if you are elite or not. You definitely do hear them. For me, especially after halfway, as the race starts to get harder, their shouting pushes you on. I’m always very glad that they’re there.From Jeremy Hawke – How do you stay motivated to cover

going off and you'll be on your way. You are bursting with confidence and excited about the challenge you are about to take on.Can you really imagine this scenario, or is your reality more like this: you're shaking with nerves and your overriding thought

saddle that weighed less than 200 grams, in 1990. Manufacturers introduced gel-padding inserts (to soak up road buzz); reintroduced cutouts (to increase blood flow to vital arteries and nerves); and fiddled with shell technology."But by the mid-1800s

there was no changing tent. There was nothing for it but a quick flash." Dave Bottoms, triathlete "I was part of the way through the swim leg of a half-Ironman event when I realised that I had to pee. Immediately. Maybe it was the pre-race coffee, maybe it was nerves

with the nitty-gritty of race day. This will pay great dividends when those nerves kick in on April 26. Knowing exactly what you are doing, when and where can be reassuring and calming among what seems like madness on Blackheath! Weeks 9 - 10Meg says: The last

retch during races?How should I prepare for my first 5K?Why is the last mile of a 5K always so hard? I don't think I set off too fast. --Are some people simply better suited to ‘short’ distances?How can I calm my pre-race nerves?How can I overcome

likely to suffer if you fall out of a window while you're drunk or if you're still trussed up and tied to a tree in the middle of nowhere when the race is due to start. – VelociraptorWear St George kneepadsYou might be risking a twisted ankle, or some

Great Britain and Ireland and is a keen participant in the Ironman event.If you struggle with race day nerves, motivation or need some tips on how to cope when the going gets tough in a race, Victor will be on hand to help.Q1. Here's a curve ball, I

-lake crisis; I returned the following weekend to try again. Ignoring my nerves I swam to the middle, but the rot had set in. My pulse started racing, my arms went numb and I felt hot and faint. "Not you again!" said a voice behind me. "D'you want the safety

-lake crisis; I returned the following weekend to try again. Ignoring my nerves I swam to the middle, but the rot had set in. My pulse started racing, my arms went numb and I felt hot and faint. "Not you again!" said a voice behind me. "D'you want the safety