containing nothing acidic in any flavourings you use. – The Swindon OneGet a good night’s sleep two days before marathon day because it’s quite usual to worry the night before. It’s OK to have a glass of wine or two to settle the nerves without any adverse
may help. The final thing that I can think of is to get loads of sleep in the lead up to a race. – DalyaForget about the "audience" and look after number one As a violinist in my teens, I found the best way of coping with performance nerves was to talk
is the best thing you can do - once you're past that, you'll be off them forever. Good luck - you're life (and bank balance) will better with out it! – La Futon!Give a self-help book or CD a goI put a Paul McKenna CD on my iPod and drifted off to sleep to it
if you're feeling good. If you train everyday or most days, you can run out of fuel unless you manage it carefully. You can't restore your glycogen fully just by eating and sleeping day after day if you train hard and often, so you need to organise a
was there 24 hours a day. It intruded into my sleep, it prevented me concentrating, it was a constant nagging part of my consciousness and accompanied me wherever I travelled. I’m not sure I dealt with this pain as stoically as the acute pain. I’m also not sure
