a pep talk. Coax yourself back into the groove by thinking about all the training you have put in and how badly you want to achieve your goal.Your old knee/shin/foot problem acts up mid-race Decide in advance how bad it has to get before you’ll drop

Before The MarathonYou have no appetite at breakfast You need to take in 400-600 pre-race calories to replace what your body has burnt since you last ate. Because the marathon starts at 9.30am, some runners find they need to eat at 5.30am; others

destruction. The force of the foot striking the ground during fast training or racing is to blame. ‘Blood destruction occurs more in high-mileage runners who have slapping or stomping gaits,’ says Dr Eichner. Other studies showed gastrointestinal bleeding

wetsuit on then visualise the race route in my head from beginning to end. Once the gun goes off you are just executing the race as you have prepared in training, taking every stroke, pedal and foot step as they come."Scott Neyedli, UK Ironman Champion