"For me, I like to keep them very practical - like controlling my breathing, visualizing how I want the race to unfold and just to repeat some mantras that I have stuck with throughout training. This means that it keeps my mind positive, it keeps my outlook positive and just keeps me focused on the goal ahead whether it's to run really well in a race or to try and personal best as much as I can and reminding myself that my training has led me to this point to keep my mind fresh, to keep my goals intact and also to keep my mind positive on the race ahead."

"So before every single race depending on the distance, I like to just warm up um ever so slightly with a light jog. This could be something between 5 to 10 minutes just to get the blood flowing just to get any sort of nerves out of the system and just to keep my mind occupied. I also like to make sure that I've just done a few loosening drills um this is nothing too strenuous. This means that I'm just moving the body just getting some of the movement patterns I am going to do for running and just in general just to keep myself active before the start of the race. These are things that I maybe do 45 minutes before the race starts just so I am ready and prepared to go."

"For me, it's always the same race day breakfast which consists of an English breakfast tea with milk, two slices of toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam. This has been my same ritual for the last five to six years and today is always something that I've gone to before my races and my key workouts and sessions."

"Visualizing a successful race is really helpful for me. I do a lot of positive self-talk as well, reminding myself that I'm prepared and confident headed into the race."

"I hop out of bed and prepare breakfast right away so I have enough time to digest. Um, it's always a bagel with peanut butter and sliced bananas. I also drink my drink mix 180. I grab my kit that I've laid out, get dressed and pin on my bib. I like to have a quiet morning to protect my head space before the gun goes off."

"The night before a race I like to have a nice easily digestible dinner with white rice or pasta. Then I drink my drink mix 360 and wind down with some light mobility before heading to bed to journal. I journal about the upcoming race and visualize it going perfectly before shutting off the lights and dozing off."