racing better than training. Recently my big solution to the nerves problem is this: do more races. I've found that in previous years when I've only done a handful of races, there's been a lot of pressure (self-imposed but we all do it) on myself to get a
to see the positives. I ran my first marathon (FLM) in April last year and was deliriously happy with my time of 3:58. By October I was hoping to break 3:45, but was quite ill the week of the marathon and had a really rough race - finishing again in 3