.Avoid the practice of preceding a carbo-loading period with a few days of carbohydrate starvation.AdminIf you haven’t done so already, prepare your race-day shopping list and buy everything you need, from blister patches to energy gels.TuesdayMindVisualise miles 6
massages - these might highlight problem areas. If you are injured, visit a specialist.Race-day storiesWe're delighted to have published more than 120 of your race-day stories so far, and what varied, inspirational reading they make. Thanks to all of you
10 years down the road. Set yourself a goal for the year (new distance, new PB) and work steadily towards it.Pacing Race-day emotion and adrenaline can easily override judgement, especially early on in a race. Divide your race into sections
runs and see if they’d help you on race day. Do you include marathon-pace sections in your long runs as race-day draws nearer? Are you doing too many long runs or hard weeks? This will make you carry a low level of fatigue into the race that’ll show
