?" – HelenlizYour best answersOver-the-counter remedies can ease the physical symptoms It’s nice to know I am not the only one who suffers with pre-race nerves. I too have to go to the toilet several times before a race, which has the tendency to leave me hungry

between pain and discomfort on all levels. What many people describe as pain is actually severe discomfort. Pain is a nerve response to damage that is occurring, discomfort is not. Pain is designed to stop you in your tracks from continuing the same action

there is no loo roll to help out with the pre-race nerves! – PachaIf it's raining take a bum-bag. Fill it with the usual goodies, sweets, chocolate, pills etc but also some of those mini-ankle socks. Should you have to stop at 16 miles with blisters, you'll have