in mileage during the last three weeks, you need to also reduce your calorie intake. Cutting back on snacks or quantities of pasta will help. This is also the time to practise eating the meals you’ll have in the buildup to the race – including your race-day
for you, review it every five miles or more often, keep on top of energy levels and enjoy the challenge.On the next page: Move on from negative marathon experiences, control race-day nerves and more.
at each one.Routine Questions Stick to your regular race-day routine and do not eat or drink anything that you would not normally have. What to eat, both the night before and on race morning should be practised on your ‘big day' training sessions
on the road, stuff them inside your tri suit for disposal later. Save CO2 cartridges for race-day emergencies and use a pump the rest of the time. Ultimately, there's no need to sacrifice speed for greenery, but it does take a little effort on your part
.swimfortri.com).Pool session"This session involves holding race pace over an extended period and will help to simulate race-day conditions," says Bullock. "Do this 10 days before the triathlon." Warm up, doing 6-8 x 50m, with a 10-second rest between each. Do front crawl
running surfacesBe kind to the planetSwap your wasteful plastic bottles for a classy reusable one. And if you're practising using gels on a long run, don't drop litter – unlike on race-day there aren't any helpful people to pick up your discarded
and stuck with them. I never felt that I dropped back in the pack which was brilliant.All my race-day strategies worked too. I took a carb gel about Mile 6, then another one at Mile 13. They really helped me overcome any wobbles, although I did feel a bit
importantly, run faster. Another race-day tip: always make sure you’re wearing your shorts before you take off your warm-up tights or Tracksters. This will save both you and those around you from a shared experience you’d perhaps rather not have.Simon Taylor
shoelaces so they stay tight. But every run has the potential to teach you something, to reveal something to you, to be the first time you ever felt a certain way.I see this most clearly in races. Some runners call it race-day magic. It’s the extraordinary
. The setting couldn't have been better, with the warm, clear water and the surrounding mountains acting as a fitting backdrop.The night before the race, time was spent making last-minute bike checks, laying out kit, preparing race-day food and generally keeping
