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

screwed on to make sure you've got the best chance of race-day success.The Night BeforeOne of the keys to racing success is having clearly defined goals to aim for. Before you even pin your number onto your top, figure out what you want to get out

- part of a series in our 2009 Flora London Marathon build-up. On Friday April 17, we'll be welcoming Olympic athlete - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Liz Yelling into the forums between 1pm and 2pm to answer your last-minute race-week questions

and that there is an optimal window for ensuring maximum glycogen replenishment. FerrousFerretA. Here are some top tips:   1. Carbohydrate - about 1.2g per kg of body weight  (i.e. roughly 70g)   2. Protein - about 10-20g is enough (so that ratio is not far off)Good options

overdoing it:Week 3Your final week of hard training. Aim to complete your last long run (18-20 miles) at the end of this week.Week 2Your mileage should total half to two-thirds of your most intense training week. Your longest run should not exceed 10 miles

I wanted to run as fast now (aged 47) as I did when I was 30. My previous PB was 2:58 so I chose this as my target time and, adding 1% to the distance for GPS error and mishaps, selected 6:45 as my target pace.I ran it almost perfectly

in cages on my handlebars, one with water and the other with 20 or so gels," says Richard McChesney, an Ironman veteran, "Every 15 minutes I have a sip from the gel bottle, then wash it down with some water from the other bottle." Gels work for Mc

." Also, as Everest starts looming at the end of Acacia Avenue, try to remember that studies have found people tend to overestimate the steepness of hills by an average of 18-19 degrees. So it may not be quite the monster it appears to be.Think Positive

started to train for the race: now where did I put that corkscrew? So you want to run the Medoc Marathon? The next race – on September 12, 2009 – will mark the 25th anniversary of the race, so expect places to fill even more rapidly than usual. To find

Getty ImagesIf you’re one of the 50,000 runners gearing up to pound the streets of Newcastle on September 20 then this page is just for you! From the perfect two-week taper to nipping race-morning nerves in the bud, trouble-free transport