Daily Life

Sarah Berry

Lifestyle Health Editor

Blisters, cramps and eating too much of the wrong thing are common race day mistakes.

The mistakes runners make on race day

During a half marathon I was wholly unprepared for a couple of years ago, I sucked back the sickly sweet energy gels at the drink stops along the way. I had never taken gels before, but they're supposed to give you the energy boost when you need it (and I really needed an energy boost) and some of the best endurance athletes use them, so it couldn't hurt, right?