Refine your race day fuel plan
With race day now just a few weeks away, many runners are beginning to reduce their training volume and focus on arriving at the start line feeling fresh and confident.
This is a great time to start thinking about your race day nutrition and hydration plan.
If you've already been practising your fuelling strategy during training, keep building confidence in what works for you.
If nutrition hasn't been a major focus so far, don't worry. The goal isn't to make big changes now — it's simply to start thinking about how you'll fuel and hydrate on event day.
Questions to consider:
🥣 What will you eat before the event?
💧 How will you stay hydrated?
⚡ Will you use gels, sports drinks, chews or other nutrition?
🎒 What will you carry with you?
📍 Where are the hydration stations on course?
For runners tackling longer distances, your remaining long runs can be a valuable opportunity to refine your plan and practise what you'll do on race day.
It can also help to keep a simple note in your phone or training diary and record:
• What you ate or drank
• When you fuelled
• How your energy felt
• How your stomach responded
After a few sessions, you'll start to see patterns and build confidence in what works for you.
Remember, race day isn't the time to try something completely new.
Trust what you've practised.
Every training session has been helping you learn what your body needs to feel strong and comfortable on event day.
