Butterflies in your stomach, waves of nausea and a dry, prickly mouth – sound depressingly familiar? Well, for this week’s questioner, enough is enough - she wants to know how she can nip her race-day anxieties in the bud and get on with enjoying

No matter how much preparation you’ve done beforehand, sometimes on race-day things just don’t go to plan. But for this week’s questioner, a disappointing performance has left her void of all motivation to continue – can you help her regain her

race-day, this is definitely one to earmark if you’re on the lookout for an early-season PB.Three laps of the historic Oulton Park motor circuit certainly promise a turbo-charged affair, not least thanks to its pancake-flat contours and wide open roads

the brains of the bodies behind some of the UK’s most successful races and find out what really goes on behind the scenes before, during and after race-day. Of course, next time you find yourself toeing the line, don’t forget to spare a thought for these guys

. Practice makes perfect (well, perhaps not perfect...). – Mark SleightMake them a key component of your race-day preparationIf I go on a longer training run I always include a big hill or two. You are cheating yourself if you don’t – when it comes to running

, March 30)Hastings Half-Marathon, March 16Hastings Half-Marathon (East Sussex, March 16) Those on the lookout for a pre-FLM event that closely mimics race-day conditions in the capital could hardly do better than this popular seaside half. Its 5

the build-up to race-day. Who can you turn to for advice and reassurance? The RW forumites of course. They’ve hundreds of marathons-worth of experience between them, and we’ve picked their brains for these fail-safe tips to ensure your marathon debut goes