Ok. My first ever race is clowne half in2 weeks so its time for me to start thinking about the race day. What items have you forgotten to take with you that you needed on race day ? What things do you think I might need and should take with me

experienced racers advise against racing two days on the trot? well, you may or may not do your second race justicedepends hopw hard you run, and hwat your recovery rate is like Agree with Hipps. I did races on consecutive days last August. First was a hilly

Hi Guys,After running for a month now (which is best thing i've ever done) I have entered my first 10k in March.  As i'm new to it all I just had a few questions about the actual race day itself.Is there anywhere before the race where you can

on race day, so think about when you had a really good long run and what you ate before that - then eat that before race day.Don't try out anything new on race day. Not even a new pair of socks. The reason i ask is that I tend to do all my running

Hey guys, just curious to see what everyonews race day rituals are. So far my races have only been morning ones, what I do is 2 hrs bofore the star,have 2 pieces of toast with butter, a glass of orange jiuce and keep on drinling water. then I go

How do you prepare psychologically for your race day?  Do you focus on any of the following and if so with what preference;Concentrating on your own time, going for either a PB or a course best if you want to beat the time you did in that race

on the distance of the race ... but generally, I make sure I have a quiet day at home relaxing. Plenty of water throughout the day, a big bowl of pasta for dinner and an early night. on a slightly different note, maybe some of you knowledgable peeps can advise me

Is anybody doing this or got any information on it? six day race? Are you doing it Ed?How serious is the field going to be? You need to write about your running on the entry 'application' form. very serious i imagine.especially as the target

It's my first proper race on Sunday, I'm doing a HM and I need to ask what race day preps I should be making - I really dont want to forget anything!Night before I have - putting out my kit, getting race number, safety pins and microchip ready, make

, too? And if there are no showers at a race - what do people do in that case? Just go sweaty all day? Perhaps not too ideal, seeing that I'd like to take races as opportunities for a daytrip. Someone suggested joining the local gym as a day member to me