SMART TRAINING
If you’ve got a spring race in the diary, it’s easy to think you’ve got oodles of time to train. And if it’s a half or full marathon you’re signed up to, you’re likely to feel reassured by the knowledge you’ve still got around six months until race day. But with the distraction of Christmas in a few months’ time and endless other work and family commitments to contend with, time will fly by quickly. While it’s important not to overdo your training volume at this stage and peak too soon, there are things you can do now that will stand you in good stead on race day. And not all of them involve running…