you use, you may also need to drink some water, so make sure your bike bottles are full before you start.Toward the end of the bike ride, switch from energy drinks to squash so that your stomach isn't working too hard when you make the next transition

Q This may sound silly, but I have real problems drinking during races. Usually I grab a cup, spill most of the contents as I’m picking it up, get one tiny slurp of water and then spill the rest down the front of my vest. Any tips to help me

.                                         Worst moment was someone throwing a bottle of water to the kerb, it skimmed right past my face and nearly took my nose off!! Comedy moment was being overtaken by three chickens and two wombles.   I was overcome with excitement on Tower bridge thinking I

.Beware Of The Gas Avoid gas-forming foods such as baked beans and other pulses, cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower), bran cereals and spicy foods.Take To The Bottle Keep a water bottle handy so you remember to drink regularly throughout

on your training route isn't put off by the water-bottle squirt, try keeping a few dog biscuits in your jersey pocket. Next time Fido attacks, toss him a treat." Tony Mundell"To clean a mouldy water bottle, fill it with hot water and add a denture

to evaluate the seriousness of a gash, Iams has a rule: if you can't stop the bleeding by applying pressure for 15 minutes, you need stitches.Field dressingAfter a crash, you may be tempted to douse your wound with water from your drinks bottle to clean it up

at the water bottle in my hand, held out the small cup he was clutching, and gasped, “Would you mind?” I started to fill his cup, then instinctively handed him the bottle. He thanked me softly, and kept running. I don’t know what the last two miles of his

for all the well-placed water stations however the amount of 'bottle dodging' I had to do was boring and I spent a lot of time just looking at the ground to avoid tripping on discarded bottles!By mile 15 the amount of walkers had increased and getting past

than half an hour grab a bottle of water, or invest in a hydration pack. A compact backpack or bumbag with a handy water bladder, it’ll keep you refreshed when you’re far from home and the temperature soars.Don't Feel The BurnSweatproof suncream is a

and fractionally less sweet than the Leppin and Maxim gels. Comes in sachets or as powder that you mix using a special small bottle (this can be mixed to a thin isotonic solution).The science: Designed so that one sachet of gel needs only 75ml of water to produce