As we enter our final week before the race, at this stage you should have tapered your training and are in the final stages of your preparation. Physically I'm hoping you have the hard yards done, and we should now be spending this week on the mental preparation needed to get through the race.

As well as this, there are a few other dos and don'ts we should try keep in mind this week:

• Don't try and squeeze in any last minute runs, you will only make yourself sore and put yourself at risk o...