Hi  I have a 10k next sunday,I ran the route today and hit a PB OF 48.O7.Do you think I could shave a few seconds of that on race day or is that  just wishfull thinking.I was flat out!!!! Baggy you will probably shave a minute off it,younalways run

Hi everybody. Thought I'd kick off this thread to provide a forum for news, questions and discussion about the day.I'll start the ball rolling by announcing that for anybody in the area, you will be able to collect race numbers and timing chips

Am I the only one who feels that races such as half marathons should start later in the day? I find that when I run in the late afternoon (say around 4.30pm) after having had my lunch between 12-1pm, I have much more energy and I am in a better mood

to external influences such as topography, weather and time of day. If you're completing a hilly race, for example, you might need to slow your pace on the hills and raise it on the flats in order to run with an even heart rate. Even if you've paced yourself

. "Practise this as much as you can before race day so you can fly through transition without slowing down too much."It pays to know how to deploy your water bottles. "Depending on how warm it is, I would take two water bottles, one with 600ml of water

to rebuild itself in the 24 hours after the race, and alcohol isn’t its best friend.Don’t listen to any more instructions.MondayStay away from ill people this week. Studies show that in the seven days after a marathon you’re six times more likely to pick up

Before The MarathonYou have no appetite at breakfast You need to take in 400-600 pre-race calories to replace what your body has burnt since you last ate. Because the marathon starts at 9.30am, some runners find they need to eat at 5.30am; others

You've run countless miles, spent hours in the pool and pedalled until your bike feels like it's a part of your body, but unless you put yourself through some training sessions designed to help you hit your peak in time for race day, your efforts

Racing well is as much a product of mental strength as physical readiness, whether you're out to nail a PB or just finish. Too often, though, runners practise mental tricks such as visualisation just a few days before race day - if at all."That's a

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