Insights by XMILES

PRE RACE I start increasing the percentage of carbohydrate in my diet a day or two before race day. The breakfast before is normally porridge with honey and dried fruit + nuts. This is usually 3 hours before. I supplement...

THE EVENT The Y3P is a 24 mile Fell race over Pen-Y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough (+700m) Peaks. The first recorded traverse was in 1887 and the first actual race in 1954 (6 starters, 3 finishers). I love a race with...

The Race Starting at 1000m above sea level in the town of Chamonix within the Mont Blanc valley, the race included two major climbs the first being 2200m before a decent and the final long climb up to the finish...

Pre It is not essential but I do quite like to have what me and my husband like to call our 'gourmet dinner' the night before a big race, which is fish fingers, chips and baked beans! and a glass...

I have been running now for some 25 years, and started competing in 1992 when I ran my first half marathon at Bath. After many years of successful road running, I wanted another challenge and "Off-Road Running" was the answer!...

PRE RACE Preparation is all about routine for me, from experience I know what I can or cannot eat on race day. This experience is built from trial and error. Sometimes it will go wrong! On the day I have...