WE ASKED READERS:

WHAT’S THE WORST ROOKIE ERROR YOU’VE EVER MADE AT A RACE? ‘Registered an overly ambitious finish time for a 10K and, come race day, found myself lined up next to Mo Farah! There he was in all his glory – and there I was in my old tracksuit with a bottle of pop in one hand and my asthma pump in the other.’ – Sarah Higgins ‘For my first marathon (Loch Ness), I stayed at a hotel that offered a race breakfast – but only at 5am. By the time the race started, at 10am, I was starving. Did the first half in 2:15, then started to dry-heave. Walked the rest of the way and finished in 5:55.’ – Cassandra Gleeson ‘Not me, but a friend farted too hard before a race and accidentally pooed themselves – and had nothing to change into. They raced, anyway. – Ryan Donaldson [A ‘friend’ eh? - Ed]