume in a shorter race to assess where

box below for times). Make sure you pick up one of our legendary Runner's World backpacks too. They're jam-packed full of pre- and post-race essentials including energy gels, drinks, pace bands, vitamins, supplements and more. But hurry - with over

Winter Woe: Catching a ColdThe only gloop you want to be swallowing on the run is an energy gel, so bolster your immune system with plenty of vitamin C-rich citrus fruit, peppers and broccoli. Low levels of vitamin D also leave you susceptible

metres before the urge to run grabbed me and I found myself shuffling along, gradually picking up speed to a slow jog. I started grabbing jelly babies from spectators; they've never tasted so good! The fruity gels and Lucozade are grim substitutes. I don

: "Hills are speedwork in disguise" Frank ShorterThe Fear: Hitting the WallThe Fix: Go Round it"Energy gels didn't exist when I was racing in the 1980s," says Rainsberger, "so runners were falling apart all the time. The body runs out of stored glycogen

't taken any energy products with me, and at around Mile 14 I ran out of gas and plodded home 10 minutes behind schedule. What advice can you give on fuelling - how often and when during a marathon? Anthony Scott 3A. Personally, I like to consume a carbo-gel

make a huge difference, both in training and in racing. The biggest change in my marathons over the last 10 years or so is my use of gels. I regularly used to run out of energy in the last six miles but since using gels, I have been far stronger over

few suggestions:Half a pint of a carbohydrate drinkAn energy gel washed down with waterHalf a bagelIf none of these sits well with you just before a run, then fuel up the night before with a large dinner. As long as you don’t plan a long or intense run