With Brighton, Manchester and Taunton marathons in just 10 days, and London a week later, it feels as if the whole world is on a taper.

I’ll ‘fess up. I used to do it all wrong during those last few weeks before the big day. To me, it was my reward for all the tough long runs. A time to relax and hit the carbo. Hard.

Mistakes? I’ve made a few….