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

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. See full threadPre-race nervesMichelle Crick - There is a bit of a competive feel in the air but it was so exciting - I can't wait to be fit enough to run again this year. The thing I found was that there were so many people there different shapes