RACE-DAY BREAKFASTS

Your body can store enough carbohydrate to keep you going for about 90mins. With your taper, a good night’s sleep and some last-minute tweaks to your diet during the few days before your race, your glycogen stores should just need a last-minute topup. For many of us, though, nerves can play havoc with our insides. Try these two recipes, which should be gentle on the stomach.

Oat banana buttermilk blinis (V)

These are light and easy to digest yet sustaining and packed with the good stuff. Either serve hot with