Increasing your mileage in preparation of a marathon not only brings with it heavier training demands - you’ll need to pay much more attention to your refuelling strategies too. Sugar-coated sweets have been the snack of choice for this reader so

the positives among the negative It's all part of the rich tapestry of running. It may have been a lack of hydration, incorrect training, excessive performance anxiety, hot temperatures, poor race strategy etc. It's easy to be downcast as a novice when

BearAdapt your strategy to suit the conditionsDrinking during the race will depend on how hot it is. I did one race at 30C and stopped to drink every mile and still lost 2 litres of fluid. I did another in winter, didn't drink anything during the race

it with a physio, his position was that most injuries are caused through misuse and resting is an unsatisfactory answer because once you go back to using it you just cause it again. He thought the best strategy was to run with it but crucially to also let go