’ll do the Honey Stinger stuff. I guess they’re gels. Rubbery, gelatinous stuff you suck out. I am not generally superstitious, but I will try anything. Maybe it’s because I have this really weird haircut, but I always wear a hat. I feel strange running

as important, as it helps restock the liver glycogen (or stored energy) that got depleted overnight. ‘Liver glycogen keeps your blood-sugar level steady during exercise,’ says Jackie Berning, sports nutrition and metabolism professor at the University

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

gels on training runs but prefer to keep the effect for races and key long runs rather than all the time, though things like jelly beans are worth carrying with you if you run out of energy.It is best to rely on good training to get you through