’t think of that final plate of pasta on the eve of the race as your last meal. Your body will use up some of that food energy overnight, so make sure you have breakfast. European 5000 and 10,000m champion Sonia O’Sullivan chooses bread or cereal, coffee

Getty Images Most runners are keen to eat a healthy, balanced diet, and plumping for the fresh, seasonal food on your doorstep is an easy way to make sure your diet is made up of the freshest and most nutritious food around

chopped,1 garlic clove, crushed,1.5 litres vegetable stock,100g macaroni,125g French beans,200g Birds Eye Soya Beans,55g petit pois,2 ripe tomatoes, chopped,2 tablespoons pesto Cooking Instructions 1 Fry the onion in the oil for five minutes. Add